2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

The 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification is the 12th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2023 – 17 March 2024
Teams35 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored112 (3.73 per match)

Four teams could qualify from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.

Draw

A total of 35 (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. [1]

  • In the first round, the 6 teams were drawn into 3 ties to play against each other.
  • In the second round, the 3 first round winners and the 29 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into 16 ties based on the first round tie numbers, with 3 first round winners playing against the 3 teams receiving byes, and the other 26 first round winners playing against each other.
  • In the third round, the 16 second round winners were allocated into eight ties based on the second round tie numbers.
  • In the fourth round, the eight third round winners were allocated into four ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table
Participants (35 teams)
Pot A
(5 from CECAFA)		 Pot B
(9 from COSAFA)		 Pot C
(4 from UNAF)		 Pot D
(8 from UNIFFAC)		 Pot E
(4 from WAFU A)		 Pot F
(5 from WAFU B)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

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 would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) would be used to determine the winner.[2]

Schedule
Round Leg Date
First round First leg 1–3 September 2023
Second leg 8–10 September 2023
Second round First leg 6–8 October 2023
Second leg 13–15 October 2023
Third round First leg 10–12 November 2023
Second leg 17–19 November 2023
Fourth round First leg 12–14 January 2024
Second leg 19–21 February 2024

Bracket

The four winners of the fourth round would qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Morocco 4 1 5
 Burkina Faso 0 1 1
 Morocco
 Guinea
 Niger 0 0 0
 Guinea 4 6 10
Winner 20
Winner 21
 Mali (a) 1 1 2
 Algeria 0 2 2
 Mali
 Ethiopia
 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 2
 Ethiopia 1 4 5
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Senegal 2 0 2
 Benin 0 0 0
 Senegal
 Uganda
 Mozambique 0 0 0
 Uganda 6 2 8
Winner 22
Winner 23
 Eswatini — — w/o
 Gabon — —
 Eswatini
 Ghana
 Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0
 Ghana 3 3 6
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Congo 2 3 5
 Namibia 1 0 1
 Congo
 Egypt
 Egypt 7 11 18
 São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0
Winner 24
Winner 25
 Cameroon 2 4 6
 Botswana 0 1 1
 Cameroon
 Kenya
 Kenya 6 4 10
 Angola 1 0 1
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Zambia 2 0 2
 DR Congo (a) 2 0 2
 DR Congo
 Burundi
 Burundi (a) 0 2 2
 South Africa 0 2 2
Winner 26
Winner 27
 Tanzania 5 7 12
 Djibouti 0 0 0
 Tanzania
 Nigeria
 Mauritius — —
 Nigeria — — w/o

First round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  w/o  Libya — —
Togo  1–6  Guinea-Bissau 1–3 0–3
Mauritius  w/o  Chad — —
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Libya
Libya Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Togo 1–3 Guinea-Bissau
  • Kayaba 40'
 Report (FTF)
  • F. Da Costa 61', 74'
  • C. Camara 90+6'
Referee: (Nigeria)
Guinea-Bissau 3–0 Togo
  • B. Mané 29'
  • M. Correia 85', 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Sylvina Garnett Welma (Liberia)

Guinea-Bissau won 6–1 on aggregate.

Chad Cancelled Mauritius
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes (Mauritius)
Mauritius Cancelled Chad
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes

Second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  5–1  Burkina Faso 4–0 1–1
Mali  2–2 (a)  Algeria 1–0 1–2
Senegal  2–0  Benin 2–0 0–0
Eswatini  w/o  Gabon — —
Congo  5–1  Namibia 2–1 3–0
Cameroon  6–1  Botswana 2–0 4–1
Zambia  2–2 (a)  DR Congo 2–2 0–0
Tanzania  12–0  Djibouti 5–0 7–0
Niger  0–10  Guinea 0–4 0–6
Equatorial Guinea  2–5  Ethiopia 1–1 1–4
Mozambique  0–8  Uganda 0–6 0–2
Guinea-Bissau  0–6  Ghana 0–3 0–3
Egypt  18–0  São Tomé and Príncipe 7–0 11–0
Kenya  10–1  Angola 6–1 4–0
Burundi  2–2 (a)  South Africa 0–0 2–2
Mauritius  w/o  Nigeria — —
Morocco 4–0 Burkina Faso
  • Zouhir 5'
  • Boussate 49'
  • El Hamzaoui 61'
  • Boussatta 78'
 Report (FRMF)
Burkina Faso 1–1 Morocco
  • Mounifatou 72'
  • El Asri 42'

Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.

Mali 1–0 Algeria
  • D. Traoré 67'
 Report (FAF)
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
Algeria 2–1 Mali
  • Cissé 51' (o.g.)
  • El Hadj 86'
 Report (FAF)
Referee: Shahenda Elmaghrabi (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.

Senegal 2–0 Benin
  • Badio 5'
  • Ndiaye 9'
 Report (FSF)
Benin 0–0 Senegal

Senegal won 2–0 on aggregate.

Eswatini Cancelled Gabon
Gabon Cancelled Eswatini

Eswatini won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Gabon withdrew prior to the first leg without citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested.[3]

Congo 2–1 Namibia
  • Tokassi 27'
  • Mbayo 36'
 Report (FECOFOOT)
  • Fillipus 19'
Namibia 0–3 Congo
  • Akouala 27'
  • Ntsiba 68'
  • Amuntale 82' (o.g.)

Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 2–0 Botswana
  • Enganemben 9'
  • Wehiong 74'
 Report
Botswana 1–4 Cameroon
  • Dilelo 3'
  • Enganemben 2', 73'
  • Eto 39', 89'

Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–2 DR Congo
  • Shamalima 4'
  • Mbewe 58'
 Report (FAZ)
  • Nyamboki 17'
  • Nosa 67'
DR Congo 0–0 Zambia
Report

2–2 on aggregate. DR Congo won on away goals.

Tanzania 5–0 Djibouti
  • Rajabu 3', 54'
  • Luhala 57'
  • Gerald 68'
  • Joseph 90'
Djibouti 0–7 Tanzania
  • Rajabu 6', 15'
  • Gerald 13', 35'
  • Mnali 31'
  • Z. Mohamed 32'
  • Mitoga 89'

Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.

Niger 0–4 Guinea
Report
  • Fancinadouno 11', 38', 62'
  • Samoura 17'
Guinea 6–0 Niger
  • Sidibé 20'
  • Lamah 36', 67'
  • Fancinadouno 41'
  • Kourouma 73', 90+1'
 Report

Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Ethiopia
  • Bopopo 53'
  • Daniel 9'
Ethiopia 4–1 Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique 0–6 Uganda
  • Nabukenya 18', 33'
  • Nandago 39', 48'
  • Kunihira 42'
  • Naggayi 64'
Uganda 2–0 Mozambique
  • Nabulime 6'
  • Nabukenya 19'
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru

Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 0–3 Ghana
Ghana 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • Twum 49'
  • Mohammed 59'
  • Alormemu 82'
 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Ghana

Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.

Egypt 7–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
  • N. Al-Sayed 15', 55'
  • J. Emad 25', 65'
  • M. Ehab 75', 85'
  • N. Khaled 90'
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–11 Egypt
  • H. Mustafa 13', 44', 75'
  • C. Shehata 45+2'
  • N. Khaled 52'
  • H. Tariq 53', 56'
  • H. Essam 70'
  • Y. Khaled 71'
  • H. Omar 74'
  • N. Al-Sayed 85'

Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.

Kenya 6–1 Angola
  • Nekesa 4', 7', 24'
  • Midewa 45+2', 58'
  • Naliaka 81'
  • Candido 25'
Angola 0–4 Kenya
Report
  • Nekesa 6'
  • Kwoba 38'
  • Arusi 57'
  • Midewa 90+4'

Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–0 South Africa
South Africa 2–2 Burundi
  • Mibe 30'
  • Mabuza 72'
  • Akimana 12'
  • Nshimirimana 68'

2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.

Mauritius Cancelled Nigeria
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes
Nigeria Cancelled Mauritius

Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mauritius withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.

Third round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  –  Guinea – –
Mali  –  Ethiopia – –
Senegal  –  Uganda – –
Eswatini  –  Ghana – –
Congo  –  Egypt – –
Cameroon  –  Kenya – –
DR Congo  –  Burundi – –
Tanzania  –  Nigeria – –

Fourth round

Winners qualify to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Match 1 – Winner Match 2 – –
Winner Match 3 – Winner Match 4 – –
Winner Match 5 – Winner Match 6 – –
Winner Match 7 – Winner Match 8 – –

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
20240 (debut)
2024
20240 (debut)
2024
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There have been 112 goals scored in 30 matches, for an average of 3.73 goals per match (as of 15 October 2023).

4 goals

  • Guinea Maman Sata Fancinadouno
  • Kenya Valerie Nekesa
  • Tanzania Jamila Rajabu

3 goals

  • Cameroon Annie Félicia Enganemben
  • Egypt Nour Abdel Wahed Al-Sayed
  • Egypt Hala Mustafa
  • Kenya Charity Midewa
  • Tanzania Winifrida Gerald
  • Uganda Agnes Nabukenya

2 goals

  • Cameroon Naomie Eto
  • Egypt Maya Ehab
  • Egypt Joey Emad
  • Egypt Nora Khaled
  • Egypt Habiba Tariq
  • Guinea Nency Kourouma
  • Guinea Suzanne Lamah
  • Guinea-Bissau Mirna Jose Nunes Correia
  • Guinea-Bissau Fidelia Da Costa
  • Uganda Hadijah Nandago

1 goal

  • Algeria Leïla El Hadj
  • Angola Ivone Candido
  • Botswana Lebogang Dilelo
  • Burkina Faso Helbi Mounifatou
  • Burundi Chanceline Akimana
  • Burundi Annociate Nshimirimana
  • Cameroon Louise Wehiong
  • Republic of the Congo Welcome Akouala
  • Republic of the Congo Pauline Mbayo
  • Republic of the Congo Dornelia Ntsiba
  • Republic of the Congo Ruth Tokassi
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Gloria Nosa
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Ruth Nyamboki
  • Egypt Habiba Essam
  • Egypt Yara Khaled
  • Egypt Habiba Omar
  • Egypt Camelia Shehata
  • Equatorial Guinea Julia Raquel Bopopo
  • Equatorial Guinea ???
  • Ethiopia Emush Daniel
  • Ethiopia ???
  • Ethiopia ???
  • Ethiopia ???
  • Ethiopia ???
  • Ghana Helen Alormemu
  • Ghana Success Ameyaa
  • Ghana Mary Amponsah
  • Ghana Mercy Attobra
  • Ghana Wasiima Mohammed
  • Ghana Tracy Twum
  • Guinea Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
  • Guinea Fanta Sidibé
  • Guinea-Bissau Cumba Camara
  • Guinea-Bissau Binta Mané
  • Kenya Anna Arusi
  • Kenya Rebecca Kwoba
  • Kenya Faith Naliaka
  • Mali Djamako Traoré
  • Morocco Sofia Boussate
  • Morocco Dania Boussatta
  • Morocco Zina El Asri
  • Morocco Mina El Hamzaoui
  • Morocco Yassmine Zouhir
  • Namibia Albertine Fillipus
  • Senegal Khadija Badio
  • Senegal Adji Ndiaye
  • South Africa Lindelwa Mabuza
  • South Africa Andrielle Mibe
  • Tanzania Yasinta Joseph
  • Tanzania Noela Luhala
  • Tanzania Yasinta Mitoga
  • Tanzania Diana Mnali
  • Tanzania Zainabu Mohamed
  • Togo Tatiana Kayaba
  • Uganda Margret Kunihira
  • Uganda Phionah Nabulime
  • Uganda Eva Naggayi
  • Zambia Mary Mbewe
  • Zambia Lydia Shamalima

1 own goal

  • Algeria Lina Berkous (against Mali)
  • Mali Alima Cissé (against Algeria)
  • Namibia Prisca Amuntale (against Congo)

See also

References
  1. "U20 Women's World Cup 2022: African qualifying tournament dates, fixtures released". Cafonline.com. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE — La FEGAFOOT retire les U20 Dames des eliminatoires de la coupe du monde COLOMBIE 2024" (in French). Gabonese Football Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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