2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

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2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates September 2013 – 24 January 2014
Teams 17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 24
Goals scored 116 (4.83 per match)
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The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]

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.[2] The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada as the CAF representatives.[3][4]

Participants

The Confederation of African Football invited all national teams, needing confirmation of participation by 14 July 2013.[5] Eventually 17 teams entered the competition.[6]

Preliminary round

Uganda's 13–0 return leg win was a tournament record for the African qualifiers.[3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Sudan  0–22  Uganda 0–9 0–13

First round

Nigeria was drawn to play Burkina Faso this round, but after Burkina Faso withdrew they were paired against Sierra Leone.[7][8]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  16–0  Sierra Leone 10–0 6–0
Morocco  1–8  Tunisia 0–4 1–4
Tanzania  15–1  Mozambique 10–0 5–1
Botswana  2–7  South Africa 2–5 0–2
Namibia  0–3  Zambia 0–1 0–2
Ivory Coast  2–6  Equatorial Guinea 0–4 2–2
Egypt  w/o1  Uganda — —
Ghana  w/o2  Guinea-Bissau — —
  • 1: Egypt withdrew from their match against Uganda.[9]
  • 2: Guinea-Bissau withdrew from their match against Ghana.[10]

Second round

Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  8–0  Tunisia 4–0 4–0
Tanzania  1–9  South Africa 1–4 0–5
Zambia  0–6  Equatorial Guinea 0–2 0–4
Uganda  w/o1  Ghana — —
  • 1: Uganda withdrew from their match against Ghana for financial reasons.[11]

Third round

Played on weekends of 10 and 24 January 2014.[12][13] Nigeria qualified for the seventh time in as many attempts. Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  7–0  South Africa 6–0 1–0
Equatorial Guinea  1–1 (3–4 p)  Ghana 1–0 0–1

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.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Ghana 24 January 2014 2 (2010, 2012)
 Nigeria 24 January 2014 6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)

References

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  12. ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201401130319.html
  13. ↑ http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-suffer-slim-defeat-in-womens-u20-world-cup-qualifier-against-equatorial-guinea/

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