2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

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2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates14 February – 14 June 2026
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification will be the 10th edition of the qualification competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the four representatives from Africa at the 2026 edition in Morocco. Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible to compete.

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Draw

A total of 31 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 January 2026 in Rabat, Morocco, at 13h00 local time (12h00 GMT / 14h00 Cairo). [1]

The competition format is as follows:

Table

Second round entrants (30 teams + 1 first round winner)
Pot 1
(Highest ranked – WAFU A, WAFU B & UNIFFAC)		Pot 2
(Lowest ranked – WAFU A, WAFU B & UNIFFAC)		Pot 3
(Highest ranked – COSAFA, CECAFA & UNIFFAC)		Pot 4
(Lowest ranked – COSAFA, CECAFA & UNIFFAC)
Notes

Participation overview

Never participated
Last participation (year)

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule applies and if still tied, extra time is skipped and the penalty shoot-out will determine the winner. [1]

Schedule

[2]

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg14–15 February 2026
Second leg21–22 February 2026
Second roundFirst leg14–15 March 2026
Second leg21–22 March 2026
Third roundFirst leg18–19 April 2026
Second leg25–26 April 2026
Fourth/Final roundFirst leg6–7 June 2026
Second leg13–14 June 2026

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Niger  Flag of Niger.svgM.1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea — —
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgM.3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin — —
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgM.5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast — —
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgM.7Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal — —
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgM.9Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon — —
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svgM.11Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana — —
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgM.13Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia — —
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgM.15Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia — —
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgM.17Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti — —
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svgM.19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia — —
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgM.21Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi — —
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svgM.23Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania — —
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svgM.25Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa — —
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgM.27Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda — —
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svgM.29Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya — —
Notes

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners M.1/2M.31Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria — —
Winners M.3/4M.33Winners M.5/6 — —
Winners M.7/8M.35Winners M.9/10 — —
Winners M.11/12M.37Winners M.13/14 — —
Winners M.15/16M.39Winners M.17/18 — —
Winners M.19/20M.41Winners M.21/22 — —
Winners M.23/24M.43Winners M.25/26 — —
Winners M.27/28M.45Winners M.29/30 — —
Notes

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners M.31/32M.47Winners M.33/34 — —
Winners M.35/36M.49Winners M.37/38 — —
Winners M.39/40M.51Winners M.41/42 — —
Winners M.43/44M.53Winners M.45/46 — —
Notes

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "CAF confirms draw procedures for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026 qualifiers". CAFOnline.com . 9 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup 2026 African Qualifiers Draw unveils road to Morocco". CAFOnline.com . 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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