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2008 African U-17 Women's Championship Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Champions Nigeria (1st title) Runners-up Ghana Third place Cameroon Matches played 14 Goals scored 50 (3.57 per match)
International football competition
The 2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 1st 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 1991 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
two teams, the winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana , qualified from this tournament for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand as the CAF representatives.
Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.
1 Benin withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Liberia qualified for the next round.
2 Namibia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Cameroon qualified for the next round.
3 Botswana withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, South Africa qualified for the next round.
4 DR Congo withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Zimbabwe qualified for the next round.
1 Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.
In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup .[ 1]