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2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

International football competition

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]

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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]

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Uganda won 22−0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

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

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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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.

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