2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification explained

Tourney Name:African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Year:2013
Num Teams:10
Confederations:1
Matches:6
Goals:28
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2016

The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, 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.

The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013.[1] The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by FIFA.[2]

The top three teams of the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives.

First round

The matches took place in the first week of August and September. Nigeria and South Africa received a bye this round.|}

Second round

Nigeria and South Africa were the top seeded teams and received a bye to the first round. Matches were played in November.[5] [6] The three winners qualified to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Nigeria due to withdrawal of South Sudan from the Competition.[7] [8] Ghana on a 5–2 aggregate against Equatorial Guinea.[9] Zambia booked their world cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa.[10] |}

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released. safa.net. 30 June 2013. 28 June 2013.
  2. Web site: FIFA unhappy with African countries. ngrguardiannews.com. 15 October 2013. 12 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916010804/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/132529-fifa-unhappy-with-african-countries. 16 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Kenya withdraws from U17 WCQ. supersport.com. 15 October 2013. 17 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Ghana qualifies to next stage of U-17 women world cup. https://archive.today/20131015142703/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2013-08/21/c_132648191.htm. dead. October 15, 2013. news.xinhuanet.com. 15 October 2013. 21 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Sports focus, your ultimate source for sports news - FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released . https://web.archive.org/web/20130926163248/http://www.sports-focus.co.za/football/fifa-u17-women-s-world-cup-qualifiers-fixtures-released.html . 26 September 2013 . dead . 22 July 2016 .
  6. Web site: CAF releases draw for Women U17 qualifiers Futaa.com. futaa.com. 22 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160817185757/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/caf-releases-draw-for-women-u17-qualifiers. 17 August 2016. dead.
  7. Web site: Nigeria Female U-17 team qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Premium Times Nigeria. premiumtimesng.com. 22 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Flamingos qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Vanguard News. vanguardngr.com. 22 July 2016.
  9. Web site: Ghana's Black Maidens reach 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup finals after Malabo win. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223516/http://www.modernghana.com/sports/504782/2/ghanas-black-maidens-reach-2014-fifa-u-17-womens-w.html . 2013-12-02 . dead. 22 July 2016.
  10. Web site: ZamFoot The fans' perspective. zambianfootball.co.zm. 22 July 2016. https://archive.today/20131203060639/http://www.zambianfootball.co.zm/?p=7808. 2013-12-03. dead.
  11. Web site: U17 Women World Cup: Nigeria qualify as South Sudan withdraws. en.starafrica.com. 8 November 2013. 23 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053145/http://en.starafrica.com/football/u17-women-world-cup-nigeria-qualify-as-south-sudan-withdraws.html. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.

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