# 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th 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.
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives.

## Teams

A total of 19 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 15 June 2017.
| Bye to first round (13 teams) | Preliminary round entrants (6 teams) |
| Algeria  Cameroon  Ethiopia  Ghana  Guinea  Morocco  Namibia  Nigeria  Rwanda  Senegal  South Africa  Tanzania  Tunisia | Burundi  Botswana  Djibouti  Kenya  Libya  Sierra Leone |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.

### Did not enter

* Angola
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Niger
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Eswatini
* Togo
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.

## Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
| Round | Leg | Date |
| Preliminary round | First leg | 21–23 July 2017 |
| Preliminary round | Second leg | 4–6 August 2017 |
| First round | First leg | 15–17 September 2017 |
| First round | Second leg | 29 September – 1 October 2017 |
| Second round | First leg | 3–5 November 2017 |
| Second round | Second leg | 17–19 November 2017 |
| Third round | First leg | 12–14 January 2018 |
| Third round | Second leg | 26–28 January 2018 |

## Bracket

The two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round |
| Burundi | 6 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | 0 | 1 | 1 | Burundi | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rwanda | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Senegal | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Nigeria | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round |
| | | | | Tunisia | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sierra Leone | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Libya | — | — | | Sierra Leone | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | w/o | | | | | Sierra Leone | — | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Cameroon | — | — | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | Guinea | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cameroon | 9 | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ghana | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ghana | 5 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ghana | 5 | 5 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Botswana | 1 | — | | Kenya | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kenya | 7 | — | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Burundi | 8–1 | Djibouti | 6–0 | 2–1 |
| Libya | w/o | Sierra Leone | — | — |
| Botswana | w/o | Kenya | 1–7 | — |
Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.
Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Burundi | w/o | Rwanda | — | — |
| South Africa | 9–0 | Namibia | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Morocco | 3–2 | Senegal | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Nigeria | 9–0 | Tanzania | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| Tunisia | w/o | Sierra Leone | — | — |
| Guinea | w/o | Cameroon | 0–9 | — |
| Algeria | 0–10 | Ghana | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| Ethiopia | 3–4 | Kenya | 2–2 | 1–2 |
Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.
South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.
Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.
Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Burundi | 2–5 | South Africa | 2–0 | 0–5 |
| Morocco | 2–6 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 1–5 |
| Sierra Leone | w/o | Cameroon | — | — |
| Ghana | 10–1 | Kenya | 5–0 | 5–1 |
South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.
Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.
Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.

## Third round

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| South Africa | 0–8 | Nigeria | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Cameroon | 1–4 | Ghana | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| Nigeria | 27 January 2018 | 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Ghana | 27 January 2018 | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 10 goals

* Princella Adubea
* Rasheedat Ajibade

### 6 goals

* Linda Motlhalo

### 5 goals

* Falonne Nahimana

### 4 goals

* Anam Imo

### 3 goals

* Olivia Anokye
* Helena Obeng
* Vivian Corazone
* Gift Monday
* Gabriela Salgado

### 2 goals

* Alexandra Takounda
* Dolores Tsadjia
* Mirkat Feleke
* Ernestina Abambila
* Grace Asantewaa
* Sandra Owusu-Ansah
* Martha Amunyolet
* Marjolen Nekesa
* Charity Reuben
* Lelona Daweti

### 1 goal

* Leano Atlang
* Asha Djafari
* Charlotte Irankunda
* Erica Kanyamuneza
* Sandrine Niyonkuru
* Aniella Uwimana
* Claudia Dabda
* Soline Djoubi
* Elodie Metho
* Michele Moumazin
* Colette Ndzana
* Marie Ngah
* Kafia Abdourahman Arab
* Alemnesh Geremew
* Vivian Adjei
* Philicity Asuako
* Maureen Khakasa
* Rachael Muema
* Jentrix Shikangwa
* Cynthia Shilwatso
* Diana Wacera
* Soumia Hady
* Sanaâ Mssoudy
* Rania Salmi
* Nouhaila Sedki
* Fatima Tagnaout
* Cynthia Aku
* Peace Efih
* Folashade Ijamilusi
* Lilian Tule
* Haby Baldé
* Maty Cissokho
* Lindokuhle Gladile
* Ntombifikile Ndlovu
* Khanya Xesi