2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Teams 10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
Goals scored 28 (4.67 per match)

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 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.

The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013.[1] The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by FIFA.[2]

The top three teams of the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives.

First round

Matches are played in the first week of August and September. Nigeria and South Africa received a bye this round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  w/o1  Kenya — —
Ghana  w/o2  Congo — —
Botswana  3–8  Zambia 2–5 1–3
Morocco  w/o3  South Sudan — —
Nigeria  Bye
South Africa  Bye
  • 1 : Kenya withdrew from the game and Equatorial Guinea moved on.[3]
  • 2 : Congo did not show up for the first leg. Consequently, CAF cancelled the second leg and Ghana moved on to the next round.[4]
  • 3 : Morocco apparently withdrew from the competition. South Sudan moved to the next round.[2]

Second round

Nigeria and South Africa were the top seeded teams and received a bye to the first round. Matches were played in November.[5][6] The three winners qualified to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Nigeria due to withdrawal of South Sudan from the Competition.[7][8] Ghana on a 5–2 aggregate against Equatorial Guinea.[9] Zambia booked their world cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa.[10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  5–2  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 3–2
Zambia  6–4  South Africa 3–3 3–1
South Sudan  w/o1  Nigeria — —

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released". safa.net. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA unhappy with African countries". ngrguardiannews.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Kenya withdraws from U17 WCQ". supersport.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ghana qualifies to next stage of U-17 women world cup". news.xinhuanet.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sports focus, your ultimate source for sports news - FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released". Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "CAF releases draw for Women U17 qualifiers | Futaa.com". futaa.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria Female U-17 team qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Premium Times Nigeria". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Flamingos qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ghana's Black Maidens reach 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup finals after Malabo win". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "ZamFoot | The fans' perspective". zambianfootball.co.zm. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "U17 Women World Cup: Nigeria qualify as South Sudan withdraws". en.starafrica.com. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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