2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

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2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates13 January – 5 June
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored107 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tanzania.svg Clara Luvanga (10 goals)
2020
2024

The 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 8th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Contents

three teams qualified from this tournament for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CAF representatives. [1] [2]

Draw

A total of 29 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows: [1]

Table

First round entrants (29 teams)
Pot A
(8 from CECAFA)
Pot B
(4 from COSAFA + 1 from CECAFA)
Pot C
(2 from UNAF)
Pot D
(4 from UNIFFAC)
Pot E
(6 from WAFU A)
Pot F
(4 from WAFU B)
Notes

Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner. [1]

Schedule

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg13–15 January 2022
Second leg27–29 January 2022
Second round [3] First leg3–5 March 2022
Second leg17–19 March 2022
Third round [4] First leg15–17 April 2022
Second leg29 April–1 May 2022
Fourth round [5] First leg20–22 May 2022
Second leg4–5 June 2022

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg w/o [6] Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg w/o [7] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg w/o [8] Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg w/o [6] Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg w/o [6] Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg w/o [9] Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg w/o Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg w/o Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg11–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 7–04–0
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg w/o [A] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–21–1
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg w/o Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–30–5
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg3–9Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2–21–7
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–10–3
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg w/o Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–10–2

Notes:

  1. Kenya were disqualified as they were suspended by FIFA. [10] [11]
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg7–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
  • Paul Soccerball shade.svg3', 33'
  • Luvanga Soccerball shade.svg40', 82'
  • Juma Soccerball shade.svg44', 55', 69'
Report
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Elizabeth Louis (South Sudan)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report

Tanzania won 11–0 on aggregate.


Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
St Mary's Stadium, Entebbe
Referee: Majda Hajjana (Sudan)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

3–3 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals.


DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Lamngar Lare (Chad)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Referee: Laurande Offin (Benin)

Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.


Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg2–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg7–1Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report

Guinea won 9–3 on aggregate.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Naffisa Sani (Niger)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.


Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Morocco won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–20–3
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0–42–1
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0–31–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4–02–0
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–30–7
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–18Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–110–7
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé
Referee: Richy Nganda (Gabon)

Cameroon won 5–0 on aggregate.


Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Tanzania won 5–2 on aggregate.


South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report

Ethiopia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)

Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate.


Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg7–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report

Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.


Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–11Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Hannah Elaigwu (Nigeria)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
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Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Joyce Appiah (Ghana)

Morocco won 18–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–40–1
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–10–0
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2 (2–4 p)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2–00–2
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar
Referee: Aurore Ligan (Benin)

Tanzania won 5–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Mame Coumba Faye (Senegal)

Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.


Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Penalties
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4–2
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Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. Morocco won 4–2 on penalties.

Qualified teams for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India. [2]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4 June 20225 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4 June 20220 (debut)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5 June 20220 (debut)

Goalscorers

There were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com . 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Debutante duo, Nigeria round off India 2022 line-up". FIFA . 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. "Second Qualifying Round Schedule – U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com . 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. "Third Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com . 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. "Last Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com . 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Eritrea progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com . 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  7. "Kenya progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". kick442. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. "Congo progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com . 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. Macdella, Eyong (2 March 2022). "FIFA U17 WWQs: Cameroon advance following Eritrea's withdrawal". KICK442. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  10. Sang, Kiplagat (25 February 2022). "Fifa deletes Kenya from roster as South Africa progress". Goal.com . Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  11. "Kenya, Zimbabwe suspended by FIFA". Reuters . 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.