# 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

The 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 9th 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 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Three teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic as the CAF representatives.

## Draw

A total of 25 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 8 June 2023 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows:
* In the first round, the 2 lowest ranked teams played against each other:
* Mauritius
* Central African Republic
* In the second round, the first round winner will play against the top ranked team (Nigeria). The 22 other teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into eleven ties.
* In the third round, the twelve second round winners were allocated into six ties based on the second round tie numbers.
* In the fourth round, the six third round winners were allocated into three ties based on the third round tie numbers.

### Table

Second round entrants (23 teams) :
| Pot A (6 from CECAFA) | Pot B (3 from COSAFA) and (3 from UNIFFAC) | Pot C (3 from UNAF) | Pot E (8 from WAFU) |
| Ethiopia  Uganda  Kenya  Djibouti  Burundi  Tanzania | Cameroon  DR Congo  Equatorial Guinea  Zambia  Botswana  South Africa | Algeria  Morocco  Libya | Nigeria  Burkina Faso  Niger  Benin  Guinea  Liberia  Senegal  Mali |

#### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the group stage.
* (W): Withdrew after the draw

### Did not enter

* Angola
* Cape Verde
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritania
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Zimbabwe

## Format

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 was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.

## Schedule

| Round | Leg | Date |
| First round | First leg | 8–10 December 2023 |
| First round | Second leg | 15–17 December 2023 |
| Second round | First leg | 3–6 February 2024 |
| Second round | Second leg | 9–11 February 2024 |
| Third round | First leg | 10–12 May 2024 |
| Third round | Second leg | 15–19 May 2024 |
| Fourth round | First leg | 7–9 June 2024 |
| Fourth round | Second leg | 14–16 June 2024 |

## Bracket

The three winners of the fourth round will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Djibouti | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Equatorial Guinea | — | — | | Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Burundi | 18 | 6 | 24 | | | | |
| Burundi | 4 | 2 | 6 | Burundi | 18 | 6 | 24 | | | | |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Kenya | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Kenya | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| DR Congo | — | — | | Kenya | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Kenya | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Zambia | 5 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | Zambia | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Uganda | 1 | 3 | 4 | Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Niger | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morocco | 11 | 11 | 22 | | | | | | | | |
| Morocco | 11 | 11 | 22 | Morocco | 4 | 4 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Benin | 2 | 0 | 2 (7) | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Algeria (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (8) | | | | | | | | |
| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| Libya | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Senegal | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| Senegal | — | — | w/o | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Liberia (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Liberia | — | — | w/o | Liberia (a) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| Mali | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Mali | — | — | | | | | | Liberia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Nigeria | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nigeria | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Nigeria | 6 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Central African Republic | w/o | Mauritius | – | – |
Central African Republic won on walkover and advanced to the Second round after Mauritius withdrew before the first leg.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Central African Republic | 0–12 | Nigeria | 0–6 | 0–6 |
| Djibouti | w/o | Equatorial Guinea | — | — |
| Ethiopia | 3–0 | South Africa | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Zambia | 5–1 | Tanzania | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| Niger | 0–22 | Morocco | 0–11 | 0–11 |
| Libya | w/o | Senegal | — | — |
| Burkina Faso | 6–2 | Guinea | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Burundi | 6–1 | Botswana | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| DR Congo | w/o | Kenya | — | — |
| Uganda | 4–2 | Cameroon | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Benin | 2–2 (7–8 p) | Algeria | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Liberia | w/o | Mali | — | — |
Nigeria won 12–0 on aggregate.
Djibouti won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Equatorial Guinea withdrew before the first leg.
Ethiopia won 3–0 on aggregate.
Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate.
Morocco won 22–0 on aggregate.
Senegal won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Libya withdrew before the first leg.
Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.
Burundi won 6–1 on aggregate.
Kenya won on walkover and advanced to the third round after DR Congo withdrew before the first leg.
Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate
2–2 on aggregate. Algeria won 8–7 on penalties.
Liberia won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mali withdrew before the first leg.

## Third round

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Djibouti | 0–24 | Burundi | 0–18 | 0–6 |
| Ethiopia | 0–3 | Kenya | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Zambia | 2–1 | Uganda | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Morocco | 8–0 | Algeria | 4–0 | 4–0 |
| Senegal | 3–3 (a) | Liberia | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Burkina Faso | 1–7 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 0–6 |
Burundi won 24–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.
Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.
Morocco won 8–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Liberia won on away goals.
Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Burundi | 0–5 | Kenya | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Zambia | 3–1 | Morocco | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Liberia | 1–6 | Nigeria | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Kenya won 5–0 on aggregate.
Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

## Qualified teams for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Nigeria | 14 June 2024 | 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022) |
| Zambia | 15 June 2024 | 1 (2014) |
| Kenya | 16 June 2024 | 0 (debut) |

## Goalscorers

There were 136 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.
12 goals
* Harmony Chidi
8 goals
* Espérance Habonimana
* Roy Nzoyikorera
* Lina Mokhtar Jamaï
3 goals
* Salamatu Kouanda
* Laila Boushaba
* Ramota Kareem
* Shakirat Moshood
* Peace Effiong
* Namute Chileshe
2 goals
* Chanceline Akimana
* Hidat Kassu
* Louise Brown
* Inès Aboucharif
* Ouafae Bentahri
* Romaissa Ihssan
* Amira Kallouch
* Marie Louise Sarr
* Sylvia Kabene
* Agnes Nabukenya
* Bwalya Namute Chileshe
* Blessing Zulu
1 goal
* Nora Aït El Kadi
* Zaza Rebbahi
* Germaine Honfo
* Fidèle Toudonou
* Lebogang Dilelo
* Gloria
* Salamata Kouanda
* Rainata Oubda
* Oumou Rouamba
* Gloris Gakima
* Nellysa Kamikazi
* Joséphine Majura
* Ange Nice Nibogora
* Ernestine Heutchou
* Sophie Lemana
* Menayesh Tefsaye
* Djenab Camara
* Fanta Nabe
* Velma Awuor
* Lornah Faith
* Elizabeth Ochakaa
* Lorna Faith
* Marion Serenge
* Susan Akoth
* Marion Serenge
* Valerie Nekesa
* Dalphine Glao
* Yassah Gwaikolo
* Chaimae Boughazi
* Siham Bouhouch
* Sara Dofry
* Awatif El Ghazouani
* Dounia El Mesmoudi
* Khadija Erremli
* Dina Nassira Haizoun
* Meyssane Layachi
* Salma Senhaji
* kautar Azraf
* Edidiong Etim
* Prisca Nwachukwu
* Kesiena Tessy Ojiyovwi
* Blessing Ifitezue
* Mariama Faty
* Melkia Juma
* Esther Nangendo
* Ruth Mukoma
* Ruth Muwowo
* Saliya Mwanza
1 own goal
* Hannane Sehoul (against Morocco)
* Zakou Djibou (against Morocco)