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

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competition organised by the

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(CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the

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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

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in France as the CAF representatives.

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. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup. ;Did not enter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away

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basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the

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is applied, and if still tied, the

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(no

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) is used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.

Bracket

The two winners of the third round qualify for the

Preliminary round

''Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.'' ---- ''Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.''

First round

''Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.'' ---- ''South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.'' ---- ''Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.'' ---- ''Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Second round

''South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.'' ---- ''Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.''

Third round

Winners qualify for

. ''Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''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

. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

;10 goals * Princella Adubea *

Rasheedat Ajibade Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade (born 8 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is nicknamed "RASH", a shortened form of her firs ...

;6 goals *

Linda Motlhalo Linda Maserame Motlhalo (born 1 July 1998) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a winger for SWPL 1 club Glasgow City and the South Africa women's national team. She is also known as the 'Randfontein Ronaldinho'. Earl ...

;5 goals *

Falonne Nahimana Falone Sumaili (born 16 June 2001) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a striker for English club Huddersfield Town and the Burundi women's national team. Early life Sumaili was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2001, however ...

;4 goals * Anam Imo ;3 goals *

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* Helena Obeng * Vivian Corazone * Gift Monday * Gabriela Salgado ;2 goals * Alexandra Takounda * Dolores Tsadjia * Mirkat Feleke * Ernestina Abambila *

Grace Asantewaa Grace Asantewaa (born 5 December 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club FC Juárez and the Ghana women's national team. International career Asantewaa competed for Ghana at the 2018 Afri ...

Sandra Owusu-Ansah Sandra Owusu-Ansah (born 29 January 2000) is a Ghanaian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Serbian Women's Super League side ŽFK Spartak Subotica, ZFK Spartak Subotica and th ...

* Martha Amunyolet * Marjolen Nekesa *

Charity Reuben Charity Chetachukwu Reuben (born December 25, 2000) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for Bayelsa Queens. She previously represented Ibom Angels in the Nigeria Women Premier League, and Nigeria women's national under-20 football team. For the ...

* Lelona Daweti ;1 goal * Leano Atlang * Asha Djafari * Charlotte Irankunda * Erica Kanyamuneza *

Sandrine Niyonkuru Sandrine Niyonkuru (born 1 January 2000) is a Burundian footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian club Tutankhamun and the Burundi women's national team. Club career Niyonkuru has previously played for Tanzanian club Fountaingate School ...

Aniella Uwimana Aniella Nella Uwimana (born 17 November 1999) is a Burundian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American foo ...

* Claudia Dabda * Soline Djoubi * Elodie Metho * Michele Moumazin *

Colette Ndzana Colette Ndzana Fegue (born 19 July 2000), known as Colette Ndzana, is a Cameroonian professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a left back for French club Reims and the Cameroon women's national team. Club career Ndzana fir ...

* 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 Sanaâ Mssoudy ( ar, سناء مسعودي; born 30 December 1999) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * ...

Rania Salmi Rania Salmi ( ar, رانيا السالمي; born 14 October 1998) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi club Al Ahli SFC and the Morocco women's national team. Club career Salmi has trained with Wydad AC. In 2018, she lef ...

* Nouhaila Sedki *

Fatima Tagnaout Fatima Zahra Tagnaout ( ar, فاطمة الزهراء تاكناوت; born 20 January 1999) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team. Club career Tagnaout has played for ...

* Cynthia Aku *

Peace Efih Peace Ewomazino Efih (born 5 August 2000) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Braga and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Edo Queens and Rivers Angels ...

* Folashade Ijamilusi *

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Haby Baldé Haby Baldé (born 1 January 2000) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a forward for US Parcelles Assainies and the Senegal women's national team. Club career Baldé has played for AFA Grand-Yoff and Parcelles Assainies in Dakar, Senegal. ...

* Maty Cissokho * Lindokuhle Gladile * Ntombifikile Ndlovu * Khanya Xesi

References

External links

African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018
CAFonline.com {{DEFAULTSORT:African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2018

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