2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

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.

2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

Tournament details
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)
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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)
Algeria  Cameroon  Ethiopia  Ghana  Guinea  Morocco  Namibia  Nigeria  Rwanda  Senegal  South Africa  Tanzania  Tunisia	Burundi  Botswana  Djibouti  Kenya  Libya  Sierra Leone

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.

Did not enter

•  Angola
•  Benin
•  Burkina Faso
•  Cape Verde
•  Central African Republic
•  Chad
•  Comoros
•  Congo
•  DR Congo
•  Egypt
•  Eritrea
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Gabon
•  Gambia
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Ivory Coast
•  Lesotho
•  Liberia
•  Madagascar
•  Malawi
•  Mali
•  Mauritania
•  Mauritius
•  Mozambique
•  Niger
•  São Tomé and Príncipe
•  Seychelles
•  Somalia
•  South Sudan
•  Sudan
•  Eswatini
•  Togo
•  Uganda
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe

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
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
	Burundi	6	2	8
	Djibouti	0	1	1
							Burundi	—	—	w/o
							Rwanda	—	—
													Burundi	2	0	2
													South Africa	0	5	5
							South Africa	5	4	9
							Namibia	0	0	0
																			South Africa	0	0	0
																			Nigeria	2	6	8
							Morocco	2	1	3
							Senegal	0	2	2
													Morocco	1	1	2
													Nigeria	1	5	6
							Nigeria	3	6	9
							Tanzania	0	0	0

	Preliminary round						First round						Second round						Third round
							Tunisia	—	—
							Sierra Leone	—	—	w/o
	Libya	—	—
	Sierra Leone	—	—	w/o
													Sierra Leone	—	—
													Cameroon	—	—	w/o
							Guinea	0	—
							Cameroon	9	—	w/o
																			Cameroon	1	0	1
																			Ghana	1	3	4
							Algeria	0	0	0
							Ghana	5	5	10
													Ghana	5	5	10
													Kenya	0	1	1
							Ethiopia	2	1	3
							Kenya	2	2	4
	Botswana	1	—
	Kenya	7	—	w/o

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Burundi	8–1	Djibouti	6–0	2–1
Libya	w/o	Sierra Leone	—	—
Botswana	w/o	Kenya	1–7	—

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22)

15:00 UTC+2

Burundi	6–0	Djibouti
Niyonkuru 9' Nahimana 12', 57', 62' Irankunda 73' Djafari 90+3'	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Florentina Zablon Chief (Tanzania)

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05)

16:00 UTC+3

Djibouti	1–2	Burundi
Arab 68'	Report	Kanyamuneza 19' Nahimana 88'

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City

Referee: Agneta Itubo Napangor (Kenya)

Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.

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21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

Libya	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

4 August 2017 (2017-08-04)

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Libya
	Report

Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.^[4]

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21 July 2017 (2017-07-21)

16:00 UTC+2

Botswana	1–7	Kenya
Atlang 39'	Report	Amunyolet 11', 85' Shilwatso 20' Nekesa 60', 75' Corazone 79' Wacera 83'

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05)

15:00 UTC+3

Kenya	Cancelled	Botswana
	Report

Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.^[5]

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Burundi	w/o	Rwanda	—	—
South Africa	9–0	Namibia	5–0	4–0
Morocco	3–2	Senegal	2–0	1–2
Nigeria	9–0	Tanzania	3–0	6–0
Tunisia	w/o	Sierra Leone	—	—
Guinea	w/o	Cameroon	0–9	—
Algeria	0–10	Ghana	0–5	0–5
Ethiopia	3–4	Kenya	2–2	1–2

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)

Burundi	Cancelled	Rwanda
	Report

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)

Rwanda	Cancelled	Burundi
	Report

Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.^[6]

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17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)

15:00 UTC+2

South Africa	5–0	Namibia
Daweti 28' Motlhalo 39', 63' Gladile 68' Salgado 77'	Report

Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar)

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)

16:00 UTC+2

Namibia	0–4	South Africa
	Report	Salgado 22' Motlhalo 34', 47' Ndlovu 63'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.

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16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

17:00 UTC+1

Morocco	2–0	Senegal
Salmi 20' Mssoudy 85'	Report

Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé

Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)

17:00 UTC+0

Senegal	2–1	Morocco
Cissokho 52' Baldé 87'	Report	Hady 75'

Stade Al Djigo, Dakar

Referee: Fabienne Yvette Yameogo (Burkina Faso)

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.

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16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	3–0	Tanzania
Tule 22' Ajibade 57', 64'	Report

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City

Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedome (Togo)

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)

16:00 UTC+3

Tanzania	0–6	Nigeria
	Report	Ajibade 20', 27' Efih 36' Imo 39' Ijamilusi 51' Aku 78'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Batol Mahjob Ibrahim (Sudan)

Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.

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15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)

Tunisia	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29)

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Tunisia
	Report

Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.^[7]

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16 September 2017 (2017-09-16)

16:30 UTC+0

Guinea	0–9	Cameroon
	Report	Moumazin 5' Dabda 10' Djoubi 26' Ndzana 27' Takounda 47' Ngah 61' Tsadjia 65', 70' Metho 75'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	Cancelled	Guinea
	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Bijou Mayinga Mbimba (DR Congo)

Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.^[8]

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15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)

19:00 UTC+1

Algeria	0–5	Ghana
	Report	Asantewaa 25' Owusu-Ansah 53' Obeng 63' Anokye 82', 90'

Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers

Referee: Aurore Christelle Ligan (Benin)

1 October 2017 (2017-10-01)

15:30 UTC+0

Ghana	5–0	Algeria
Adubea 32' Obeng 44' Asuako 53' Adjei 55' Asantewaa 86'	Report

Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast

Referee: Salematou Bah (Guinea)

Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.

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17 September 2017 (2017-09-17)

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	2–2	Kenya
Feleke 19' Geremew 27'	Report	Corazone 86' (pen.) Khakasa 90'

Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa

Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)

15:00 UTC+3

Kenya	2–1	Ethiopia
Corazone 12' Shikangwa 50'	Report	Feleke 44' (pen.)

Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Burundi	2–5	South Africa	2–0	0–5
Morocco	2–6	Nigeria	1–1	1–5
Sierra Leone	w/o	Cameroon	—	—
Ghana	10–1	Kenya	5–0	5–1

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04)

15:00 UTC+2

Burundi	2–0	South Africa
Uwimana 3' Nahimana 83'	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Agneta Itubo Napangor (Kenya)

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)

15:00 UTC+2

South Africa	5–0	Burundi
Xesi 9' Daweti 23' Motlhalo 37', 40' Salgado 75'	Report

Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)

South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.

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5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)

15:30 UTC+0

Morocco	1–1	Nigeria
Sedki 21'	Report	Ajibade 26'

Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé

Referee: Joyce Obenewa Appiah (Ghana)

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18)

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	5–1	Morocco
Ajibade 5', 90' Monday 13' Reuben 76', 90+2'	Report	Tagnaout 34'

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City

Referee: Aurore Christelle Ligan (Benin)

Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.

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3 November 2017 (2017-11-03)

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Cameroon
	Report

17 November 2017 (2017-11-17)

Cameroon	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.^[9]

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5 November 2017 (2017-11-05)

15:30 UTC+0

Ghana	5–0	Kenya
Obeng 27' Adubea 33', 43', 55', 70'	Report

Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast

Referee: Folusho Ajayi (Nigeria)

19 November 2017 (2017-11-19)

15:00 UTC+3

Kenya	1–5	Ghana
Muema 90+3'	Report	Anokye 1' Adubea 8', 49', 87' Abambila 76'

Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	0–8	Nigeria	0–2	0–6
Cameroon	1–4	Ghana	1–1	0–3

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13)

15:00 UTC+2

South Africa	0–2	Nigeria
	Report	Ajibade 30' Imo 35'

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27)

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	6–0	South Africa
Monday 5', 39' Ajibade 21', 31' Imo 27', 72'	Report

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City

Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.

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14 January 2018 (2018-01-14)

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–1	Ghana
Takounda 11'	Report	Adubea 52'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)

27 January 2018 (2018-01-27)

15:00 UTC+0

Ghana	3–0	Cameroon
Abambila 14' Adubea 39' Owusu-Ansah 87'	Report

Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast

Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)

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
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

• Princella Adubea
• Rasheedat Ajibade

6 goals

• Linda Motlhalo

5 goals

• Falonne Nahimana

4 goals

• Anam Imo

3 goals

• Olivia Anokye
• Helena Obeng
• Vivian Corazone
• Gift Monday
• Gabriela Salgado

2 goals

• Alexandra Takounda
• Dolores Tsadjia
• Mirkat Feleke
• Ernestina Abambila
• Grace Asantewaa
• Sandra Owusu-Ansah
• Martha Amunyolet
• Marjolen Nekesa
• Charity Reuben
• Lelona Daweti

1 goal

• Leano Atlang
• Asha Djafari
• Charlotte Irankunda
• Erica Kanyamuneza
• Sandrine Niyonkuru
• Aniella Uwimana
• Claudia Dabda
• Soline Djoubi
• Elodie Metho
• Michele Moumazin
• Colette Ndzana
• Marie Ngah
• Kafia Abdourahman Arab
• Alemnesh Geremew
• Vivian Adjei
• Philicity Asuako
• Maureen Khakasa
• Rachael Muema
• Jentrix Shikangwa
• Cynthia Shilwatso
• Diana Wacera
• Soumia Hady
• Sanaâ Mssoudy
• Rania Salmi
• Nouhaila Sedki
• Fatima Tagnaout
• Cynthia Aku
• Peace Efih
• Folashade Ijamilusi
• Lilian Tule
• Haby Baldé
• Maty Cissokho
• Lindokuhle Gladile
• Ntombifikile Ndlovu
• Khanya Xesi