2015 CAF U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 May – 8 November 2015 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 94 (2.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Loza Abera Chinwendu Ihezuo(6 goals each) |
The 2015 CAF U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the CAF 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 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CAF representatives.[1]
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last three editions.[2]
Teams
A total of 19 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round |
|
6 |
| First round | 13 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 19 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
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Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The two winners of the third round qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 1–3 May 2015 |
| Second leg | 15–17 May 2015 | |
| First round | First leg | 10–12 July 2015 |
| Second leg | 24–26 July 2015 | |
| Second round | First leg | 25–27 September 2015 |
| Second leg | 9–11 October 2015 | |
| Third round | First leg | 23–25 October 2015 |
| Second leg | 6–8 November 2015 |
Preliminary round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Djibouti  |
0–7 |  Burkina Faso |
0–2 | 0–5 |
DR Congo  |
6–0 |  Gabon |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Sierra Leone  |
w/o |  Liberia |
— | — |
Note: Sierra Leone withdrew.[4] First leg of DR Congo v Gabon was postponed to 9 May due to field problems, then to 16 May due to Gabon missing the flight.[5]
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria  |
2–3 | Burkina Faso |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Cameroon  |
1–2 | Ethiopia |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Equatorial Guinea  |
4–0 |  Mali |
4–0 | 0–0 |
Ghana  |
8–0 |  Senegal |
6–0 | 2–0 |
| DR Congo |
5–0 |  Namibia |
4–0 | 1–0 |
| Liberia |
1–14 | Nigeria |
1–7 | 0–7 |
Tanzania  |
0–4 |  Zambia |
0–4 | 0–0 |
South Africa  |
9–1 |  Botswana |
8–1 | 1–0 |
Note: Order of legs between Liberia and Nigeria reversed from original fixtures.
| South Africa |
8–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
Wiltshire  8'Salgado 27', 78' (pen.)Ndyebi 35', 50'Kgatlana 40', 58'Motlhalo 52' |
Report | Mathlo 56' |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso |
0–2 | Ethiopia |
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
0–3 | Ghana |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| DR Congo |
1–4 | Nigeria |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Zambia |
2–3 | South Africa |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Note: First leg of Burkina Faso v Ethiopia was postponed to 3 October, then to 10 October, due to coup in Burkina Faso.[6][7]
Third round
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia |
2–6 | Ghana |
2–2 | 0–4 |
| Nigeria |
3–1 | South Africa |
2–1 | 1–0 |
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. Nigeria qualified for the eighth time in as many attempts, while Ghana qualified for the fourth time in a row.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 8 November 2015 | 3 (2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Nigeria | 8 November 2015 | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- Joëlle Mwadi
- 4 goals
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
- Yetunde Adeboyejo
- 3 goals
- Barkissa Sawadogo
- Hornella Lengi Salu
- Princella Adubea
- Jane Ayieyam
- Amarachi Ojinma
- Gabriela Salgado
- Linda Motlhalo
- 2 goals
- Mariam Fifao Traoré
- Lily Lawrence Niber
- Yoy Bokiri
- Chinaza Uchendu
- Amina Yakubu
- Chrestinah Kgatlana
- Anelisa Ndyebi
- Barbara Banda
- 1 goal
- Naima Lamari
- Baya Meskari
- Refilwe Mathlo
- Mouniratou Compaoré
- Assifou Coulibaly
- Chantal Drabo
- Yasmine Ouattara
- Stéphanie Sow
- Catherine Mbengono
- Nathalie Boyengwa
- Merveille Mbemba Makiese
- Emeraude Mawanda Muyenga
- Flavie Mawete
- Muriellynda Abossolo
- Olga Esono
- Francisca Ondo
- Isabel Nsang
- Kate Addo
- Fatima Alhassan
- Veronica Appiah
- Wasila Diwura-Soale
- Kanties Sayee
- Chinozo Sunday
- Mosili Makhoali
- Nomathansanqa Sikweza
- Chamelle Wiltshire
- Ireen Lungu
- Agnes Musesa
- Memory Phiri
- Marry Wilombe
- Own goal
- Hassabi Muso (playing against Ghana)
- Caryn van Reyneveld (playing against Nigeria)
References
- ↑ "Decisions taken by the FIFA Executive Committee concerning women's competitions in 2016" (PDF). FIFA. 23 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ghana and Nigeria book places in PNG". FIFA.com. 8 November 2015.
- 1 2 "FIXTURES AFRICAN PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-20 FIFA WOMEN WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "U-20 Female Lone Star Qualifies To 2nd Phase". Liberian Observer. 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Eliminatoires-Mondial (F): le match RDC-Gabon reporté au 16 mai". Radio Okapi. 9 May 2015.
- ↑ "Away victories boost for Falconets, Princesses". CAF. 29 September 2015.
- ↑ "Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia rescheduled for Oct. 10". CAF. 1 October 2015.
External links
- 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup - Qualifiers, CAFonline.com
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