2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

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2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates28 October – 20 May 2012
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored106 (3.66 per match)
2010
2014

The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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.

19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives.[1]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played on 28 and 29 October 2011 (first leg) and 19 November 2011 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea  w/o1  Sierra Leone
Kenya  4–2  Lesotho 2–2 2–0
Botswana  w/o2  Comoros 6–1
  • 1 Guinea withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Sierra Leone qualified for the next round.[2]
  • 2 Comoros withdrew from competition before the start of the 2nd leg. As a result, Botswana qualified for the next round.

First round

The first round will be held on 17–19 February 2012 (first leg) and 2–3 March 2012 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  w/o1  Nigeria
Zimbabwe  7–0  Mozambique 4–0 3–0
Mali  6–1  Equatorial Guinea 4–0 2–1
Cameroon  2–3  DR Congo 1–2 1–1
Zambia  2–5  Kenya 2–1 0–4
Morocco  1–5  Tunisia 0–5 1–0
Botswana  2–7  South Africa 1–4 1–3
Ghana  10–0  Namibia 7–0 3–0
  • 1 Sierra Leone withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg due to a lack of funds. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.[3]

Second round

The second round will be held on 30–31 Mar or 1 Apr (first leg) and 13–15 April 2012 (second leg).[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  6–0  Zimbabwe 3–0 3–0
Mali  3–6  DR Congo 1–3 2–3
Kenya  2–4  Tunisia 1–2 1–2
South Africa  0–5  Ghana 0–2 0–3

First leg

Nigeria 3–0 Zimbabwe
Ordega 26', 80'
Sunday
Report
Kenya 1–2 Tunisia
Sharon 71' Report Kaabachi 7'
? 38'
Mali 1–3 DR Congo
Tangara 45+1' Report Mayala 31'
Solange 45+2'
Kujoya 87'

Second leg

Ghana 3–0 South Africa
Saahene 11'
Ayieam 65'
Addo 72'
Report
Tunisia 2–1 Kenya
Kaabachi 12'
Majri 72'
Report Atieno 90'
Zimbabwe 0–3 Nigeria
Report Oparanozie 10'
Sunday 27'
Orji 86'

Third round

The third round was held on 4–6 May 2012 (first leg) and 18–20 May 2012 (second leg).

The winners of the two third Round matches will qualified directly to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Japan.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  7–0  DR Congo 4–0 3–0
Tunisia  2–7  Ghana 1–3 1–4

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

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Ghana 26 February 2010 1 (2010)
 Nigeria 27 March 2010 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)

References

  1. ^ "2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". fifa.com. September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone women continue preparing despite the withdrawal of Guinea". sierraleonefootball.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone: Salone Withdraws From U-20 Fifa Qualifiers". allafrica.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ "CAF African Women's U-20 Champ Round 2". futbol24.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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