# 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Three teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CAF representatives.
For the first time Nigeria failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup at any age level (senior, U-20 or U-17).

## Teams

A total of 17 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 7 August 2017.
| Bye to first round (7 teams) | Preliminary round entrants (10 teams) |
| Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea  Ghana  Morocco  Nigeria  South Africa  Tunisia | Algeria  Botswana  Djibouti  Ethiopia  Gambia  Kenya  Libya  Mali  Sierra Leone  Zambia |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.

### Did not enter

* Angola
* Benin
* Burundi
* Burkina Faso
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Gabon
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Eswatini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Uganda
* 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 | 13–15 October 2017 |
| Preliminary round | Second leg | 27–29 October 2017 |
| First round | First leg | 1–3 December 2017 |
| First round | Second leg | 15–17 December 2017 |
| Second round | First leg | 2–4 February 2018 |
| Second round | Second leg | 16–18 February 2018 |

## Bracket

The three winners of the second round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 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 |
| Libya | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Djibouti | — | — | w/o | Djibouti | — | — | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | Tunisia | — | — | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Ghana | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | | Ghana | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| Gambia | 3 | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Gambia | 3 | — | w/o | Gambia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Ghana | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Zambia | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Botswana | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Botswana | 2 | 4 | 6 | Botswana | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | South Africa | 5 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Morocco | — | — | w/o | | | | |
| | | | | Equatorial Guinea | — | — | | | | | |
| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| Ethiopia | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Kenya | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Kenya | — | — | | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Nigeria (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Cameroon (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mali | — | — | | | | | | | | | | Cameroon (a) | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Algeria | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Algeria | — | — | w/o | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Cameroon | 4 | 7 | 11 | | | | |

## Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Libya | w/o | Djibouti | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | w/o | Gambia | 0–3 | — |
| Zambia | 5–6 | Botswana | 5–2 | 0–4 |
| Ethiopia | w/o | Kenya | — | — |
| Mali | w/o | Algeria | — | — |
Djibouti won on walkover after Libya withdrew.
Gambia won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew prior to the second leg.
Botswana won 6–5 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won on walkover after Kenya withdrew.
Algeria won on walkover after Mali withdrew.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Djibouti | w/o | Tunisia | — | — |
| Gambia | 1–7 | Ghana | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Botswana | 6–11 | South Africa | 2–5 | 4–6 |
| Morocco | w/o | Equatorial Guinea | — | — |
| Ethiopia | 1–1 (a) | Nigeria | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Algeria | 0–11 | Cameroon | 0–4 | 0–7 |
Djibouti won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.
Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 11–6 on aggregate.
Morocco won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
1–1 on aggregate. Nigeria won on away goals.
Cameroon won 11–0 on aggregate.

## Second round

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Djibouti | 0–19 | Ghana | 0–9 | 0–10 |
| South Africa | 6–1 | Morocco | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria | 3–3 (a) | Cameroon | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Ghana won 19–0 on aggregate.
South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

## Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Ghana | 18 February 2018 | 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| South Africa | 17 February 2018 | 1 (2010) |
| Cameroon | 18 February 2018 | 1 (2016) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 12 goals

* Mukarama Abdulai

### 5 goals

* Alice Kameni
* Marie Ngah

### 4 goals

* Michelle Abueng
* Karabo Dhlamini
* Miche Minnies
* Christabel Phiri

### 3 goals

* Nina Norshie
* Thambolinye Mzoneli

### 2 goals

* Letso Botlhale
* Lone Gaofetoge
* Obonetse Oratile Rathari
* Leungo Senwelo
* Viviane Mefire
* Fuseina Mumuni
* Suzzy Teye
* Precious Martha

### 1 goal

* Florence Fanta
* Fatima Kome
* Tarikuwa Debiso
* Ola Buwaro
* Aminata Camara
* Cathrine Jatta
* Fatoumata Sowe
* Adama Alhassan
* Azuma Bugrie
* Jacqueline Owusu
* Millot Pokuaa
* Barikisu Rahman
* Victoria Teye
* Abigail Tutuawaa
* Noura Mouadni
* Osaretin Ikekhua
* Joy Jerry
* Sibulele Holweni
* Kaylin Jordaan
* Sphumelele Shamase
* Thubelihle Shamase
* Jessica Wade
* Lydia Mubanga

### 1 own goal

* Tshegofatso Mosotho (against South Africa)