2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2023 – 21 January 2024
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored183 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Naomi Ndjoah Eto
(6 goals)
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2026 →

The 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification was the 12th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Four teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.

Draw

A total of 35 (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. [1]

  • In the first round, the 6 teams were drawn into 3 ties to play against each other.
  • In the second round, the 3 first round winners and the 29 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into 16 ties based on the first round tie numbers, with 3 first round winners playing against the 3 teams receiving byes, and the other 26 first round winners playing against each other.
  • In the third round, the 16 second round winners were allocated into eight ties based on the second round tie numbers.
  • In the fourth round, the eight third round winners were allocated into four ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table

Participants (35 teams)
Pot A
(5 from CECAFA) 		Pot B
(9 from COSAFA) 		Pot C
(4 from UNAF) 		Pot D
(8 from UNIFFAC) 		Pot E
(4 from WAFU A) 		Pot F
(5 from WAFU B)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (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 would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) would be used to determine the winner.[2]

Schedule

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 1–3 September 2023
Second leg 8–10 September 2023
Second round First leg 6–8 October 2023
Second leg 13–15 October 2023
Third round First leg 10–12 November 2023
Second leg 17–19 November 2023
Fourth round First leg 12–14 January 2024
Second leg 20–21 January 2024

Bracket

The four winners of the fourth round would qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Morocco 4 1 5
 Burkina Faso 0 1 1
 Morocco 3 2 5
 Guinea 0 0 0
 Niger 0 0 0
 Guinea 4 6 10
 Morocco 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 0 1 1
 Mali (a) 1 1 2
 Algeria 0 2 2
 Mali 0 0 0
 Ethiopia 2 4 6
 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 2
 Ethiopia 1 4 5
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Senegal 2 0 2
 Benin 0 0 0
 Senegal 1 1 2
 Uganda 0 1 1
 Mozambique 0 0 0
 Uganda 6 2 8
 Senegal 0 1 1
 Ghana 2 5 7
 Eswatini — — w/o
 Gabon — —
 Eswatini 1 0 1
 Ghana 6 2 8
 Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0
 Ghana 3 3 6
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Congo 2 3 5
 Namibia 1 0 1
 Congo 1 0 1
 Egypt 1 6 7
 Egypt 7 11 18
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0
 Egypt 2 1 3
 Cameroon 4 1 5
 Cameroon 2 4 6
 Botswana 0 1 1
 Cameroon 3 3 6
 Kenya 0 2 2
 Kenya 6 4 10
 Angola 1 0 1
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Zambia 2 0 2
 DR Congo (a) 2 0 2
 DR Congo 3 0 3
 Burundi (a) 2 1 3
 Burundi (a) 0 2 2
 South Africa 0 2 2
 Burundi 0 0 0
 Nigeria 1 1 2
 Tanzania 5 7 12
 Djibouti 0 0 0
 Tanzania 1 1 2
 Nigeria 1 2 3
 Mauritius — —
 Nigeria — — w/o

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  w/o  Libya — —
Togo  1–6  Guinea-Bissau 1–3 0–3
Mauritius  w/o  Chad — —
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Libya
Libya Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Togo 1–3 Guinea-Bissau
  • Kayaba 40'
 Report (FTF)
Referee: (Nigeria)
Guinea-Bissau 3–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Sylvina Garnett Welma (Liberia)

Guinea-Bissau won 6–1 on aggregate.

Chad Cancelled Mauritius
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes (Mauritius)
Mauritius Cancelled Chad
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–1  Burkina Faso 4–0 1–1
Mali  2–2 (a)  Algeria 1–0 1–2
Senegal  2–0  Benin 2–0 0–0
Eswatini  w/o  Gabon — —
Congo  5–1  Namibia 2–1 3–0
Cameroon  6–1  Botswana 2–0 4–1
Zambia  2–2 (a)  DR Congo 2–2 0–0
Tanzania  12–0  Djibouti 5–0 7–0
Niger  0–10  Guinea 0–4 0–6
Equatorial Guinea  2–5  Ethiopia 1–1 1–4
Mozambique  0–8  Uganda 0–6 0–2
Guinea-Bissau  0–6  Ghana 0–3 0–3
Egypt  18–0  São Tomé and Príncipe 7–0 11–0
Kenya  10–1  Angola 6–1 4–0
Burundi  2–2 (a)  South Africa 0–0 2–2
Mauritius  w/o  Nigeria — —
Morocco 4–0 Burkina Faso
 Report (FRMF)
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Morocco
 Report (FRMF)

Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 Algeria
 Report (FAF)
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Algeria 2–1 Mali
 Report (FAF)
Referee: Shahenda Elmaghrabi (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.

Senegal 2–0 Benin
 Report (FSF)
Benin 0–0 Senegal
Report (FSF)

Senegal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Eswatini Cancelled Gabon
Gabon Cancelled Eswatini

Eswatini won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Gabon withdrew prior to the first leg without citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested.[3]

Congo 2–1 Namibia
 Report (FECOFOOT)
Namibia 0–3 Congo
Report (FECOFOOT)

Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Botswana
 Report
Botswana 1–4 Cameroon
 Report

Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–2 DR Congo
 Report (FAZ)
DR Congo 0–0 Zambia
Report

2–2 on aggregate. DR Congo won on away goals.

Tanzania 5–0 Djibouti
Djibouti 0–7 Tanzania

Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.

Niger 0–4 Guinea
Report
Guinea 6–0 Niger
 Report

Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Ethiopia
Ethiopia 4–1 Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique 0–6 Uganda
Uganda 2–0 Mozambique

Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 0–3 Ghana
Ghana 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report

Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.

Egypt 7–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–11 Egypt

Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.

Kenya 6–1 Angola
Angola 0–4 Kenya
Report (KFF)

Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–0 South Africa
South Africa 2–2 Burundi

2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.

Mauritius Cancelled Nigeria
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes
Nigeria Cancelled Mauritius

Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mauritius withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–0  Guinea 3–0 2–0
Mali  0–6  Ethiopia 0–2 0–4
Senegal  2–1  Uganda 1–0 1–1
Eswatini  1–8  Ghana 1–6 0–2
Congo  1–7  Egypt 1–1 0–6
Cameroon  6–2  Kenya 3–0 3–2
DR Congo  3–3 (a)  Burundi 3–2 0–1
Tanzania  2–3  Nigeria 1–1 1–2
Morocco 3–0 Guinea
Guinea 0–2 Morocco

Morocco won 5–0 on aggregate.

Mali 0–2 Ethiopia
Report (EFF)
Ethiopia 4–0 Mali

Ethiopia won 6–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 1–0 Uganda
 Report (FSF)
Uganda 1–1 Senegal

Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Eswatini 1–6 Ghana
 [ Report (EFF)]
Ghana 2–0 Eswatini

Ghana won 8–1 on aggregate.

Congo 1–1 Egypt
 Report (FECOFOOT)
Egypt 6–0 Congo

Egypt won 7–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 3–0 Kenya
Kenya 2–3 Cameroon
  • Eto 24', 60', 63'

Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.

DR Congo 3–2 Burundi
 Report (FECOFA)
Burundi 1–0 DR Congo

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

Tanzania 1–1 Nigeria
Nigeria 2–1 Tanzania
 Mnundika 20'

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Winners qualify to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  2–1  Ethiopia 2–0 0–1
Senegal  1–7  Ghana 0–2 1–5
Egypt  3–5  Cameroon 2–4 1–1
Burundi  0–2  Nigeria 0–1 0–1
Morocco 2–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ethiopia 1–0 Morocco
 Report

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senegal 0–2 Ghana
Report
Referee: Rosa Hanjavola (Madagascar)
Ghana 5–1 Senegal
 Report

Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Egypt 2–4 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Aissata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Cameroon 1–1 Egypt
 Report

Cameroon won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Burundi 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Nigeria 1–0 Burundi
 Report
Referee: (Tunisia)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 Nigeria 20 January 2024 10 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 Morocco 21 January 2024 0 (debut)
 Cameroon 21 January 2024 0 (debut)
 Ghana 21 January 2024 6 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 183 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "U20 Women's World Cup 2022: African qualifying tournament dates, fixtures released". Cafonline.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE — La FEGAFOOT retire les U20 Dames des eliminatoires de la coupe du monde COLOMBIE 2024" (in French). Gabonese Football Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.