2015–16_CAF_U-17_Women's_World_Cup_Qualifying_Tournament
2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
International football competition
The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 November 2015 – 26 March 2016 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.79 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Noha Tarek Rasheedat Ajibade(8 goals each) |
← 2013 2018 → | |
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives.[1]
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last four editions, while Cameroon qualified for the first time.[2]
A total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 6 | |
| First round | 9 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 15 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
|
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 level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 27–29 November 2015 |
| Second leg | 11–13 December 2015 | |
| First round | First leg | 8–10 January 2016 |
| Second leg | 22–24 January 2016 | |
| Second round | First leg | 11–13 March 2016 |
| Second leg | 25–27 March 2016 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon  |
w/o |  Sierra Leone |
— | — |
Djibouti  |
w/o |  DR Congo |
— | — |
Botswana  |
2–3 |  Namibia |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Note: DR Congo and Gabon withdrew.[4]
Sierra Leone won on walkover.
Djibouti won on walkover.
| Botswana | 1–2 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
Radiakanyo  45+1' |
Report | Van Wyk 34' Haoses 84' |
Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco  |
w/o |  Mali |
— | — |
Ghana  |
w/o | Sierra Leone |
— | — |
Cameroon  |
3–3 (5–4 p) |  Ethiopia |
2–1 | 1–2 |
| Egypt |
9–0 | Djibouti |
6–0 | 3–0 |
| Nigeria |
9–0 | Namibia |
4–0 | 5–0 |
South Africa  |
w/o |  Zambia |
— | — |
Note: Sierra Leone, Mali and Zambia withdrew.[5]
Morocco won on walkover.
Ghana won on walkover.
3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on penalties.
Egypt won 9–0 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
South Africa won on walkover.
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
0–10 | Ghana |
0–4 | 0–6 |
| Cameroon |
6–1 | Egypt |
2–1 | 4–0 |
| Nigeria |
7–0 | South Africa |
6–0 | 1–0 |
| Morocco | 0–4 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulai 4', 22' Alhassan 15'Owusu-Ansah 71' |
| Ghana | 6–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulai 3' Asuako 39' (pen.)Abdul Rahman 64', 79'Owusu-Ansah 68'Asantewaa 77' |
Report |
Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Nigeria | 6–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Fajobi 2', 30' Ajibade 26', 33', 34', 42' |
Report |
Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 26 March 2016 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Cameroon | 26 March 2016 | 0 (Debut) |
| Nigeria | 26 March 2016 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
- 8 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Soline Djoubi
Mukarama Abdulai
Cynthia Aku- Yetunde Fajobi
- 2 goals
Melat Demeke- Barikisu Abdul Rahman
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
Kylie van Wyk
- 1 goal
Michelle Abueng- Lesego Radiakanyo
- Claudia Dabda
- Christiana Mpeh Bissong
Nadin Yasser Ezzat- Yara Mostafa
- Ymisrach Lakew
- Grace Asantewaa
- Rafia Alhassan
- Philicity Asuako
- Ignacia Haoses
- Patience Dike
- Peace Efih
- "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2014.
- "Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon qualify for Jordan 2016". FIFA.com. 26 March 2016. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016.
- "FIXTURES AFRICAN PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-17 FIFA WOMEN WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
- "News in Brief". CAF. 16 December 2015.
- "Three tickets to Jordan up for grabs in Africa". CAF. 8 March 2016.
- 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com