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2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

October 27, 2023

The 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification is 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.

2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2023 – 17 March 2024
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored112 (3.73 per match)
← 2022
2026 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2023.

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

Draw Edit

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 Edit

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 Edit

Format Edit

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 Edit

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 19–21 February 2024

Bracket Edit

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
  Guinea
  Niger 0 0 0
  Guinea 4 6 10
Winner 20
Winner 21
  Mali (a) 1 1 2
  Algeria 0 2 2
  Mali
  Ethiopia
  Equatorial Guinea 1 1 2
  Ethiopia 1 4 5
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
  Senegal 2 0 2
  Benin 0 0 0
  Senegal
  Uganda
  Mozambique 0 0 0
  Uganda 6 2 8
Winner 22
Winner 23
  Eswatini — — w/o
  Gabon — —
  Eswatini
  Ghana
  Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0
  Ghana 3 3 6
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
  Congo 2 3 5
  Namibia 1 0 1
  Congo
  Egypt
  Egypt 7 11 18
  São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0
Winner 24
Winner 25
  Cameroon 2 4 6
  Botswana 0 1 1
  Cameroon
  Kenya
  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
  Burundi
  Burundi (a) 0 2 2
  South Africa 0 2 2
Winner 26
Winner 27
  Tanzania 5 7 12
  Djibouti 0 0 0
  Tanzania
  Nigeria
  Mauritius — —
  Nigeria — — w/o

First round Edit

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)
  • F. Da Costa   61', 74'
  • C. Camara   90+6'
Referee: (Nigeria)
Guinea-Bissau  3–0  Togo
  • B. Mané   29'
  • M. Correia   85', 90+4'
 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 Edit

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
  • Zouhir   5'
  • Boussate   49'
  • El Hamzaoui   61'
  • Boussatta   78'
 Report (FRMF)
Burkina Faso  1–1  Morocco
  • Mounifatou   72'
  • El Asri   42'

Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.

Mali  1–0  Algeria
  • D. Traoré   67'
 Report (FAF)
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Algeria  2–1  Mali
  • Cissé   51' (o.g.)
  • El Hadj   86'
 Report (FAF)
  • Berkous   58' (o.g.)
Referee: Shahenda Elmaghrabi (Egypt)

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

Senegal  2–0  Benin
  • Badio   5'
  • Ndiaye   9'
 Report (FSF)
Benin  0–0  Senegal

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
  • Tokassi   27'
  • Mbayo   36'
 Report (FECOFOOT)
  • Fillipus   19'
Namibia  0–3  Congo
  • Akouala   27'
  • Ntsiba   68'
  • Amuntale   82' (o.g.)

Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon  2–0  Botswana
  • Enganemben   9'
  • Wehiong   74'
 Report
Botswana  1–4  Cameroon
  • Dilelo   3'
  • Enganemben   2', 73'
  • Eto   39', 89'

Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia  2–2  DR Congo
  • Shamalima   4'
  • Mbewe   58'
 Report (FAZ)
  • Nyamboki   17'
  • Nosa   67'
DR Congo  0–0  Zambia
Report

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

Tanzania  5–0  Djibouti
  • Rajabu   3', 54'
  • Luhala   57'
  • Gerald   68'
  • Joseph   90'
Djibouti  0–7  Tanzania
  • Rajabu   6', 15'
  • Gerald   13', 35'
  • Mnali   31'
  • Z. Mohamed   32'
  • Mitoga   89'

Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.

Niger  0–4  Guinea
Report
  • Fancinadouno   11', 38', 62'
  • Samoura   17'
Guinea  6–0  Niger
  • Sidibé   20'
  • Lamah   36', 67'
  • Fancinadouno   41'
  • Kourouma   73', 90+1'
 Report

Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea  1–1  Ethiopia
  • Bopopo   53'
  • Daniel   9'

Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique  0–6  Uganda
  • Nabukenya   18', 33'
  • Nandago   39', 48'
  • Kunihira   42'
  • Naggayi   64'
Uganda  2–0  Mozambique
  • Nabulime   6'
  • Nabukenya   19'
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau  0–3  Ghana
  • Ameyaa   45+1'
  • Amponsah   67'
  • Attobra   77'
Ghana  3–0  Guinea-Bissau
  • Twum   49'
  • Mohammed   59'
  • Alormemu   82'
 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Ghana

Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.

Egypt  7–0  São Tomé and Príncipe
  • N. Al-Sayed   15', 55'
  • J. Emad   25', 65'
  • M. Ehab   75', 85'
  • N. Khaled   90'
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–11  Egypt
  • H. Mustafa   13', 44', 75'
  • C. Shehata   45+2'
  • N. Khaled   52'
  • H. Tariq   53', 56'
  • H. Essam   70'
  • Y. Khaled   71'
  • H. Omar   74'
  • N. Al-Sayed   85'

Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.

Kenya  6–1  Angola
  • Nekesa   4', 7', 24'
  • Midewa   45+2', 58'
  • Naliaka   81'
  • Candido   25'
Angola  0–4  Kenya
Report
  • Nekesa   6'
  • Kwoba   38'
  • Arusi   57'
  • Midewa   90+4'

Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.

Burundi  0–0  South Africa
South Africa  2–2  Burundi
  • Mibe   30'
  • Mabuza   72'
  • Akimana   12'
  • Nshimirimana   68'

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 Edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco   –   Guinea – –
Mali   –   Ethiopia – –
Senegal   –   Uganda – –
Eswatini   –   Ghana – –
Congo   –   Egypt – –
Cameroon   –   Kenya – –
DR Congo   –   Burundi – –
Tanzania   –   Nigeria – –

Fourth round Edit

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Match 1 – Winner Match 2 – –
Winner Match 3 – Winner Match 4 – –
Winner Match 5 – Winner Match 6 – –
Winner Match 7 – Winner Match 8 – –

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

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
2024 0 (debut)
2024
2024 0 (debut)
2024
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers Edit

There have been 112 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match (as of 15 October 2023).

4 goals

  •   Maman Sata Fancinadouno
  •   Valerie Nekesa
  •   Jamila Rajabu

3 goals

  •   Annie Félicia Enganemben
  •   Nour Abdel Wahed Al-Sayed
  •   Hala Mustafa
  •   Charity Midewa
  •   Winifrida Gerald
  •   Agnes Nabukenya

2 goals

  •   Naomie Eto
  •   Maya Ehab
  •   Joey Emad
  •   Nora Khaled
  •   Habiba Tariq
  •   Nency Kourouma
  •   Suzanne Lamah
  •   Mirna Jose Nunes Correia
  •   Fidelia Da Costa
  •   Hadijah Nandago

1 goal

  •   Leïla El Hadj
  •   Ivone Candido
  •   Lebogang Dilelo
  •   Helbi Mounifatou
  •   Chanceline Akimana
  •   Annociate Nshimirimana
  •   Louise Wehiong
  •   Welcome Akouala
  •   Pauline Mbayo
  •   Dornelia Ntsiba
  •   Ruth Tokassi
  •   Gloria Nosa
  •   Ruth Nyamboki
  •   Habiba Essam
  •   Yara Khaled
  •   Habiba Omar
  •   Camelia Shehata
  •   Julia Raquel Bopopo
  •   ???
  •   Emush Daniel
  •   ???
  •   ???
  •   ???
  •   ???
  •   Helen Alormemu
  •   Success Ameyaa
  •   Mary Amponsah
  •   Mercy Attobra
  •   Wasiima Mohammed
  •   Tracy Twum
  •   Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
  •   Fanta Sidibé
  •   Cumba Camara
  •   Binta Mané
  •   Anna Arusi
  •   Rebecca Kwoba
  •   Faith Naliaka
  •   Djamako Traoré
  •   Sofia Boussate
  •   Dania Boussatta
  •   Zina El Asri
  •   Mina El Hamzaoui
  •   Yassmine Zouhir
  •   Albertine Fillipus
  •   Khadija Badio
  •   Adji Ndiaye
  •   Lindelwa Mabuza
  •   Andrielle Mibe
  •   Yasinta Joseph
  •   Noela Luhala
  •   Yasinta Mitoga
  •   Diana Mnali
  •   Zainabu Mohamed
  •   Tatiana Kayaba
  •   Margret Kunihira
  •   Phionah Nabulime
  •   Eva Naggayi
  •   Mary Mbewe
  •   Lydia Shamalima

1 own goal

  •   Lina Berkous (against Mali)
  •   Alima Cissé (against Algeria)
  •   Prisca Amuntale (against Congo)

See also Edit

References Edit

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