The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 November 2015 – 26 March 2016 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.79 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Noha Tarek Rasheedat Ajibade(8 goals each) |
← 2013 2018 → | |
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives.[1]
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last four editions, while Cameroon qualified for the first time.[2]
Teams
editA total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 6 | |
| First round | 9 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 15 |
Format
editQualification 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 would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Schedule
editThe schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 27–29 November 2015 |
| Second leg | 11–13 December 2015 | |
| First round | First leg | 8–10 January 2016 |
| Second leg | 22–24 January 2016 | |
| Second round | First leg | 11–13 March 2016 |
| Second leg | 25–27 March 2016 |
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon 
|
w/o |  Sierra Leone
|
— | — |
Djibouti 
|
w/o |  DR Congo
|
— | — |
Botswana 
|
2–3 |  Namibia
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
Note: DR Congo and Gabon withdrew.[4]
| Gabon | Cancelled | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sierra Leone | Cancelled | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sierra Leone won on walkover.
Djibouti won on walkover.
Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco 
|
w/o |  Mali
|
— | — |
Ghana 
|
w/o | Sierra Leone
|
— | — |
Cameroon 
|
3–3 (5–4 p) |  Ethiopia
|
2–1 | 1–2 |
| Egypt
|
9–0 | Djibouti
|
6–0 | 3–0 |
| Nigeria
|
9–0 | Namibia
|
4–0 | 5–0 |
South Africa 
|
w/o |  Zambia
|
— | — |
Note: Sierra Leone, Mali and Zambia withdrew.[5]
Morocco won on walkover.
| Ghana | Cancelled | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sierra Leone | Cancelled | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ghana won on walkover.
3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on penalties.
| Egypt | 6–0 | Djibouti |
|---|---|---|
Mostafa  16'Tarek 31', 48', 65', 90+5'Ezzat 56' |
Report |
Egypt won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Namibia | 0–5 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dike 4' Aku 32', 53'Ajibade 69'Fajobi 85' |
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
| South Africa | Cancelled | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Zambia | Cancelled | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
South Africa won on walkover.
Second round
editWinners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
|
0–10 | Ghana
|
0–4 | 0–6 |
| Cameroon
|
6–1 | Egypt
|
2–1 | 4–0 |
| Nigeria
|
7–0 | South Africa
|
6–0 | 1–0 |
| Morocco | 0–4 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulai 4', 22' Alhassan 15'Owusu-Ansah 71' |
| Ghana | 6–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulai 3' Asuako 39' (pen.)Abdul Rahman 64', 79'Owusu-Ansah 68'Asantewaa 77' |
Report |
Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Cameroon | 2–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Takounda 12' Djoubi 36' (pen.) |
Report | Tarek 38' |
| Egypt | 0–4 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Takounda 7', 11' Dabda 21'Mpeh Bissong 27' |
Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Nigeria | 6–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Fajobi 2', 30' Ajibade 26', 33', 34', 42' |
Report |
| South Africa | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ajibade 27' |
Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
editThe following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
26 March 2016 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Cameroon |
26 March 2016 | 0 (Debut) |
| Nigeria |
26 March 2016 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
edit- 8 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon qualify for Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
- ^ a b "FIXTURES AFRICAN PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-17 FIFA WOMEN WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
- ^ "News in Brief". CAF. 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Three tickets to Jordan up for grabs in Africa". CAF. 8 March 2016.
External links
edit- 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com