2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th 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.

2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)

The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013.[1] The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by FIFA.[2]

The top three teams of the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives.

First round

Matches are played in the first week of August and September. Nigeria and South Africa received a bye this round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  w/o1  Kenya — —
Ghana  w/o2  Congo — —
Botswana  3–8  Zambia 2–5 1–3
Morocco  w/o3  South Sudan — —
Nigeria  Bye
South Africa  Bye
  • 1 : Kenya withdrew from the game and Equatorial Guinea moved on.[3]
  • 2 : Congo did not show up for the first leg. Consequently, CAF cancelled the second leg and Ghana moved on to the next round.[4]
  • 3 : Morocco apparently withdrew from the competition. South Sudan moved to the next round.[2]

Second round

Nigeria and South Africa were the top seeded teams and received a bye to the first round. Matches were played in November.[5][6] The three winners qualified to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Nigeria due to withdrawal of South Sudan from the Competition.[7][8] Ghana on a 5–2 aggregate against Equatorial Guinea.[9] Zambia booked their world cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa.[10]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  5–2  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 3–2
Zambia  6–4  South Africa 3–3 3–1
South Sudan  w/o1  Nigeria — —

References
  1. "FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released". safa.net. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. "FIFA unhappy with African countries". ngrguardiannews.com. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. "Kenya withdraws from U17 WCQ". supersport.com. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. "Ghana qualifies to next stage of U-17 women world cup". news.xinhuanet.com. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. "Sports focus, your ultimate source for sports news - FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released". Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. "CAF releases draw for Women U17 qualifiers | Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. "Nigeria Female U-17 team qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Premium Times Nigeria". premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. "Flamingos qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Vanguard News". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. "Ghana's Black Maidens reach 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup finals after Malabo win". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. "ZamFoot | The fans' perspective". zambianfootball.co.zm. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. "U17 Women World Cup: Nigeria qualify as South Sudan withdraws". en.starafrica.com. 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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