2008_African_U-17_Cup_of_Nations_for_Women

2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

International football competition

The 2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 1st 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 1991 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

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two teams, the winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana, qualified from this tournament for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand as the CAF representatives.

Preliminary round

Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.

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  • 1 Benin withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Liberia qualified for the next round.
  • 2 Namibia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Cameroon qualified for the next round.
  • 3 Botswana withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, South Africa qualified for the next round.
  • 4 DR Congo withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Zimbabwe qualified for the next round.

First round

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  • 1 Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.

Second round

In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1]

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1 June 2008
Cameroon 1–1 NigeriaYaounde
6 June 2008
Nigeria 4–2 GhanaAbuja
14 June 2008
Ghana 1–2 CameroonAccra
22 June 2008
Nigeria 3–0 CameroonAbuja
28 June 2008
Ghana 1–0 NigeriaAccra
5 July 2008
Cameroon 1–2 GhanaYaounde

References

  1. [1]
    "Ghana join Nigeria at NZ 2008". FIFA. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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