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 played22
Goals scored98 (4.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burundi Espérance Habonimana
Burundi Rahay-Roy Nzoyikorera
(8 goals each)
← 2022
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 12 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
 Burundi 18
 Burundi 4 2 6
 Botswana 1 0 1
 
 
 Ethiopia 3 0 3
 South Africa 0 0 0
 Ethiopia 0
 Kenya 0
 DR Congo — —
 Kenya — — w/o
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Zambia 5 0 5
 Tanzania 0 1 1
 Zambia 2
 Uganda 0
 Uganda 1 3 4
 Cameroon 1 1 2
 
 
 Niger 0 0 0
 Morocco 11 11 22
 Morocco 4
 Algeria 0
 Benin 2 0 2 (7)
 Algeria (p) 0 2 2 (8)
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Libya — —
 Senegal — — w/o
 Senegal 3
 Liberia 1
 Liberia — — w/o
 Mali — —
 
 
 Burkina Faso 4 2 6
 Guinea 1 1 2
 Burkina Faso 1
 Nigeria 1
 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'
  • Ramota 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 ??'
  • 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  M14  Burundi 0–18 15 May
Ethiopia  M15  Kenya 0–0 19 May
Zambia  M16  Uganda 2–0 17 May
Morocco  M17  Algeria 4–0 17 May
Senegal  M18  Liberia 3–1 19 May
Burkina Faso  M19  Nigeria 1–1 18 May
Djibouti 0–18 Burundi
Report
  • 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 v Djibouti
Report
Ethiopia 0–0 Kenya
Report
Kenya v Ethiopia
Report
Zambia 2–0 Uganda
  • Namute Chileshe 2'
  • Mukoma 70'
 Report
Uganda v Zambia
Report
Morocco 4–0 Algeria
  • Aboucharif 32'
  • Ihssan 41'
  • Bentahri 50'
  • Sehoul 58' (o.g.)
 Report
Report (FRMF)
Referee: Patience Ndidi Madu (Nigeria)[5]
Algeria v Morocco
Report
Senegal 3–1 Liberia
  • Sarr 17', 24'
  • Faty 50'
 Report
  • Brown 90+3' (pen.)
Liberia v Senegal
Report
Burkina Faso 1–1 Nigeria
  • Oubda 85'
 Report
  • Chidi 55'
Nigeria v Burkina Faso
Report

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Match 14 M20 Winner Match 15 TBD TBD
Winner Match 16 M21 Winner Match 17 TBD TBD
Winner Match 18 M22 Winner Match 19 TBD TBD

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 98 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 4.45 goals per match (as of 12 May 2024). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

8 goals

  • Burundi Espérance Habonimana
  • Burundi Rahay-Roy Nzoyikorera

6 goals

  • Morocco Lina Mokhtar Jamaï
  • Nigeria Harmony Chidi

3 goals

  • Burkina Faso Salamatu Kouanda
  • Morocco Laila Boushaba

2 goals

  • Burundi Chanceline Akimana
  • Ethiopia Hidat Kassu
  • Morocco Inès Aboucharif
  • Morocco Ouafae Bentahri
  • Morocco Romaissa Ihssan
  • Morocco Amira Kallouch
  • Nigeria Shakirat Moshood
  • Nigeria Kareem Ramota
  • Senegal Marie Louise Sarr
  • 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 ??
  • Cameroon Ernestine Heutchou
  • Cameroon Sophie Lemana
  • Ethiopia Menayesh Tefsaye
  • Guinea Djenab Camara
  • Guinea Fanta Nabe
  • Liberia Louise Brown
  • Morocco Siham Bouhouch
  • Morocco Sara Dofry
  • Morocco Awatif El Ghazouani
  • Morocco Dounia El Mesmoudi
  • Morocco Khadija Erremli
  • Morocco Meyssane Layachi
  • Morocco Salma Senhaji
  • Nigeria Edidiong Etim
  • Nigeria Prisca Nwachukwu
  • Nigeria Kesiena Tessy Ojiyovwi
  • Senegal Mariama Faty
  • Tanzania Melkia Juma
  • Uganda Sylvia Kabene
  • 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.