African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women

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African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
Founded 2008
Region Africa (CAF)
2012 African U-17 Cup of Nations

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 Championship.

The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played.[1] Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010 10 teams entered but only 5 actually played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup.[2]

Results [edit]

Year Teams
entered/playing
Champion 3rd Place
Winner Score Runner-up
2008[3]
Details
12 / 8
Nigeria
round-robin
Ghana

Cameroon
Year Teams Direct qualifiers Playoff-winner
2010[4]
Details
10 / 5
Ghana

Nigeria

South Africa
2012
Details
13 / 10
Gambia

Ghana

Nigeria
none

References [edit]

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

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