The 2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 1st edition of the

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, the biennial international youth

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competition organised by the

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(CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the

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. Players born on or after 1 January 1991 were eligible to compete in the tournament. two teams, the winners of the tournament

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and the runners-up

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, qualified from this tournament for the

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as the CAF representatives.

Preliminary round

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.

First round

*¹ Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.

Second round

In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the

References

External links

Official website

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