2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates28 October 2011 – 20 May 2012
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored106 (3.66 per match)
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The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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.

19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives.[1]

Preliminary round

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The preliminary round was played on 28 and 29 October 2011 (first leg) and 19 November 2011 (second leg). Guinea withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Sierra Leone qualified for the next round.[2] Comoros withdrew from competition before the start of the 2nd leg. As a result, Botswana qualified for the next round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kenya  4–2  Lesotho 2–2 2–0
Botswana  w/o  Comoros 6–1
Guinea  w/o  Sierra Leone
Kenya 2−2 Lesotho
Lesotho 0−2 Kenya

Kenya won 4−2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


Botswana 6−1 Comoros
Comoros Cancelled Botswana
w/o

Botswana won on walkover after Comoros did not appear for the second leg and advanced to the first round.


Guinea Cancelled Sierra Leone
w/o

Sierra Leone won on walkover after Guinea did not appear for the first leg and advanced to the first round.

First round

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The first round was held on 17–19 February 2012 (first leg) and 2–3 March 2012 (second leg). Sierra Leone withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg due to a lack of funds. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.[3]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe  7–0  Mozambique 4–0 3–0
Mali  6–1  Equatorial Guinea 4–0 2–1
Cameroon  2–3  DR Congo 1–2 1–1
Zambia  2–5  Kenya 2–1 0–4
Morocco  1–5  Tunisia 0–5 1–0
Botswana  2–7  South Africa 1–4 1–3
Ghana  10–0  Namibia 7–0 3–0
Sierra Leone  w/o  Nigeria

Zimbabwe won 7−0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Mali won 6−1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Cameroon 1−2 DR Congo
DR Congo 1−1 Cameroon

DR Congo won 3−2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Zambia 2−1 Kenya
Kenya 4−0 Zambia

Kenya won 5−2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Morocco 0−5 Tunisia
Report Maknoun 20' 30'
Majri 27' 90'
Houij 80'

Tunisia won 5−1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


South Africa won 7−2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Ghana 7−0 Namibia
Namibia 0−3 Ghana

Ghana won 10−0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


Sierra Leone Cancelled Nigeria
w/o

Nigeria won on walkover after Sierra Leone did not appear for the first leg and advanced to the second round.

Second round

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The second round was held on 30–31 Mar or 1 Apr (first leg) and 13–15 April 2012 (second leg).[4]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kenya  2–4  Tunisia 1–2 1–2
South Africa  0–5  Ghana 0–2 0–3
Nigeria  6–0  Zimbabwe 3–0 3–0
Mali  3–6  DR Congo 1–3 2–3
Kenya 1–2 Tunisia
Sharon 71' Report Kaabachi 7'
? 38'
Tunisia 2–1 Kenya
Kaabachi 12'
Majri 72'
Report Atieno 90'

Tunisia won 4−2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Ghana 3–0 South Africa
Saahene 11'
Ayieam 65'
Addo 72'
Report

Ghana won 5−0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Zimbabwe 0–3 Nigeria
Report Oparanozie 10'
Sunday 27'
Orji 86'

Nigeria won 6−0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.


Mali 1–3 DR Congo
Tangara 45+1' Report Mayala 31'
Solange 45+2'
Kujoya 87'
DR Congo 3–2 Mali

RD Congo won 6−3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

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The third round was held on 4–6 May 2012 (first leg) and 18–20 May 2012 (second leg). The winners of the two third round matches qualified directly to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Japan.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  2–7  Ghana 1–3 1–4
Nigeria  7–0  DR Congo 4–0 3–0
Tunisia 1–3 Ghana
Ghana 4–1 Tunisia

Ghana won 7−2 on aggregate and qualified to 2012 FIFA U20 W-WC.


Nigeria 4–0 DR Congo
DR Congo 0–3 Nigeria

Nigeria won 7−0 on aggregate and qualified to 2012 FIFA U20 W-WC.

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

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

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Ghana 19 May 2012 1 (2010)
 Nigeria 19 May 2012 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)

References

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  1. ^ "2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". fifa.com. September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone women continue preparing despite the withdrawal of Guinea". sierraleonefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Sierra Leone: Salone Withdraws From U-20 Fifa Qualifiers". allafrica.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ "CAF African Women's U-20 Champ Round 2". futbol24.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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