2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

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2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates8 December 2023 – 16 June 2024
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored68 (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Lina Mokhtar Jamaï
(6 goals)
2022
2025
All statistics correct as of 6 February 2024.

The 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification is 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 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

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

Draw[edit]

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[edit]

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[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 was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.[1]

Schedule[edit]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 8–10 December 2023
Second leg 15–17 December 2023
Second round First leg 2–4 February 2024
Second leg 9–11 February 2024
Third round First leg 10–12 May 2024
Second leg 17–19 May 2024
Fourth round First leg 7–9 June 2024
Second leg 14–16 June 2024

Bracket[edit]

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

First round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd 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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  0–12  Nigeria 0–6 0–6
Djibouti  w/o  Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia  3–0  South Africa 3–0 0–0
Zambia  5–1  Tanzania 5–0 0–1
Niger  0–22  Morocco 0–11 0–11
Libya  w/o  Senegal
Burkina Faso  6–2  Guinea 4–1 2–1
Burundi  6–1  Botswana 4–1 2–0
DR Congo  w/o  Kenya
Uganda  4–2  Cameroon 1–1 3–1
Benin  2–2 (7–8 p)  Algeria 2–0 0–2
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

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[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djibouti  M14  Burundi 12 May 15 May
Ethiopia  M15  Kenya 10 May 19 May
Zambia  M16  Uganda 12 May 17 May
Morocco  M17  Algeria 10 May 17 May
Senegal  M18  Liberia 11 May 19 May
Burkina Faso  M19  Nigeria 11 May 18 May
Djibouti v Burundi
Report
Burundi v Djibouti
Report

Ethiopia v Kenya
Report
Kenya v Ethiopia
Report

Zambia v Uganda
Report
Uganda v Zambia
Report

Morocco v Algeria
Report
Algeria v Morocco
Report

Senegal v Liberia
Report

Burkina Faso v Nigeria
Report

Fourth round[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Match 14 M20 Winner Match 15 TBD TBD
Winner Match 16 M21 Winner Match 17 TBD TBD
Winner Match 18 M22 Winner Match 19 TBD TBD

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

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
16 June 2024 0 (debut)
16 June 2024
16 June 2024

Goalscorers[edit]

There have been 68 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 4.25 goals per match (as of 6 February 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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.