2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

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2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates10 January – 14 March 2020
(remaining matches cancelled)
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored101 (4.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Ophelia Amponsah
Tanzania Aisha Masaka
Uganda Juliet Nalukenge (5 goals each)
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2022 →

The 2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Three teams would have qualified from this tournament for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in India as the CAF representatives.[1][2] However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled.[3] As a result, all remaining qualifying matches were cancelled.[4]

Draw[]

A total of 20 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6][7][8]

  • In the preliminary round, the 16 teams were drawn into eight ties, with teams divided into four pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
  • In the first round, the eight preliminary round winners and the four teams receiving byes to the first round were allocated into six ties based on the preliminary round tie numbers, with four preliminary round winners playing against the four teams receiving byes, and the other four preliminary round winners playing against each other.
  • In the second round, the six first round winners were allocated into three ties based on the first round tie numbers.
Bye to first round
(4 teams) 		Preliminary round entrants (16 teams)
Pot A
(4 from COSAFA) 		Pot B
(5 from CECAFA + 1 from UNAF) 		Pot C
(2 from UNIFFAC) 		Pot D
(3 from WAFU A + 1 from WAFU B)
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Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
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.

Schedule[]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[7][9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all second round matches, originally scheduled for 1–3 and 8–10 May 2020, had been postponed until further notice.[10] The CAF announced the new dates in July 2020.[11] However, in October 2020, CAF announced that all third round matches, rescheduled for 30 October – 1 November and 20–22 November 2020, were again postponed due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19.[12] The CAF sent a letter to the member associations on 21 December 2020 confirming the cancellation of the qualifiers.[4]

Round Leg Date
Preliminary round First leg 10–12 January 2020
Second leg 24–26 January 2020
First round First leg 28 February–1 March 2020
Second leg 13–15 March 2020
Second round First leg 1–3 May 2020, postponed to 30 October – 1 November 2020, eventually cancelled
Second leg 15–17 May 2020, postponed to 20–22 November 2020, eventually cancelled

Bracket[]

The three winners of the second round would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6][7]

  Preliminary round First round Second round
                                   
  — —  
 Zambia — — w/o  
   Zambia 2 0 2  
   South Africa 0 3 3  
 South Africa Bye
 
   South Africa
   
  5 2 7  
  0 0 0  
    0 0 0
    1 3 4  
  0 0 0
  7 7 14  
  Preliminary round First round Second round
                                   
  5 1 6  
  1 0 1  
    2 0 2  
    1 5 6  
  2 3 5
  0 1 1  
   
   Cameroon
  — — w/o  
  — —  
    0 0 0
   Cameroon 4 6 10  
 Cameroon Bye
 
  Preliminary round First round Second round
                                   
  4 5 9  
  0 0 0  
    0 0 0  
   Ghana 2 8 10  
 Ghana Bye
 
   Ghana
   Nigeria
  5 3 8  
  0 3 3  
    1 1 2
   Nigeria 6 5 11  
 Nigeria Bye
 

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
  w/o  Zambia — —
  7–0   5–0 2–0
  0–14   0–7 0–7
  6–1   5–1 1–0
  5–1   2–0 3–1
  w/o   — —
  9–0   4–0 5–0
  8–3   5–0 3–3
 Cancelled Zambia
Report (Soccerway)
Zambia Cancelled 
Report (Soccerway)

Zambia won on walkover after Namibia withdrew, citing financial constraints.[13]

 5–0 
  • Goal 38'
  • Goal 72'
  • Goal 76', 90'
  • Goal 88' (pen.)
 Report (Soccerway)
 0–2 
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 59'
  • Goal 84'

Botswana won 7–0 on aggregate.

 0–7 
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 4'
  • Goal 17'
  • Goal 27'
  • Goal 44'
  • Goal 55'
  • Goal 89'
  • Goal 90'
 7–0 
  • Goal 31', 65', 78'
  • Goal 38', 71'
  • Goal 41', 87'
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Morocco won 14–0 on aggregate.

 5–1 
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 75'
Referee: Agnetta Napangor (Kenya)
 0–1 
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 33'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Tanzania won 6–1 on aggregate.

 2–0 
 Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Khadmallah Koko (Sudan)
 1–3 
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.

 Cancelled 
Report (Soccerway)
 Cancelled 
Report (Soccerway)

São Tomé and Príncipe won on walkover after DR Congo did not appear for the first leg.[14][15]

 4–0 
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
 0–5 
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 39', 63'
  • Goal 58'
  • Goal 89'
  • Goal 90+2'
Referee: Bijou Mayinga (DR Congo)

Liberia won 9–0 on aggregate.

 5–0 
  • Goal 30', 81'
  • Goal 52'
  • Goal 61', 63'
 Report (Soccerway)
 3–3 
  • Goal 3' (pen.), 35', 70'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 23'
  • Goal 25'
  • Goal 51'

Guinea won 8–3 on aggregate.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  2–3  South Africa 2–0 0–3
  0–4   0–1 0–3 (awd.)
  2–6   2–1 0–5
  0–10  Cameroon 0–4 0–6
  0–10  Ghana 0–2 0–8
  2–11  Nigeria 1–6 1–5
Zambia 2–0 South Africa
  • Goal 18'
  • Goal 42'
 Report (Soccerway)
South Africa 3–0 Zambia
  • Goal 12'
  • Goal 72'
  • Goal 79'
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

South Africa won 3–2 on aggregate.

 0–1 
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 22'
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa (Tanzania)
 3–0
Awarded		 
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate and awarded as a 3–0 after Botswana did not appear for the second leg due to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]

 2–1 
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 6'
Referee: Ema Novo (Mozambique)
 5–0 
 Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 7,000

Uganda won 6–2 on aggregate.

 0–4 Cameroon
Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 14', 44'
  • Goal 45'
  • Goal 70'
Cameroon 6–0 
 Report (Soccerway)
Stade de Ngoa-Ekellé, Yaoundé
Referee: Anaelle Omanda (Gabon)

Cameroon won 10–0 on aggregate.

 0–2 Ghana
Report (Soccerway)
  • Amponsah Goal 63'
  • Goal 87'
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Ghana 8–0 
  • Amponsah Goal 2', 3', 12', 14'
  • Goal 4'
  • Goal 27'
  • Goal 64' (pen.)
  • Goal 66'
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.

 1–6 Nigeria
  • Goal 81'
 Report (Soccerway)
  • Goal 3'
  • Goal 25', 85', 90+1'
  • Goal 38', 65'
Nigeria 5–1 
  • Goal 27'
  • Goal 33', 40'
  • Goal 86'
  • Goal 90'
 Report (Soccerway)
Attendance: 4,000

Nigeria won 11–1 on aggregate.

Second round[]

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Africa  Match 15   — —
  Match 16  Cameroon — —
Ghana  Match 17  Nigeria — —

Goalscorers[]

There were 101 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Morocco

3 goals

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Morocco
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Nigeria

2 goals

  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Uganda

1 goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ Guinea's home match against Nigeria was postponed to 7 March 2020 due to a clash with the 2020 Guinean legislative election.[17]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. 17 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Cancelation of the FIFA U-17 & U-20 Women's World Cup -2020". Ghana Football Association. 21 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Draw 2022 U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers". CAF. CAF. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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  8. ^ "Draw Procedures for the U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ^ "African qualifiers FIFA U-17 WWC-2020" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ "Postponement of Interclubs semis & Women's qualifiers". CAF. 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Botswana in limbo as Caf confirms new African U17 and U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers schedule". goal.com. 10 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Caf postpones final 2021 African U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". Goal.com. 19 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Namibia pulls out of World Cup Qualifier, hands Zambia victory on silver platter". FAZ. Lusaka Star. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. ^ @leopard243 (11 January 2020). "Sauf un improbable retournement de situation nos Léopards U17 dames n'effectueront pas le déplacement à Sao Tomé et Principe pour le compte du premier tour des éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde U17" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "RDC não se deslocou a São Tomé para jogo qualificável para CAN e Mundial Sub-17 em Futebol Feminino". STP-Press. 13 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Botswana : le gouvernement et la fédération de football en symbiose contre le Covid-19". afrik.com. 14 March 2020.
  17. ^ "U17 Women's World Cup Qualifier: Nigeria clash with Guinea postponed due to elections". Goal.com. 27 February 2020.
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