2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

The 2024 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 9th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2007 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Three teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Dominican Republic as the CAF representatives.

Draw A total of 25 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 8 June 2023 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The draw procedures were as follows: In the first round, the 2 lowest ranked teams played against each other:

In the second round, the first round winner will play against the top ranked team (Nigeria). The 22 other teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into eleven ties. In the third round, the twelve second round winners were allocated into six ties based on the second round tie numbers. In the fourth round, the six third round winners were allocated into three ties based on the third round tie numbers.

Table Second round entrants (23 teams)Pot A(6 from CECAFA)Pot B(3 from COSAFA) and (3 from UNIFFAC)Pot C (3 from UNAF)Pot D(8 from WAFU) Notes Teams in bold qualified for the group stage. (W): Withdrew after the draw

Did not enter

Format Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.

Schedule RoundLegDateFirst roundFirst leg8–10 December 2023Second leg15–17 December 2023Second round First leg3–6 February 2024Second leg9–11 February 2024Third round First leg10–12 May 2024Second leg15–19 May 2024Fourth round First leg7–9 June 2024Second leg14–16 June 2024

Bracket The three winners of the fourth round will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

First round

Central African Republic won on walkover and advanced to the Second round after Mauritius withdrew before the first leg.

Second round

Nigeria won 12–0 on aggregate.

Djibouti won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Equatorial Guinea withdrew before the first leg.

Ethiopia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Morocco won 22–0 on aggregate.

Senegal won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Libya withdrew before the first leg.

Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Burundi won 6–1 on aggregate.

Kenya won on walkover and advanced to the third round after DR Congo withdrew before the first leg.

Uganda won 4–2 on aggregate

2–2 on aggregate. Algeria won 8–7 on penalties.

Liberia won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mali withdrew before the first leg.

Third round

Burundi won 24–0 on aggregate.

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Morocco won 8–0 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate. Liberia won on away goals.

Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Kenya won 5–0 on aggregate.

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The following three teams from CAF will qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the Dominican Republic.

Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022) 1 (2014) 0 (debut)

Goalscorers

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