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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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. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24 January 2014. 17 teams entered the competition, although Egypt withdrew before playing a match. The top two teams of the tournament

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and

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qualified for the

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in Canada as the CAF representatives.

Participants

The

invited all national teams, needing confirmation of participation by 14 July 2013. Eventually 17 teams entered the competition.

Preliminary round

Uganda's 13–0 return leg win was a tournament record for the African qualifiers. ''Uganda won 22−0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.''

First round

Nigeria was drawn to play Burkina Faso this round, but after Burkina Faso withdrew they were paired against Sierra Leone. *¹: Egypt withdrew from their match against Uganda. *²: Guinea-Bissau withdrew from their match against Ghana.

Second round

Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013. *¹: Uganda withdrew from their match against Ghana for financial reasons.

Third round

Played on weekends of 10 and 24 January 2014. Nigeria qualified for the seventh time in as many attempts. Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

References

External links

Official schedule and results

Results and schedule
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