2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification explained

Tourney Name:African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Year:2014
Dates:September 2013 – 24 January 2014
Num Teams:17
Confederations:1
Matches:24
Goals:116
Prevseason:2012
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]

The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis between September 2013 and 24 January 2014. 17 teams entered the competition, although Egypt withdrew before playing a match.[2] The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada as the CAF representatives.[3] [4]

Participants

The Confederation of African Football invited all national teams, needing confirmation of participation by 14 July 2013.[5] Eventually 17 teams entered the competition.[6]

Preliminary round

Uganda's 13–0 return leg win was a tournament record for the African qualifiers.|}

Uganda won 22−0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

Nigeria was drawn to play Burkina Faso this round, but after Burkina Faso withdrew they were paired against Sierra Leone.[7] [8]

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Second round

Played on weekends of 6 and 20 December 2013.

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Third round

Played on weekends of 10 and 24 January 2014.[12] [13] Nigeria qualified for the seventh time in as many attempts. Ghana qualifies for the third time in a row.|}

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
2 (2010, 2012)
6 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Cup qualifiers . FIFA . 6 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120416231136/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/qualifiers/index.html . 16 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Uganda names U-20 women’s team for World Cup qualifier. mtnfootball.com. 15 October 2013. 12 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016151636/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/uganda/news/2013/sep/12-uganda-names-u-20-womenaaas-team-for-world-cup-qualifier.html. 2013-10-16. dead.
  3. Web site: Nigeria, Ghana make it three on the trot. https://web.archive.org/web/20140127141811/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/newsid=2265751/index.html. dead. January 27, 2014. FIFA. 27 January 2014. 27 January 2014.
  4. News: 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. August 26, 2014. fifa.com.
  5. Web site: FIFA U-20 Women WC set for preliminaries. futaa.com. 6 July 2013. 14 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015160731/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/fifa-u-20-women-wc-set-for-preliminaries. 15 October 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Complete draw published. safa.net. 15 October 2013.
  7. Web site: Nigeria's U-20 Female Side To Face Sierra Leone In Canada 2014 Qualifiers. afrikansoccer.com. 25 October 2013. 11 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015174636/http://www.afrikansoccer.com/2013/10/nigerias-u-20-female-side-to-face-sierra-leone-in-canada-2014-qualifiers/. 2013-10-15. dead.
  8. Web site: U-20 Women’s W/Cup qualifier: Falconets set for S/Leone. tribune.com.ng. 25 October 2013. 22 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190450/http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/sports/item/24506-u-20-women%E2%80%99s-w-cup-qualifier-falconets-set-for-s-leone.html. 2013-10-29. dead.
  9. Web site: Uganda: U20 Women Advance After Egypt Pulls Out. allafrica.com. 15 October 2013. 2 October 2013.
  10. Web site: Ghana ladies advance in 2014 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers. ghanasoccernet.com. 25 October 2013. 23 October 2013.
  11. Web site: Uganda withdraws from U20 FIFA competition. 7 December 2013. 28 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212054754/http://www.umukino.com/2013/11/uganda-withdraws-from-u20-fifa-competition/. 12 December 2013. dead.
  12. Web site: South Africa/Nigeria: Canada 2014 Qualifiers - Nigeria's Falconets Wallop South Africa. Tunde. Eludini. 13 January 2014. AllAfrica.
  13. Web site: Ghana suffer slim defeat in Women's U20 World Cup qualifier against Equatorial Guinea - GHANAsoccernet.com.

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