2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

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2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2023 – 21 January 2024
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored183 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cameroon.svg Naomi Ndjoah Eto
(6 goals)
2022
2026

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.

Contents

Four teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.

Draw

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]

Table

Participants (35 teams)
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)
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 would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) would be used to determine the winner. [2]

Schedule

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg1–3 September 2023
Second leg8–10 September 2023
Second roundFirst leg6–8 October 2023
Second leg13–15 October 2023
Third roundFirst leg10–12 November 2023
Second leg17–19 November 2023
Fourth roundFirst leg12–14 January 2024
Second leg20–21 January 2024

Bracket

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
            
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4 1 5
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0 1 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3 2 5
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0 0 0
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0 0 0
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4 6 10
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2 0 2
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0 1 1
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (a) 1 1 2
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0 2 2
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0 0 0
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2 4 6
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1 1 2
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1 4 5
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 0 2
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 0 0 0
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1 1 2
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0 1 1
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0 0 0
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 6 2 8
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0 1 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2 5 7
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini w/o
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1 0 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6 2 8
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3 3 6
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2 3 5
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1 0 1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 1 0 1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 6 7
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7 11 18
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2 1 3
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4 1 5
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2 4 6
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0 1 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3 3 6
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0 2 2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6 4 10
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1 0 1
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2 0 2
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (a) 2 0 2
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 3 0 3
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (a) 2 1 3
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (a) 0 2 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0 2 2
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0 0 0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 1 2
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5 7 12
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0 0 0
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1 1 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 2 3
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria w/o

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg w/o Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–6Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1–3 0–3
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg w/o Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svgCancelledFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea

Togo  Flag of Togo.svg1–3Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
  • Kayaba Soccerball shade.svg40'
Report (FTF)
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg3–0Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Sylvina Garnett Welma (Liberia)

Guinea-Bissau won 6–1 on aggregate.


Chad  Flag of Chad.svgCancelledFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes (Mauritius)
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgCancelledFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4–0 1–1
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1–0 1–2
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 2–0 0–0
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg w/o Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg5–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2–1 3–0
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2–0 4–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2 (a)Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 2–2 0–0
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg12–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 5–0 7–0
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–10Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 0–4 0–6
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–5Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–1 1–4
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–8Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0–6 0–2
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–3 0–3
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg18–0Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 7–0 11–0
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg10–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 6–1 4–0
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg2–2 (a)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–0 2–2
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg w/o Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report (FRMF)
Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (FRMF)

Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.


Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report (FAF)
8 May 1945 Stadium, Sétif (Algeria)
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (FAF)
8 May 1945 Stadium, Sétif
Referee: Shahenda Elmaghrabi (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report (FSF)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report (FSF)

Senegal won 2–0 on aggregate.


Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgCancelledFlag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini

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  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report (FECOFOOT)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report (FECOFOOT)

Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report

Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.


Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report (FAZ)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report

2–2 on aggregate. DR Congo won on away goals.


Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg5–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–7Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania

Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.


Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg6–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report

Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.


Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg1–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg4–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.


Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique

Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.


Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report

Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.


Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg7–0Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–11Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.


Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg6–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg0–4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report (KFF)

Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.


Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi

2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.


Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgCancelledFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgCancelledFlag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius

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.

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3–0 2–0
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–6Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0–2 0–4
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–0 1–1
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–8Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–6 0–2
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–7Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–1 0–6
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–2Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3–0 3–2
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 3–2 0–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–1 1–2
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Morocco won 5–0 on aggregate.


Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report (EFF)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg4–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

Ethiopia won 6–0 on aggregate.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (FSF)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal

Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.


Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
[ Report (EFF)]
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini

Ghana won 8–1 on aggregate.


Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report (FECOFOOT)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo

Egypt won 7–1 on aggregate.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
  • Eto Soccerball shade.svg24', 60', 63'

Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.


DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–2Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report (FECOFA)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg1–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo

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


Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Mnundika Soccerball shade.svg20'

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Winners qualify to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–0 0–1
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–2 1–5
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–4 1–1
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–1 0–1
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
Referee: Rosa Hanjavola (Madagascar)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg5–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report

Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Aissata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report

Cameroon won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Qualified teams for 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.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20 January 202410 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 21 January 20240 (debut)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 21 January 20240 (debut)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 21 January 20246 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 183 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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