2008 African U-17 Women's Championship
2008 African U-17 Women's Championship| Tournament details |
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| Teams |
12 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 Nigeria (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |
 Ghana |
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| Third place |
 Cameroon |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played |
14 |
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| Goals scored |
50 (3.57 per match) |
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The 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship was the first edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women that served as the African qualifying tournament to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana have qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Preliminary round
Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.
- 1 Benin withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result Liberia qualified for the next round.
- 2 Namibia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result Cameroon qualified for the next round.
- 3 Botswana withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result South Africa qualified for the next round.
- 4 DR Congo withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result Zimbabwe qualified for the next round.
First round
- 1 Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result Nigeria qualified for the next round.
Second round
In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1]
References
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Benin
Namibia
Botswana
DR Congo