African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women

The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Founded2008
RegionAfrica (CAF)
2022 African U-17 Women's WCQ

The next edition is planned for 2022.

History

The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played.[1][2] Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup.[3][4]

Results

African U-17 Women's Championship

Only one to have a round robin as last round.

Year Host nation Champion Score Runner-up Third place
2008
Details		 home & away
Nigeria		 n/a
Ghana
Cameroon
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Year Host nation Direct qualifiers Playoff qualifier
To World Cup Score To World Cup To World Cup Score Not to World Cup
2010
Details		 home & away
Ghana		 and
Nigeria
South Africa		 1–0
Tunisia
1–1
Year Host nation Qualification 1 Qualification 2 Qualification 3
To World Cup Score Not to World Cup To World Cup Score Not to World Cup To World Cup Score Not to World Cup
2012
Details		 home & away
Gambia		 1–0
Tunisia
Ghana		 0–0
South Africa
Nigeria		 2–1
Zambia
2–1 5–1 5–0
2013
Details		 home & away
Ghana		 2–0
Eq. Guinea
Nigeria		 w/o
South Sudan
Zambia		 3–3
South Africa
3–2 3–1
2016
Details		 home & away
Cameroon		 2–1
Egypt
Ghana		 4–0
Morocco
Nigeria		 6–0
South Africa
4–0 6–0 1–0
2018
Details		 home & away
Ghana		 9–0
Djibouti
South Africa		 5–1
Morocco
Cameroon		 2–2
Nigeria
10–0 1–0 1–1
2020
Details		 home & away Not completed as 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details		 home & away TBD TBD TBD

Results at the World Cup

All editions have qualified six teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Ghana has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 3rd in 2012. Nigeria has reached the quarter-final for three times. All other CAF teams have been eliminated in the group stages.

World Cup
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022		Total
 GhanaGSGS3rdQFQFQF 6
 NigeriaGSQFQFQFGS 5
 South AfricaGSGS 2
 CameroonGSGS 2
 GambiaGS 1
 ZambiaGS 1
Total233333

Teams participating
Team 2008 2010 2012 2013 2016 2018 2020 2022 Total
 Algeria R1 1
 Benin •R1 1
 Botswana •R1R1R1PRR1qR1 6
 Burundi qq 1
 Cameroon 3rdR1QQqq 5
 Congo • 1 0
 DR Congo ••••R1 • 1
 Djibouti R1R2qR1 • 3
 Egypt •R2q 2
 Ethiopia R1R1qq 3
 Equatorial Guinea R2•PR • 2
 Eritrea R1 • 1
 Gabon • 0
 Gambia QR1 2
 Ghana 2ndQQQQQqq 7
 Guinea PR•qq 2
 Guinea-Bissau qq 1
 Kenya •R1••R1 • 2
 Liberia R1qR1 2
 Libya • 0
 Mali •• 0
 Mauritania PR • 1
 Morocco •R2R2qq 3
 Mozambique • 0
 Namibia •R1R1•R1 • 3
 Niger qq 1
 Nigeria 1stQQQQR2qq 7
 Rwanda PR • 1
 São Tomé and Príncipe qR1 • 1
 Senegal R1 1
 Sierra Leone •R1•PRPR • 3
 South Africa R1QR2R2R2Qqq 7
 South Sudan R2PR • 2
 Tanzania qq 1
 Togo R1 1
 Tunisia R2R2• 2
 Uganda qR1 1
 Zambia PRR2Q•PRqq 5
 Zimbabwe R1q 1
Total8412711121829

1 Congo did not show up for the first leg in the first round.

Legend

See also

References
  1. "2008 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women Results". cafoline.com. 2011-07-26.
  2. "2008 tournament results". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. "2010 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women Results". cafoline.com. 2011-07-26.
  4. "2010 tournament results". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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