2014 African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women
The 2014 African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women will be the seventh edition of the African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women. It is the African qualifying tournament to the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Canada. The tournament will be played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24 January 2014.[1] 17 national teams entered the tournament, although Egypt withdrew before playing a match.[2]
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last two editions.[3]
Participants
The Confederation of African Football invited all national teams, needing confirmation of participation by 14 July 2013.[4] Eventually 17 teams entered the competition.[5]
Preliminary round
Uganda's 13–0 return leg win was a tournament record for the African qualifiers.[3]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
South Sudan ![]() |
0–22 | ![]() |
0–9 | 0–13 |
First round
Nigeria was drawn to play Burkina Faso this round, but after Burkina Faso withdrew they were paired against Sierra Leone.[6][7]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() |
16–0 | ![]() |
10–0 | 6–0 |
Morocco ![]() |
1–8 | ![]() |
0–4 | 1–4 |
Tanzania ![]() |
15–1 | ![]() |
10–0 | 5–1 |
Botswana ![]() |
2–7 | ![]() |
2–5 | 0–2 |
Namibia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
0–4 | 2–2 |
Egypt ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
— | — |
Ghana ![]() |
w/o2 | ![]() |
— | — |
- 1: Egypt withdrew from their match against Uganda.[8]
- 2: Guinea-Bissau withdrew from their match against Ghana.[9]
Second round
Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() |
8–0 | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 |
Tanzania ![]() |
1–9 | ![]() |
1–4 | 0–5 |
Zambia ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Uganda ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
— | — |
- 1: Uganda withdrew from their match against Ghana for financial reasons.[10]
Third round
Played on weekends of 10 and 24 January 2014.[11][12] Nigeria qualified for the seventh time in as many attempts. Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria ![]() |
7–0 | ![]() |
6–0 | 1–0 |
Equatorial Guinea ![]() |
1–1 (3–4 p) | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–1 |
References
- ↑ "World Cup qualifiers". FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Uganda names U-20 women’s team for World Cup qualifier". mtnfootball.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nigeria, Ghana make it three on the trot". FIFA. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women WC set for preliminaries". futaa.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ↑ "Complete draw published". safa.net. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Nigeria's U-20 Female Side To Face Sierra Leone In Canada 2014 Qualifiers". afrikansoccer.com. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "U-20 Women’s W/Cup qualifier: Falconets set for S/Leone". tribune.com.ng. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Uganda: U20 Women Advance After Egypt Pulls Out". allafrica.com. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ghana ladies advance in 2014 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers". ghanasoccernet.com. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Uganda withdraws from U20 FIFA competition". 28 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ http://allafrica.com/stories/201401130319.html
- ↑ http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-suffer-slim-defeat-in-womens-u20-world-cup-qualifier-against-equatorial-guinea/
External links
- Official schedule and results
- Results and schedule at futbol24.com
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