2012 African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women

The 2012 CAF U-20 Women's Championship was the third edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women that serves as the African qualifying tournament to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 13 teams entered the competition, but due to two withdrawals, only 11 played matches. The final three teams, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the World Cup.[1]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round first leg was scheduled to be played on 26 November 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kenya  w/o1  Mozambique

First round

The first round will be held on 20-22 January 2012 (first leg) and 3-5 February 2012 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  1–7  Zambia 1–5 0–2
Kenya  0–5  Nigeria 0–2 0–3
Gambia  4–3  Sierra Leone 3–0 1–3[3]
Guinea  w/o1  Tunisia
Namibia  1–6  South Africa 1–1 0–5
Cameroon  0–5  Ghana 0–1 0–4

Second round

The second round was held on 8 and 24 March 2012. The legs of Gambia and Tunisia were played a week later.[4] The three winning teams qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  1–7  Nigeria 1–2 0–5
Gambia  3–1  Tunisia 1–0 2–1
South Africa  1–5  Ghana 0–0 1–5

Nigeria and Ghana qualified for their third time. Gambia's qualification is a first.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 FIFA (1 April 2012). "Gambia reach finals to make history". Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. "Kenya U-17 sail to next round after Mozambique withdrawal". michezoafrika.com/. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. "Gambia: Women U17 Edge Past Sierra Leone - To Face Tunisia in Next Round". allafrica.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. allafrica.com (16 March 2012). "Gambia: Women U17 Ready for Tunisia". Retrieved 17 March 2012.

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