2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

9th African qualification for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates8 December 2023 – 16 June 2024
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored120 (4.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Harmony Chidi
(9 goals)
← 2022
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2024.
International football competition

The 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification is the 9th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 are eligible to compete in the tournament.

Three teams will qualify from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic as the CAF representatives.

Draw

A total of 25 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 8 June 2023 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows:[1]

  • In the first round, the 2 lowest ranked teams played against each other:
  •  Mauritius
  •  Central African Republic
  • In the second round, the first round winner will play against the top ranked team (Nigeria). The 22 other teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into eleven ties.
  • In the third round, the twelve second round winners were allocated into six ties based on the second round tie numbers.
  • In the fourth round, the six third round winners were allocated into three ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table

Second round entrants (23 teams)
Pot A
(6 from CECAFA) 		Pot B
(3 from COSAFA) and (3 from UNIFFAC) 		Pot C
(3 from UNAF) 		Pot E
(8 from WAFU)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the group stage.
  • (W): Withdrew after the draw

Did not enter

  •  Angola
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Congo
  •  Egypt
  •  Eritrea
  •  Eswatini
  •  Gabon
  •  Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Lesotho
  •  Madagascar
  •  Malawi
  •  Mauritania
  •  Mozambique
  •  Namibia
  •  Rwanda
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Seychelles
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
  •  South Sudan
  •  Sudan
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
  •  Zimbabwe

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.[1]

Schedule

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 8–10 December 2023
Second leg 15–17 December 2023
Second round First leg 3–6 February 2024
Second leg 9–11 February 2024
Third round First leg 10–12 May 2024
Second leg 15–19 May 2024
Fourth round First leg 7–9 June 2024
Second leg 14–16 June 2024

Bracket

The three winners of the fourth round will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Djibouti — — w/o
 Equatorial Guinea — —
 Djibouti 0 0 0
 Burundi 18 6 24
 Burundi 4 2 6
 Botswana 1 0 1
 Burundi
 Kenya
 Ethiopia 3 0 3
 South Africa 0 0 0
 Ethiopia 0 0 0
 Kenya 0 3 3
 DR Congo — —
 Kenya — — w/o
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Zambia 5 0 5
 Tanzania 0 1 1
 Zambia 2 0 2
 Uganda 0 1 1
 Uganda 1 3 4
 Cameroon 1 1 2
 Zambia
 Morocco
 Niger 0 0 0
 Morocco 11 11 22
 Morocco 4 4 8
 Algeria 0 0 0
 Benin 2 0 2 (7)
 Algeria (p) 0 2 2 (8)
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Libya — —
 Senegal — — w/o
 Senegal 3 0 3
 Liberia (a) 1 2 3
 Liberia — — w/o
 Mali — —
 Liberia
 Nigeria
 Burkina Faso 4 2 6
 Guinea 1 1 2
 Burkina Faso 1 0 1
 Nigeria 1 6 7
 Central African Republic 0 0 0
 Nigeria 6 6 12

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  w/o  Mauritius – –
Central African Republic Cancelled Mauritius
Mauritius Cancelled Central African Republic

Central African Republic won on walkover and advanced to the Second round after Mauritius withdrew before the first leg.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  0–12  Nigeria 0–6 0–6
Djibouti  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
Ethiopia  3–0  South Africa 3–0 0–0
Zambia  5–1  Tanzania 5–0 0–1
Niger  0–22  Morocco 0–11 0–11
Libya  w/o  Senegal — —
Burkina Faso  6–2  Guinea 4–1 2–1
Burundi  6–1  Botswana 4–1 2–0
DR Congo  w/o  Kenya — —
Uganda  4–2  Cameroon 1–1 3–1
Benin  2–2 (7–8 p)  Algeria 2–0 0–2
Liberia  w/o  Mali — —
Central African Republic 0–6 Nigeria
Report
  • Chidi 5', 42'
  • Nwachukwu 39'
  • Moshood 45', 72'
  • Etim 57'
Nigeria 6–0 Central African Republic
  • Chidi 2', 13', 90+3'
  • Ojiyovwi 36'
  • Kareem 55', 85'
 Report

Nigeria won 12–0 on aggregate.

Djibouti Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Djibouti

Djibouti won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Equatorial Guinea withdrew before the first leg.[2]

Ethiopia 3–0 South Africa
  • Tefsaye 10'
  • Kassu 19', 72'
 Report
South Africa 0–0 Ethiopia
Report

Ethiopia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 5–0 Tanzania
  • Mwanza 23'
  • B. Zulu 27', 45+2'
  • Namute Chileshe 75'
  • Muwowo 90+2'
 Report
Tanzania 1–0 Zambia
Juma 2' Report

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Niger 0–11 Morocco
Report
Report (FRMF)
  • Bentahri 19'
  • Senhaji 26'
  • El Ghazouani 31'
  • Mokhtar Jamaï 32', 34', 45+3', 46', 90+5'
  • Aboucharif 51'
  • Bouhouch 55'
  • Dofry 90'
Morocco 11–0 Niger
  • Layachi 3'
  • El Mesmoudi 8'
  • Kallouch 23', 80'
  • Boushaba 29', 66', 68'
  • Ihssan 36'
  • Erremli 45' (pen.)
  • Djibou 56' (o.g.)
  • Mokhtar Jamaï 78'
 Report
Report (FRMF)

Morocco won 22–0 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Senegal
Senegal Cancelled Libya

Senegal won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Libya withdrew before the first leg.

Burkina Faso 4–1 Guinea
  • Kouanda ??', ??', ??'
  • Gloria
Report Nabe ??'
Guinea 1–2 Burkina Faso
D. Camara 42' Report
  • Kouanda ??'
  • Rouamba ??'

Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 4–1 Botswana
  • Habonimana ??'
  • R. Nzoyikorera ??', ??'
  • Gakima ??'
 Report Dilelo 76'
Botswana 0–2 Burundi
Report

Burundi won 6–1 on aggregate.

DR Congo Cancelled Kenya
Kenya Cancelled DR Congo

Kenya won on walkover and advanced to the third round after DR Congo withdrew before the first leg.[3]

Uganda 1–1 Cameroon
  • Nabukenya 34'
 Report
  • Heutchou 50'
Referee: Lamia Athmane (Algeria)
Cameroon 1–3 Uganda
Lemana 90+2' Report
  • Kabene 23'
  • Nangendo 26'
  • Nabukenya 90+5'
Stade de Ngoa-Ekellé, Yaoundé

Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate

Benin 2–0 Algeria
  • Honfo 48'
  • Toudonou 83' (pen.)
 Report
Report (FAF)
Algeria 2–0 Benin
  • Aït El Kadi 64'
  • Rebbahi 74'
 Report
Report (FAF)
Penalties
8–7

2–2 on aggregate. Algeria won 8–7 on penalties.

Liberia Cancelled Mali
Mali Cancelled Liberia

Liberia won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mali withdrew before the first leg.[4]

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Djibouti  0–24  Burundi 0–18 0–6
Ethiopia  0–3  Kenya 0–0 0–3
Zambia  2–1  Uganda 2–0 0–1
Morocco  8–0  Algeria 4–0 4–0
Senegal  3–3 (a)  Liberia 3–1 0–2
Burkina Faso  1–7  Nigeria 1–1 0–6
Djibouti 0–18 Burundi
Report
  • R. Nzoyikorera 1', 11', 34', 45', 48', 72'
  • Akimana 3', 68'
  • Habonimana 7', 52', 57', 66', 70', 82', 86'
  • Nibogora 15'
  • Majura 61'
  • Kamikazi 90+7'
Burundi 6–0 Djibouti
Report

Burundi won 24–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–0 Kenya
Report
Kenya 3–0 Ethiopia
  • Ochakaa 44'
  • Awuor 55'
  • Faith 70'
 Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–0 Uganda
  • Namute Chileshe 2'
  • Mukoma 70'
 Report
Uganda 1–0 Zambia
  • Kabene 73'
 Report

Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morocco 4–0 Algeria
  • Aboucharif 32'
  • Ihssan 41'
  • Bentahri 50'
  • Sehoul 58' (o.g.)
 Report
Report (FRMF)
Referee: Patience Ndidi Madu (Nigeria)[5]
Algeria 0–4 Morocco
Report
  • Boughazi 6'
  • Mokhtar Jamaï 62', 79'
  • Haizoun 76'

Morocco won 8–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Liberia
  • Sarr 17', 24'
  • Faty 50'
 Report
  • Brown 90+3' (pen.)
Liberia 2–0 Senegal
  • Brown 45+3'
  • Glao 54'
 Report

3–3 on aggregate. Liberia won on away goals.

Burkina Faso 1–1 Nigeria
  • Oubda 85'
 Report
  • Chidi 55'
Nigeria 6–0 Burkina Faso
  • Chidi 11', 74', 86'
  • Effiong 34', 90'
  • Kareem 84'
 Report

Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  M20  Kenya 9 Jun 16 Jun
Zambia  M21  Morocco 8 Jun 15 Jun
Liberia  M22  Nigeria 9 Jun 14 Jun
Burundi – Kenya
Report
Kenya – Burundi
Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi
Zambia – Morocco
Report
Morocco – Zambia
Report
Liberia – Nigeria
Report
Nigeria – Liberia
Report

Qualified teams for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
16 June 2024 0 (debut)
16 June 2024
16 June 2024

Goalscorers

There have been 120 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 4.29 goals per match (as of 19 May 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

9 goals

  • Nigeria Harmony Chidi

8 goals

  • Burundi Espérance Habonimana
  • Burundi Roy Nzoyikorera
  • Morocco Lina Mokhtar Jamaï

3 goals

  • Burkina Faso Salamatu Kouanda
  • Morocco Laila Boushaba
  • Nigeria Ramota Kareem

2 goals

  • Burundi Chanceline Akimana
  • Ethiopia Hidat Kassu
  • Liberia Louise Brown
  • Morocco Inès Aboucharif
  • Morocco Ouafae Bentahri
  • Morocco Romaissa Ihssan
  • Morocco Amira Kallouch
  • Nigeria Peace Effiong
  • Nigeria Shakirat Moshood
  • Senegal Marie Louise Sarr
  • Uganda Sylvia Kabene
  • Uganda Agnes Nabukenya
  • Zambia Bwalya Namute Chileshe
  • Zambia Blessing Zulu

1 goal

  • Algeria Nora Aït El Kadi
  • Algeria Zaza Rebbahi
  • Benin Germaine Honfo
  • Benin Fidèle Toudonou
  • Botswana Lebogang Dilelo
  • Burkina Faso Gloria
  • Burkina Faso Salamata Kouanda
  • Burkina Faso Rainata Oubda
  • Burkina Faso Oumou Rouamba
  • Burundi Gloris Gakima
  • Burundi Nellysa Kamikazi
  • Burundi Joséphine Majura
  • Burundi Ange Nice Nibogora
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Burundi ??
  • Cameroon Ernestine Heutchou
  • Cameroon Sophie Lemana
  • Ethiopia Menayesh Tefsaye
  • Guinea Djenab Camara
  • Guinea Fanta Nabe
  • Kenya Velma Awuor
  • Kenya Lornah Faith
  • Kenya Elizabeth Ochakaa
  • Liberia Dalphine Glao
  • Morocco Chaimae Boughazi
  • Morocco Siham Bouhouch
  • Morocco Sara Dofry
  • Morocco Awatif El Ghazouani
  • Morocco Dounia El Mesmoudi
  • Morocco Khadija Erremli
  • Morocco Dina Nassira Haizoun
  • Morocco Meyssane Layachi
  • Morocco Salma Senhaji
  • Nigeria Edidiong Etim
  • Nigeria Prisca Nwachukwu
  • Nigeria Kesiena Tessy Ojiyovwi
  • Senegal Mariama Faty
  • Tanzania Melkia Juma
  • Uganda Esther Nangendo
  • Zambia Ruth Mukoma
  • Zambia Ruth Muwowo
  • Zambia Saliya Mwanza

1 own goal

  • Algeria Hannane Sehoul (against Morocco)
  • Niger Zakou Djibou (against Morocco)

See also

  • Football in Africa portal
  • iconWomen's association football portal

References

  1. ^ a b "U-17 World Women's Cup qualifiers draw lines up exciting duels". CAFOnline.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Eliminatoires coupe du monde féminine 2024/U17 – Les gazelles qualifiées par forfait" (in French). Djiboutian Football Federation. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ Football Kenya Federation [@Football_Kenya] (February 4, 2024). "Junior Starlets advanced to the 3rd round of the 2024 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers after RD Congo withdrew from the ongoing qualifiers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ @karlyboy71 (January 11, 2024). "CAF Women's Under 17 Qualifying – Mali withdrawal" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "WORLD U17 QUALIFIERS: A Nigerian Trio to Officiate Morocco-Algeria". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.