2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates8 December 2023 – 16 June 2024
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored136 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Harmony Chidi
(12 goals)
← 2022
2025 →

The 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 9th edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Three teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic as the CAF representatives.

Draw

A total of 25 (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. The draw procedures were as follows:[1]

  • In the first round, the 2 lowest ranked teams played against each other:
  •  Mauritius
  •  Central African Republic
  • In the second round, the first round winner will play against the top ranked team (Nigeria). The 22 other teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into eleven ties.
  • In the third round, the twelve second round winners were allocated into six ties based on the second round tie numbers.
  • In the fourth round, the six third round winners were allocated into three ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table

Second round entrants (23 teams)
Pot A
(6 from CECAFA) 		Pot B
(3 from COSAFA) and (3 from UNIFFAC) 		Pot C
(3 from UNAF) 		Pot E
(8 from WAFU)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the group stage.
  • (W): Withdrew after the 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.[1]

Schedule

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 8–10 December 2023
Second leg 15–17 December 2023
Second round First leg 3–6 February 2024
Second leg 9–11 February 2024
Third round First leg 10–12 May 2024
Second leg 15–19 May 2024
Fourth round First leg 7–9 June 2024
Second leg 14–16 June 2024

Bracket

The three winners of the fourth round will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Djibouti — — w/o
 Equatorial Guinea — —
 Djibouti 0 0 0
 Burundi 18 6 24
 Burundi 4 2 6
 Botswana 1 0 1
 Burundi 0 0 0
 Kenya 3 2 5
 Ethiopia 3 0 3
 South Africa 0 0 0
 Ethiopia 0 0 0
 Kenya 0 3 3
 DR Congo — —
 Kenya — — w/o
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Zambia 5 0 5
 Tanzania 0 1 1
 Zambia 2 0 2
 Uganda 0 1 1
 Uganda 1 3 4
 Cameroon 1 1 2
 Zambia 3 0 3
 Morocco 1 0 1
 Niger 0 0 0
 Morocco 11 11 22
 Morocco 4 4 8
 Algeria 0 0 0
 Benin 2 0 2 (7)
 Algeria (p) 0 2 2 (8)
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Libya — —
 Senegal — — w/o
 Senegal 3 0 3
 Liberia (a) 1 2 3
 Liberia — — w/o
 Mali — —
 Liberia 1 0 1
 Nigeria 4 2 6
 Burkina Faso 4 2 6
 Guinea 1 1 2
 Burkina Faso 1 0 1
 Nigeria 1 6 7
 Central African Republic 0 0 0
 Nigeria 6 6 12

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central African Republic w/o Mauritius––
Central African Republic Cancelled Mauritius
Mauritius Cancelled Central African Republic

Central African Republic won on walkover and advanced to the Second round after Mauritius withdrew before the first leg.

Second round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Central African Republic 0–12 Nigeria0–60–6
Djibouti w/o Equatorial Guinea——
Ethiopia 3–0 South Africa3–00–0
Zambia 5–1 Tanzania5–00–1
Niger 0–22 Morocco0–110–11
Libya w/o Senegal——
Burkina Faso 6–2 Guinea4–12–1
Burundi 6–1 Botswana4–12–0
DR Congo w/o Kenya——
Uganda 4–2 Cameroon1–13–1
Benin 2–2 (7–8 p) Algeria2–00–2
Liberia w/o Mali——
Central African Republic 0–6 Nigeria
Report
Nigeria 6–0 Central African Republic
 Report

Nigeria won 12–0 on aggregate.

Djibouti Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Djibouti

Djibouti won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Equatorial Guinea withdrew before the first leg.[2]

Ethiopia 3–0 South Africa
 Report
South Africa 0–0 Ethiopia
Report

Ethiopia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 5–0 Tanzania
 Report
Tanzania 1–0 Zambia
Juma 2' Report

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Niger 0–11 Morocco
Report
Report (FRMF)
Morocco 11–0 Niger
 Report
Report (FRMF)

Morocco won 22–0 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Senegal
Senegal Cancelled Libya

Senegal won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Libya withdrew before the first leg.

Burkina Faso 4–1 Guinea
 Report Nabe ??'
Guinea 1–2 Burkina Faso
D. Camara 42' Report

Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 4–1 Botswana
 Report Dilelo 76'
Botswana 0–2 Burundi
Report

Burundi won 6–1 on aggregate.

DR Congo Cancelled Kenya
Kenya Cancelled DR Congo

Kenya won on walkover and advanced to the third round after DR Congo withdrew before the first leg.[3]

Uganda 1–1 Cameroon
 Report
Cameroon 1–3 Uganda
Lemana 90+2' Report
Stade de Ngoa-Ekellé, Yaoundé

Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate

Benin 2–0 Algeria
 Report
Report (FAF)
Algeria 2–0 Benin
 Report
Report (FAF)
Penalties
8–7

2–2 on aggregate. Algeria won 8–7 on penalties.

Liberia Cancelled Mali
Mali Cancelled Liberia

Liberia won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mali withdrew before the first leg.[4]

Third round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Djibouti 0–24 Burundi0–180–6
Ethiopia 0–3 Kenya0–00–3
Zambia 2–1 Uganda2–00–1
Morocco 8–0 Algeria4–04–0
Senegal 3–3 (a) Liberia3–10–2
Burkina Faso 1–7 Nigeria1–10–6
Djibouti 0–18 Burundi
Report
Burundi 6–0 Djibouti
Report

Burundi won 24–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–0 Kenya
Report
Kenya 3–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–0 Uganda
 Report
Uganda 1–0 Zambia
 Report

Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morocco 4–0 Algeria
 Report
Report (FRMF)
Referee: Patience Ndidi Madu (Nigeria)[5]
Algeria 0–4 Morocco
Report

Morocco won 8–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Liberia
 Report
Liberia 2–0 Senegal
 Report

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

Burkina Faso 1–1 Nigeria
 Report
Nigeria 6–0 Burkina Faso
 Report

Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Burundi 0–5 Kenya0–30–2
Zambia 3–1 Morocco3–10–0
Liberia 1–6 Nigeria1–40–2
Burundi 0–3 Kenya
Report
Kenya 2–0 Burundi
 Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi

Kenya won 5–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 3–1 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Joselyne Nsabimana (Burundi)
Morocco 0–0 Zambia
Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 1–4 Nigeria
 Report
Nigeria 2–0 Liberia
 Report

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
 Nigeria 14 June 2024 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022)
 Zambia 15 June 2024 1 (2014)
 Kenya 16 June 2024 0 (debut)

Goalscorers

There were 136 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.

12 goals

8 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U-17 World Women's Cup qualifiers draw lines up exciting duels". CAFOnline.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Eliminatoires coupe du monde féminine 2024/U17 – Les gazelles qualifiées par forfait" (in French). Djiboutian Football Federation. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ Football Kenya Federation [@Football_Kenya] (February 4, 2024). "Junior Starlets advanced to the 3rd round of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers after RD Congo withdrew from the ongoing qualifiers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @karlyboy71 (January 11, 2024). "CAF Women's Under 17 Qualifying – Mali withdrawal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "WORLD U17 QUALIFIERS: A Nigerian Trio to Officiate Morocco-Algeria". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.