| Tourney Name: | African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Num Teams: | 19 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 24 |
| Goals: | 105 |
| Top Scorer: |  Princella Adubea Rasheedat Ajibade |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 |
The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th 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.
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives.[1]
A total of 19 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 15 June 2017.[2]
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 21–23 July 2017 |
| Second leg | 4–6 August 2017 | |
| First round | First leg | 15–17 September 2017 |
| Second leg | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | |
| Second round | First leg | 3–5 November 2017 |
| Second leg | 17–19 November 2017 | |
| Third round | First leg | 12–14 January 2018 |
| Second leg | 26–28 January 2018 |
The two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.----Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.[4] ----Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.[5]
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Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.[6] ----South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.----Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.----Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.----Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.[7] ----Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.[8] ----Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.----Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.
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South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.----Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.----Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9] ----Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.----Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) | |||
| 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Olivia Anokye Helena Obeng
Vivian Corazone Gift Monday
Alexandra Takounda Dolores Tsadjia
Mirkat Feleke Ernestina Abambila Grace Asantewaa Sandra Owusu-Ansah Martha Amunyolet Marjolen Nekesa Charity Reuben
Asha Djafari Charlotte Irankunda Erica Kanyamuneza Sandrine Niyonkuru Aniella Uwimana Claudia Dabda Soline Djoubi Elodie Metho Michele Moumazin Colette Ndzana Marie Ngah
Kafia Abdourahman Arab Alemnesh Geremew Vivian Adjei Philicity Asuako Maureen Khakasa Rachael Muema Jentrix Shikangwa Cynthia Shilwatso Diana Wacera
Soumia Hady Sanaâ Mssoudy Rania Salmi Nouhaila Sedki Fatima Tagnaout Cynthia Aku Peace Efih Folashade Ijamilusi Lilian Tule
Haby Baldé Maty Cissokho