2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates 27 November 2015 – 26 March 2016
Teams 15 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 14
Goals scored 53 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Rasheedat Ajibade (7 goals)

The 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the CAF 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives.[1]

Teams

A total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[2]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Preliminary round
  •  Botswana
  •  Djibouti
  •  DR Congo
  •  Gabon
  •  Namibia
  •  Sierra Leone
 6
First round
9
Qualifying rounds Total 15

Format

Qualification ties were 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 level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).

The three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[2]

Round Leg Date
Preliminary round First leg 27–29 November 2015
Second leg 11–13 December 2015
First round First leg 8–10 January 2016
Second leg 22–24 January 2016
Second round First leg 11–13 March 2016
Second leg 25–27 March 2016

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Gabon  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Djibouti  w/o  DR Congo — —
Botswana  2–3  Namibia 1–2 1–1

Note: DR Congo and Gabon withdrew.[3]

29 November 2015 (2015-11-29)
16:00 UTC+2
Botswana  1–2  Namibia
Radiakanyo  45+3' Report van Wyk  34'
Haoses  40'
Molepololo Sport Complex, Gaborone
Referee: Sarah Selemani (Zambia)

13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
16:00 UTC+2
Namibia  1–1  Botswana
van Wyk  60' Report Radiakanyo  25'
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Marximina Luzia Bernardo (Angola)

 Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  w/o  Mali — —
Ghana  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Cameroon  3–3 (5–4 p)  Ethiopia 2–1 1–2
Egypt  9–0  Djibouti 6–0 3–0
Nigeria  9–0  Namibia 4–0 5–0
South Africa  w/o  Zambia — —

Note: Sierra Leone, Mali & Zambia withdrew.

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)
Cameroon  2–1  Ethiopia
Djoubi  55', 75' Report Fisseha  37'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)

24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)
Ethiopia  2–1  Cameroon
Fisseha  9'
Lakew  18' 		Report Takounda  87'
  Penalties  
4–5
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Akhona Zennith Makalima (South Africa)

3–3 on aggregate.  Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)
Egypt  6–0  Djibouti
Sabry  3'
N. Tareq
Effat 		Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)
Djibouti  0–3  Egypt
Report M. Tareq
Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

 Egypt won 9–0 on aggregate.

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09)
Nigeria  4–0  Namibia
Efih  13', 42'
Aku  36'
Ajibade  67' 		Report
National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Lamyaa Lourarhi (Morocco)

22 January 2016 (2016-01-22)
Namibia  0–5  Nigeria
Report Dike  6'
Aku  37', 55'
Ajibade  70'
Fajobi  84'
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Pearl Katlholo Moremi (Botswana)

 Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  0–10  Ghana 0–4 0–6
Cameroon  6–1  Egypt 2–1 4–0
Nigeria  7–0  South Africa 6–0 1–0

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)
Morocco  0–4  Ghana
Report Abdulai  3', 21'
Alhassan  14'
Ansah  70'
Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Neama Mohamed Rashad (Egypt)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Ghana  6–0  Morocco
Abdulai  4'
Asuako  40'
Abdul Rahman  69', 79'
Owusu-Ansah  77'
Acheampong  78' 		Report
Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Referee: Uloma Nneka Nwogu (Nigeria)

 Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)
Cameroon  2–1  Egypt
Takounda  15'
Djoubi  37' (pen.) 		Report N. Tareq  40'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Egypt  0–4  Cameroon
Report Takounda  7', 11'
Dabda  21'
Mpeh Bissong  27'
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

 Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)
Nigeria  6–0  South Africa
Yetunde  3', 31'
Ajibade  28', 29', 32', 41' 		Report
National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
South Africa  0–1  Nigeria
Report Ajibade  28'
Makhulong Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

 Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Qualified teams for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Cameroon 26 March 2016 0 (Debut)
 Ghana 26 March 2016 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Nigeria 26 March 2016 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

Goalscorers

7 goals
  • Nigeria Rasheedat Ajibade
5 goals
  • Egypt Noha Tareq
4 goals
  • Cameroon Alexandra Takounda
3 goals
  • Cameroon Soline Djoubi
  • Egypt Mona Tareq
  • Ghana Mukarama Abdulai
  • Nigeria Cynthia Aku
  • Nigeria Fajobi Yetunde
2 goals
  • Botswana Lesego Radiakanyo
  • Ethiopia Tideg Fisseha
  • Ghana Barikisu Abdul Rahman
  • Namibia Kylie van Wyk
  • Nigeria Peace Efih
1 goal
  • Cameroon Claudia Dabda
  • Cameroon Christiana Mpeh Bissong
  • Egypt Nadine Effat
  • Egypt Yara Sabry
  • Ethiopia Yimesrach Lakew
  • Ghana Grace Acheampong
  • Ghana Rafiatu Alhassan
  • Ghana Sandra Ansah
  • Ghana Sandra Owusu-Ansah
  • Ghana Philicity Asuako
  • Namibia Ignacio Haoses
  • Nigeria Patience Dike

References

  1. ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "FIXTURES AFRICAN PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-17 FIFA WOMEN WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "News in Brief". CAF. 16 December 2015.

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