| Tourney Name: | African U-19 Women's Championship |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Dates: | 3 August 2001–19 April 2002 |
| Num Teams: | 13 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Third Other: | |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Goals: | 43 |
| Nextseason: | 2004 |
The 2002 African U-19 Women's Championship was the first edition of the African under-19 women's football championship. The winners of the tournament Nigeria have qualified to the 2002 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]
Three teams received a bye in the first round.
First leg played between 3 and 5 August 2001. Second leg between 17 and 19 August 2001.|}
Central African Republic won 3−0 on aggregate.----Mali won 10−1 on aggregate.----Zambia won on walkover after Malawi did not appear for the first leg.----Zimbabwe won on walkover after Botswana did not appear for the first leg.----Morocco won on walkover after Gambia did not appear for the first leg.
First leg played between 26 and 28 October 2001. Second leg between 9 and 11 November 2001.
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Zambia won 4−2 on aggregate.----Nigeria won 10−0 on aggregate.----Central African Republic won on walkover after Zimbabwe did not appear for the first leg.----Morocco won on walkover after Niger did not appear for the first leg.
First leg played between 25 and 27 January 2002. Second leg between 22 and 24 March 2002.
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South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate; Central African Republic withdrew prior to the second leg.
----Nigeria won on walkover after Morocco did not appear for the first leg.
First leg played between 29 and 31 March 2002. Second leg between 19 April 2002.
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Nigeria won 9−2 on aggregate.
The following team from CAF qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (debut) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.