2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 21 July 2017 – 28 January 2018 |
Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 105 (4.38 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Princella Adubea Rasheedat Ajibade (10 goals each) |
The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, 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 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives.[1]
Teams[]
A total of 19 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 15 June 2017.[2]
Bye to first round (13 teams) |
Preliminary round entrants (6 teams) |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.
- Did not enter
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 is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.
Schedule[]
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
Round | Leg | Date |
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Preliminary round | First leg | 21–23 July 2017 |
Second leg | 4–6 August 2017 | |
First round | First leg | 15–17 September 2017 |
Second leg | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | |
Second round | First leg | 3–5 November 2017 |
Second leg | 17–19 November 2017 | |
Third round | First leg | 12–14 January 2018 |
Second leg | 26–28 January 2018 |
Bracket[]
The two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tunisia | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 9 | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | Bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenya | 7 | — | w/o |
Preliminary round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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8–1 | 6–0 | 2–1 | ||
w/o | — | — | ||
w/o | Kenya | 1–7 | — |
6–0 | ||
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1–2 | ||
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Report |
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Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.
Cancelled | ||
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Report |
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.[4]
Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.[5]
First round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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w/o | — | — | ||
South Africa | 9–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | |
Morocco | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
Nigeria | 9–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
Tunisia | w/o | — | — | |
w/o | Cameroon | 0–9 | — | |
Algeria | 0–10 | Ghana | 0–5 | 0–5 |
3–4 | Kenya | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Cancelled | ||
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Report |
Cancelled | ||
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Report |
Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.[6]
South Africa | 5–0 | |
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Report |
0–4 | South Africa | |
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Report |
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South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.
2–1 | Morocco | |
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Report |
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Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.[7]
0–9 | Cameroon | |
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Report |
Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.[8]
Algeria | 0–5 | Ghana |
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Report |
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Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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2–5 | South Africa | 2–0 | 0–5 | |
Morocco | 2–6 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–5 |
w/o | Cameroon | — | — | |
Ghana | 10–1 | Kenya | 5–0 | 5–1 |
2–0 | South Africa | |
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Report |
South Africa | 5–0 | |
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Report |
South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.
Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]
Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Third round[]
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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South Africa | 0–8 | Nigeria | 0–2 | 0–6 |
Cameroon | 1–4 | Ghana | 1–1 | 0–3 |
South Africa | 0–2 | Nigeria |
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Report |
Nigeria | 6–0 | South Africa |
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Report |
Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup[]
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
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Nigeria | 27 January 2018 | 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
Ghana | 27 January 2018 | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers[]
- 10 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References[]
- ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
- ^ "19 teams engaged for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 qualifiers". CAF. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "FIXTURES PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-20 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Sports: Salone female U-20 team qualify to next stage". awoko.org. 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Botswana pull out from Kenya U20 return leg". capitalfm.co.ke. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "African hopefuls set sights on France 2018". CAF. 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Sierra Leone Sports: As Tunisia withdraw—Salone U-20 women progress to last 8". awoko.org. 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Mondial Féminin U20 : la Guinée pousse le Cameroun au second tour". camfoot.com. 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Sierra Leone crisis forces women's teams to be pulled from WC qualifying as cash frozen". Inside World Football. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Ghana, Nigeria return to global finals". FIFA.com. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018.
External links[]
- African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018, CAFonline.com
- African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
- 2017 in African football
- 2018 in African football
- 2017 in women's association football
- 2018 in women's association football
- 2017 in youth association football
- 2018 in youth association football
- July 2017 sports events in Africa
- August 2017 sports events in Africa
- September 2017 sports events in Africa
- October 2017 sports events in Africa
- November 2017 sports events in Africa
- January 2018 sports events in Africa