The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the
African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth
football
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competition organised by the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered ye ...
.
The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013.
The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by
FIFA
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.
The top three teams of the tournament
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
and
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
qualified for the
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in
Costa Rica
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as the CAF representatives.
First round
The matches took place in the first week of August and September. Nigeria and South Africa received a bye this round.
*
1 : Kenya withdrew from the game and
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
moved on.
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2 : Congo did not show up for the first leg. Consequently, CAF cancelled the second leg and Ghana moved on to the next round.
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3 : Morocco apparently withdrew from the competition.
South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the C ...
moved to the next round.
Second round
Nigeria and South Africa were the top seeded teams and received a bye to the first round. Matches were played in November.
The three winners qualified to the
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Nigeria due to withdrawal of South Sudan from the Competition.
Ghana on a 5–2 aggregate against Equatorial Guinea.
Zambia booked their world cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa.
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1 : South Sudan withdrew from the competition and Nigeria got qualified for the
2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
References
External links
African Women U-17 Qualifying Tournament 2013- ''rsssf.com''
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
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2013 in youth association football