Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1 September 2023 – 21 January 2024 |
Teams | 35 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 54 |
Goals scored | 183 (3.39 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Naomi Ndjoah Eto (6 goals) |
The 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification was the 12th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Four teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.
A total of 35 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 8 June 2023 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [1]
Participants (35 teams) | |||||
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Pot A (5 from CECAFA) | Pot B (9 from COSAFA) | Pot C (4 from UNAF) | Pot D (8 from UNIFFAC) | Pot E (4 from WAFU A) | Pot F (5 from WAFU B) |
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 would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) would be used to determine the winner. [2]
Round | Leg | Date |
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First round | First leg | 1–3 September 2023 |
Second leg | 8–10 September 2023 | |
Second round | First leg | 6–8 October 2023 |
Second leg | 13–15 October 2023 | |
Third round | First leg | 10–12 November 2023 |
Second leg | 17–19 November 2023 | |
Fourth round | First leg | 12–14 January 2024 |
Second leg | 20–21 January 2024 |
The four winners of the fourth round would qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
Morocco | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Morocco | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Guinea | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Morocco | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mali (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Algeria | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
Senegal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Uganda | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Eswatini | — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||
Gabon | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Eswatini | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Ghana | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
Congo | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Botswana | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Kenya | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Kenya | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
Angola | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
Zambia | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
DR Congo (a) | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Burundi (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Burundi (a) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
South Africa | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Tanzania | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Mauritius | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Nigeria | — | — | w/o |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Equatorial Guinea | w/o | Libya | — | — |
Togo | 1–6 | Guinea-Bissau | 1–3 | 0–3 |
Mauritius | w/o | Chad | — | — |
Equatorial Guinea | Cancelled | Libya |
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Libya | Cancelled | Equatorial Guinea |
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Togo | 1–3 | Guinea-Bissau |
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| Report (FTF) |
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Guinea-Bissau | 3–0 | Togo |
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Guinea-Bissau won 6–1 on aggregate.
Chad | Cancelled | Mauritius |
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Mauritius | Cancelled | Chad |
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 5–1 | Burkina Faso | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Mali | 2–2 (a) | Algeria | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Senegal | 2–0 | Benin | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Eswatini | w/o | Gabon | — | — |
Congo | 5–1 | Namibia | 2–1 | 3–0 |
Cameroon | 6–1 | Botswana | 2–0 | 4–1 |
Zambia | 2–2 (a) | DR Congo | 2–2 | 0–0 |
Tanzania | 12–0 | Djibouti | 5–0 | 7–0 |
Niger | 0–10 | Guinea | 0–4 | 0–6 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2–5 | Ethiopia | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Mozambique | 0–8 | Uganda | 0–6 | 0–2 |
Guinea-Bissau | 0–6 | Ghana | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Egypt | 18–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 7–0 | 11–0 |
Kenya | 10–1 | Angola | 6–1 | 4–0 |
Burundi | 2–2 (a) | South Africa | 0–0 | 2–2 |
Mauritius | w/o | Nigeria | — | — |
Morocco | 4–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Report (FRMF) |
Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Morocco |
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| Report (FRMF) |
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Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.
Mali | 1–0 | Algeria |
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| Report (FAF) |
Algeria | 2–1 | Mali |
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Report (FAF) |
2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.
Senegal | 2–0 | Benin |
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Report (FSF) |
Senegal won 2–0 on aggregate.
Eswatini won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Gabon withdrew prior to the first leg without citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested. [3]
Congo | 2–1 | Namibia |
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Report (FECOFOOT) |
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Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.
Cameroon | 2–0 | Botswana |
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| Report |
Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. DR Congo won on away goals.
Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.
Niger | 0–4 | Guinea |
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Report |
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Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.
Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia | 4–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.
Mozambique | 0–6 | Uganda |
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Uganda | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.
Guinea-Bissau | 0–3 | Ghana |
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Ghana | 3–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Report |
Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.
Egypt | 7–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–11 | Egypt |
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Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.
Angola | 0–4 | Kenya |
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Report (KFF) |
Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.
South Africa | 2–2 | Burundi |
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2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.
Mauritius | Cancelled | Nigeria |
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Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mauritius withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 5–0 | Guinea | 3–0 | 2–0 |
Mali | 0–6 | Ethiopia | 0–2 | 0–4 |
Senegal | 2–1 | Uganda | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Eswatini | 1–8 | Ghana | 1–6 | 0–2 |
Congo | 1–7 | Egypt | 1–1 | 0–6 |
Cameroon | 6–2 | Kenya | 3–0 | 3–2 |
DR Congo | 3–3 (a) | Burundi | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Tanzania | 2–3 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Morocco won 5–0 on aggregate.
Mali | 0–2 | Ethiopia |
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Report (EFF) |
Ethiopia won 6–0 on aggregate.
Senegal | 1–0 | Uganda |
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| Report (FSF) |
Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ghana won 8–1 on aggregate.
Congo | 1–1 | Egypt |
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| Report (FECOFOOT) |
Egypt won 7–1 on aggregate.
Cameroon | 3–0 | Kenya |
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Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.
Nigeria | 2–1 | Tanzania |
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| Mnundika 20' |
Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Winners qualify to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Morocco | 2–1 | Ethiopia | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Senegal | 1–7 | Ghana | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Egypt | 3–5 | Cameroon | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Burundi | 0–2 | Nigeria | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Senegal | 0–2 | Ghana |
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Report |
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Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Egypt | 2–4 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
Cameroon won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Burundi | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Report |
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Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1 |
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Nigeria | 20 January 2024 | 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
Morocco | 21 January 2024 | 0 (debut) |
Cameroon | 21 January 2024 | 0 (debut) |
Ghana | 21 January 2024 | 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
There were 183 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
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