2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates17 January – 2 February 2020
(remaining matches cancelled)
Teams29 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored94 (3.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guinea-Bissau Fatumata (7 goals)
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The 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 10th 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 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Two teams would have qualified from this tournament for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Costa Rica 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] [5]

Draw

A total of 29 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 4 December 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[6][7][8] The draw procedures were as follows:[9]

  • In the preliminary round, the 26 teams were drawn into 13 ties, with teams divided into five pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
  • In the first round, the 13 preliminary round winners and the three teams receiving byes to the first round were allocated into eight ties based on the preliminary round tie numbers, with three preliminary round winners playing against the three teams receiving byes, and the other ten preliminary round winners playing against each other.
  • In the second round, the eight first round winners were allocated into four ties based on the first round tie numbers.
  • In the third round, the four second round winners were allocated into two ties based on the second round tie numbers.
Bye to first round
(3 teams) 		Preliminary round entrants (26 teams)
Pot A
(3 from UNAF + 1 from CECAFA) 		Pot B
(3 from UNIFFAC + 1 from COSAFA) 		Pot C
(7 from WAFU A + 1 from WAFU B) 		Pot D
(4 from CECAFA) 		Pot E
(6 from COSAFA)
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.[8][10]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all first round matches, originally scheduled for 20–22 and 27–29 March 2020, had been postponed until further notice.[11] The CAF announced the new dates in July 2020.[12] However, on 15 August 2020, CAF announced that all first round matches, rescheduled for 3–5 and 10–12 September 2020, were again postponed due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19.[13] 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 17–19 January 2020
Second leg 31 January–2 February 2020
First round First leg 20–22 March 2020, postponed to 3–5 September 2020, eventually cancelled
Second leg 27–29 March 2020, postponed to 10–12 September 2020, eventually cancelled
Second round First leg 24–26 April 2020, postponed to 2–4 October 2020, eventually cancelled
Second leg 8–10 May 2020, postponed to 9–11 October 2020, eventually cancelled
Third round First leg 29–31 May 2020, postponed to 6–8 November 2020, eventually cancelled
Second leg 19–21 June 2020, postponed to 13–15 November 2020, eventually cancelled

Bracket

The two winners of the third round would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7][8]

Preliminary round First round Second round Third round
                
 Egypt 3 1 4
 Morocco 5 3 8
 Morocco
 Algeria
 South Sudan 0 0 0
 Algeria 5 4 9
Winner 14
Winner 15
 Gabon — — w/o
 DR Congo — —
 Gabon
 Congo
 Congo 2 4 6
 Angola 0 2 2
Winner 22
Winner 23
 Liberia 3 4 7
 Guinea 0 5 5
 Liberia
 Cameroon
Winner 16
Winner 17
 Burkina Faso 3 0 3
 Gambia 2 0 2
 Burkina Faso
 Nigeria
Preliminary round First round Second round Third round
                
 Mauritania 0 0 0
 Guinea-Bissau 6 9 15
 Guinea-Bissau
 Ghana
Winner 18
Winner 19
 Sierra Leone 0 0 0
 Senegal 1 0 1
 Senegal
 Tanzania
 Tanzania 2 2 4
 Uganda 1 1 2
Winner 24
Winner 25
 Burundi 0 1 1
 Ethiopia 5 2 7
 Ethiopia
 Zimbabwe
 Malawi 1 0 1
 Zimbabwe 1 1 2
Winner 20
Winner 21
 Namibia 0 0 0
 Botswana 7 2 9
 Botswana
 South Africa
 Zambia 0 2 2
 South Africa 2 2 4

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  4–8  Morocco 3–5 1–3
South Sudan  0–9  Algeria 0–5 0–4
Gabon  w/o  DR Congo — —
Congo  6–2  Angola 2–0 4–2
Liberia  7–5  Guinea 3–0 4–5
Burkina Faso  3–2  Gambia 3–2 0–0
Mauritania  0–15  Guinea-Bissau 0–6 0–9
Sierra Leone  0–1  Senegal 0–1 0–0
Tanzania  4–2  Uganda 2–1 2–1
Burundi  1–7  Ethiopia 0–5 1–2
Malawi  1–2  Zimbabwe 1–1 0–1
Namibia  0–9  Botswana 0–7 0–2
Zambia  2–4  South Africa 0–2 2–2
Egypt 3–5 Morocco
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
Morocco 3–1 Egypt
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Morocco won 8–4 on aggregate.

South Sudan 0–5 Algeria
Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)[note 1]
Algeria 4–0 South Sudan
 Report (Soccerway)

Algeria won 9–0 on aggregate.

Gabon Cancelled DR Congo
Report (Soccerway)
DR Congo Cancelled Gabon
Report (Soccerway)

Gabon won on walkover after DR Congo did not appear for the first leg.[15]

Congo 2–0 Angola
 Report (Soccerway)
Angola 2–4 Congo
 Report (Soccerway)
Attendance: 1,500

Congo won 6–2 on aggregate.

Liberia 3–0 Guinea
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Theresa Bremansu (Ghana)
Guinea 5–4 Liberia
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)

Liberia won 7–5 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 3–2 Gambia
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Teneba Bagayoko (Mali)
Gambia 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report (Soccerway)

Burkina Faso won 3–2 on aggregate.

Mauritania 0–6 Guinea-Bissau
Report (Soccerway)
Guinea-Bissau 9–0 Mauritania
 Report (Soccerway)

Guinea-Bissau won 15–0 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 0–1 Senegal
Report (Soccerway)
Senegal 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report (Soccerway)

Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate.

Tanzania 2–1 Uganda
 Report (Soccerway)
Uganda 1–2 Tanzania
 Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi)

Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–5 Ethiopia
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ethiopia 2–1 Burundi
 Report (Soccerway)

Ethiopia won 7–1 on aggregate.

Malawi 1–1 Zimbabwe
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Zimbabwe 1–0 Malawi
  • Bizeki 72'
 Report (Soccerway)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Namibia 0–7 Botswana
Report (Soccerway)
Botswana 2–0 Namibia
 Report (Soccerway)

Botswana won 9–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 0–2 South Africa
Report (Soccerway)
South Africa 2–2 Zambia
 Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Itumeleng Methikga (Botswana)

South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  Match 14  Algeria — —
Gabon  Match 15  Congo — —
Liberia  Match 16  Cameroon — —
Burkina Faso  Match 17  Nigeria — —
Guinea-Bissau  Match 18  Ghana — —
Senegal  Match 19  Tanzania — —
Ethiopia  Match 20  Zimbabwe — —
Botswana  Match 21  South Africa — —

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner 14 Match 22 Winner 15 — —
Winner 16 Match 23 Winner 17 — —
Winner 18 Match 24 Winner 19 — —
Winner 20 Match 25 Winner 21 — —

Third round

Winners would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner 22 Match 26 Winner 23 — —
Winner 24 Match 27 Winner 25 — —

Goalscorers

There were 94 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match (as of 2 February 2020).

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ^ South Sudan played their home match outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.[14]

References

  1. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (4 December 2019). "U20 Women's World Cup 2020: African qualifying tournament dates, fixtures released". Goal. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  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. ^ "FIFA".
  6. ^ "Draw 2020 U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers". Facebook. CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "CAF draws lots for the Total Women AFCON 2020 and preliminaries for FIFA U-17 & U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Fixtures for the U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Draw Procedures for the U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  10. ^ "African qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC-2020" (PDF). CAF.
  11. ^ "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Botswana in limbo as Caf confirms new African U17 and U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers schedule". goal.com. 10 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Postponement of FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2020 qualifiers". CAfonline.com. 15 August 2020.
  14. ^ "South Sudan's Vice President Taban Deng sees off U-20 Women's team". South Sudan Football Association. 16 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Mondial féminin U20 : Le Gabon qualifié sans jouer". union.sonapresse.com. 20 January 2020.