The 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 8th 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 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 January – 5 June |
| Teams | 29 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 107 (3.57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Clara Luvanga (10 goals) |
← 2020 2024 → | |
three teams qualified from this tournament for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India as the CAF representatives.[1][2]
Draw
editA total of 29 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows:[1]
- In the first round, the 10 teams were drawn into five ties, with teams divided into four pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
- In the second round, the five first round winners and the 19 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into twelve ties based on the first round tie numbers, with five first round winners playing against the five teams receiving byes, and the other four first round winners playing against each other.
- 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
edit| First round entrants (29 teams) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pot A (8 from CECAFA) |
Pot B (5 from COSAFA) |
Pot C (2 from UNAF) |
Pot D (4 from UNIFFAC) |
Pot E (6 from WAFU A) |
Pot F (4 from WAFU B) |
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the group stage.
- (W): Withdrew after the draw
Did not enter
edit
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 was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.[1]
Schedule
edit| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 13–15 January 2022 |
| Second leg | 27–29 January 2022 | |
| Second round[3] | First leg | 3–5 March 2022 |
| Second leg | 17–19 March 2022 | |
| Third round[4] | First leg | 15–17 April 2022 |
| Second leg | 29 April–1 May 2022 | |
| Fourth round[5] | First leg | 20–22 May 2022 |
| Second leg | 4–5 June 2022 |
First round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eritrea 
|
w/o[6] |  South Sudan
|
— | — |
Equatorial Guinea 
|
w/o[7] |  Kenya
|
— | — |
DR Congo 
|
w/o[8] |  Rwanda
|
— | — |
Senegal 
|
w/o[6] |  Sierra Leone
|
— | — |
Benin 
|
w/o[6] |  Mauritania
|
— | — |
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea
|
w/o[9] |  Cameroon
|
— | — |
Zambia 
|
w/o |  Namibia
|
— | — |
Djibouti 
|
w/o |  Burundi
|
— | — |
| Tanzania
|
11–0 |  Botswana
|
7–0 | 4–0 |
| Kenya
|
w/o[A] |  South Africa
|
— | — |
Uganda 
|
3–3 (a) |  Ethiopia
|
2–2 | 1–1 |
Egypt 
|
w/o |  Guinea-Bissau
|
— | — |
| DR Congo
|
0–8 |  Nigeria
|
0–3 | 0–5 |
Liberia 
|
3–9 |  Guinea
|
2–2 | 1–7 |
| Senegal
|
0–4 |  Ghana
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
Niger 
|
w/o |  São Tomé and Príncipe
|
— | — |
| Benin
|
1–3 |  Morocco
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
Notes:
| Tanzania | 7–0 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Botswana | 0–4 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Tanzania won 11–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on away goals.
Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Liberia | 2–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Guinea won 9–3 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia
|
0–5 | Cameroon
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Burundi
|
2–5 | Tanzania
|
0–4 | 2–1 |
| South Africa
|
1–3 | Ethiopia
|
0–3 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria
|
6–0 | Egypt
|
4–0 | 2–0 |
| Guinea
|
1–10 | Ghana
|
1–3 | 0–7 |
| Niger
|
0–18 | Morocco
|
0–11 | 0–7 |
Cameroon won 5–0 on aggregate.
Tanzania won 5–2 on aggregate.
| South Africa | 0–3 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ethiopia won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Nigeria | 4–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Morocco won 18–0 on aggregate.
Fourth round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
|
1–5 | Tanzania
|
1–4 | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia
|
0–1 | Nigeria
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Ghana
|
2–2 (2–4 p) | Morocco
|
2–0 | 0–2 |
Tanzania won 5–1 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Morocco | 2–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. Morocco won 4–2 on penalties.
Qualified teams for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
editThe following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India.[2]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
4 June 2022 | 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Morocco |
4 June 2022 | 0 (debut) |
| Tanzania |
5 June 2022 | 0 (debut) |
Goalscorers
editThere were 107 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.
10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Yasminath Djibril
Rukiya Bizimana- Estella Gakima
Bernadette Ngaseh
Semira Ahmed- Kumneger Kassa
Mary Amponsah- Abdulai Karina
- Dejean Kubura
- Mariam Maltiti
- Stella Nyamekye
- Rasheeda Shahadu
Mafering Camara- Nana Camara
- Salematou Diop
- Maman Fancinadouno
- Saran Sidibé
Hawa Fatomah- Zeta Kromah
- Jessica Quachie
Douae Azizi- Fatima El Ghazouani
- Mina El Hamzaoui
- Iman El Hannachi
- Hiba Karimi
- Samya Masnaoui
- Yasmine Sioui
Taiwo Afolabi- Doosur Atume
- Blessing Emmanuel
- Miracle Usani
Andrielle Mibe
Veronica Gabriel- Diana Mnally
- Husna Mpanja
Shakira Nyinagahirwa
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ a b c "Thrilling encounters in CAF draw for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Debutante duo, Nigeria round off India 2022 line-up". FIFA. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Second Qualifying Round Schedule – U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022". CAFOnline.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Third Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Last Qualifying Round Schedule". CAFOnline.com. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Eritrea progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Kenya progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". kick442. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Congo progress in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". CAFOnline.com. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Macdella, Eyong (2 March 2022). "FIFA U17 WWQs: Cameroon advance following Eritrea's withdrawal". KICK442. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Sang, Kiplagat (25 February 2022). "Fifa deletes Kenya from roster as South Africa progress". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Kenya, Zimbabwe suspended by FIFA". Reuters. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.