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  Uganda 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
Nigeria  16–0  Sierra Leone 10–0 6–0
Morocco  1–8  Tunisia 0–4 1–4
Tanzania  15–1  Mozambique 10–0 5–1
Botswana  2–7  South Africa 2–5 0–2
Namibia  0–3  Zambia 0–1 0–2
Ivory Coast  2–6  Equatorial Guinea 0–4 2–2
Egypt  w/o1  Uganda
Ghana  w/o2  Guinea-Bissau

Second round

Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  8–0  Tunisia 4–0 4–0
Tanzania  1–9  South Africa 1–4 0–5
Zambia  0–6  Equatorial Guinea 0–2 0–4
Uganda  w/o1  Ghana

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  South Africa 6–0 1–0
Equatorial Guinea  1–1 (3–4 p)  Ghana 1–0 0–1

References

  1. "World Cup qualifiers". FIFA. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  2. "Uganda names U-20 women’s team for World Cup qualifier". mtnfootball.com. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Nigeria, Ghana make it three on the trot". FIFA. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. "FIFA U-20 Women WC set for preliminaries". futaa.com. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. "Complete draw published". safa.net. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. "Nigeria's U-20 Female Side To Face Sierra Leone In Canada 2014 Qualifiers". afrikansoccer.com. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. "U-20 Women’s W/Cup qualifier: Falconets set for S/Leone". tribune.com.ng. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  8. "Uganda: U20 Women Advance After Egypt Pulls Out". allafrica.com. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. "Ghana ladies advance in 2014 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers". ghanasoccernet.com. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  10. "Uganda withdraws from U20 FIFA competition". 28 November 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  11. http://allafrica.com/stories/201401130319.html
  12. http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/ghana-suffer-slim-defeat-in-womens-u20-world-cup-qualifier-against-equatorial-guinea/

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