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

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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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. 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

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. The top three teams of the tournament

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and

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qualified for the

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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

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moved on. *² : Congo did not show up for the first leg. Consequently, CAF cancelled the second leg and Ghana moved on to the next round. *³ : Morocco apparently withdrew from the competition.

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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

. 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. *¹ : South Sudan withdrew from the competition and Nigeria got qualified for the

References

External links

African Women U-17 Qualifying Tournament 2013
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