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2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Tournament details Dates 7 August 2021 – 27 March 2022 Teams 40 (from 1 confederation) Tournament statistics Matches played 61 Goals scored 206 (3.38 per match) Top scorer(s) Rediet Assresahagn Flourish Sabastine (7 goals each)← 2020 2024 →
International football competition
The 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 11th 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 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
Two teams could qualify from this tournament for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic ) in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives.
This edition of the tournament also doubles as the qualifiers for the 2023 African Games in Accra , Ghana where teams who reached the fourth round qualified automatically.
Draw
A total of 40 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo , Egypt .
In the first round, the 16 teams were drawn into 8 ties, with teams divided into five pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
In the second round, the 8 first round winners and the 24 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into 16 ties based on the first round tie numbers, with eight first round winners playing against the eight teams receiving byes, and the other 16 first round winners playing against each other.
In the third round, the 16 second round winners were allocated into eight ties based on the second round tie numbers.
In the fourth round, the eight third round winners were allocated into four ties based on the third round tie numbers.
In the fifth round, the four fourth round winners were allocated into two ties based on the fourth round tie numbers
Table
Notes
Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
(W) : Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
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 tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time ) would be used to determine the winner.
Schedule
Round
Leg
Date
First round
First leg
5–7 August 2021
Second leg
19–21 August 2021
Second round
First leg
23–25 September 2021
Second leg
7–9 October 2021
Third round
First leg
2–4 December 2021
Second leg
16–18 December 2021
Fourth round
First leg
21–23 January 2022
Second leg
4–6 February 2022
Fifth round
First leg
12–13 March 2022
Second leg
26–27 March 2022
First round
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15)15:00 UTC+3 Abebe Bikila Stadium , Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
18 August 2021 (2021-08-18)17:00 UTC+3 Abebe Bikila Stadium , Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Eritrea won 6–1 on aggregate.
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)14:00 UTC+2 Mavuso Sports Centre , Manzini Referee: Patience Mumba (Zambia )
20 August 2021 (2021-08-20)15:00 UTC+1 Black Bulls Sports Complex, Matola
Mozambique won 2–0 on aggregate.
7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)14:00 UTC+2 Stade Général Seyni Kountché , Niamey Referee: Hannah Elaigwu (Nigeria )
20 August 2021 (2021-08-20)15:00 UTC+1 Stade Charles de Gaulle , Porto-Novo Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo )
Benin won 13–2 on aggregate.
10 August 2021 (2021-08-10)14:00 UTC+2 Stade TP Mazembe , Lubumbashi
27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)14:30 UTC±0 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho , São Tomé Referee: Annael Omanda (Gabon )
DR Congo won 9–1 on aggregate.
Second round
Notes:
Ghana won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mauritania withdrew before the first leg.
Gabon won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Guinea-Bissau failed to appear for the first leg.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)16:00 UTC+3 Stade Asmara, Asmara
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)15:00 UTC+3 Chamazi Stadium , Mbagala
Tanzania won 5–0 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)15:00 UTC+2 Stade Urukundo, Ngozi Referee: Florentina Zablon (Tanzania )
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)13:00 UTC+2 Dobsonville Stadium , Soweto (South Africa)Referee: Patience Mumba (Zambia )
Burundi won 5–0 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)15:00 UTC+1 Estádio dos Coqueiros , Luanda
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)16:00 UTC+2 Francistown Stadium , Francistown Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia )
Botswana won 8–1 on aggregate.
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)15:00 UTC+2 Nyamirambo Regional Stadium , Kigali
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)16:00 UTC+3 Bahir Dar Stadium , Bahir Dar
Ethiopia won 8–0 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)15:00 UTC+3 Nyayo National Stadium , Nairobi Referee: Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia )
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)16:00 UTC+3 St. Mary's Stadium , Entebbe Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi )
Uganda won 10–3 on aggregate.
23 September 2021 (2021-09-23)15:00 UTC+2 Black Bulls Sports Complex, Matola
8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)16:00 UTC+2 Dobsonville Stadium , Soweto
South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate.
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)15:00 UTC+2 Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini )
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)15:00 UTC+2 Bingu National Stadium , Lilongwe Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa )
Zambia won 8–1 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)16:00 UTC+1 Stade Charles de Gaulle , Porto-Novo Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana )
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Moulay Hassan , Rabat Referee: Aïssatou Kanté (Guinea )
Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)16:00 UTC±0 Independence Stadium , Bakau
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)16:00 UTC+1 Stade Charles de Gaulle , Porto-Novo (Benin)
1–1 on aggregate. Gambia won 4–3 on penalties.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)16:30 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako
7 October 2021 (2021-10-07)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Al Djigo , Pikine
Senegal won 5–3 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Al Djigo , Pikine (Senegal)Referee: Ana Maria Lopes (Cape Verde )
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)16:00 UTC±0 Antoinette Tubman Stadium , Monrovia (Liberia)Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia )
1–1 on aggregate. Guinea won 3–2 on penalties.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Annael Omanda (Gabon )
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé Referee: Chancelle Ngakosso (Congo )
Cameroon won 9–0 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)18:00 UTC+2 Cairo
9 October 2021 (2021-10-09)14:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat , Brazzaville
Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25)15:00 UTC+1 Japoma Stadium , Douala (Cameroon)
6 October 2021 (2021-10-06)16:00 UTC+1 Onikan Stadium , Lagos Referee: Naffisa Sani (Niger )
Nigeria won 11–0 on aggregate.
Third round
Cameroon won on walkover and advanced to the fourth round after Gabon withdrew before the first leg.
Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the fourth round after Congo withdrew before the second leg in Nigeria citing travel challenges.
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)15:00 UTC+3 Chamazi Stadium , Dar es Salaam
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)15:00 UTC+2 Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Tanzania won 4–3 on aggregate.
3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)18:00 UTC+2 Francistown Stadium , Francistown
17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)16:00 UTC+3 Abebe Bikila Stadium , Addis Ababa
Ethiopia won 8–2 on aggregate.
3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)15:00 UTC+3 St. Mary's Stadium , Entebbe Referee: Tsehaynesh Abebe (Ethiopia )
17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)15:00 UTC+2 Dobsonville Stadium , Johannesburg
Uganda won 1–0 on aggregate.
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)15:00 UTC+2 Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa )
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)15:00 UTC±0 Cape Coast Sports Stadium , Cape Coast
Ghana won 1–0 on aggregate.
6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Moulay Hassan , Rabat Referee: Mame Coumba Faye (Senegal )
12 December 2021 (2021-12-12)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Moulay Hassan , Rabat (Morocco)Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso )
Morocco won 9–1 on aggregate.
4 December 2021 (2021-12-04)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Lat-Dior , Thiès Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania )
18 December 2021 (2021-12-18)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: Rakiatou Fofana (Mali )
3–3 on aggregate. Senegal won on away goals.
5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat , Brazzaville
17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)14:00 UTC+1 Mobolaji Johnson Arena , Lagos
Nigeria won on walkover after Congo withdrew from the second leg in Nigeria.
Fourth round
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23)16:00 UTC+3 Amaan Stadium , Zanzibar
4 February 2022 (2022-02-04)16:00 UTC+3 Abebe Bikila Stadium , Addis Ababa
Ethiopia won 2–1 on aggregate.
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22)16:00 UTC+3 St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende , Entebbe Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia )
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)15:00 UTC±0 Cape Coast Sports Stadium , Cape Coast Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria )
Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate.
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Moulay Hassan , Rabat Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia )
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)16:30 UTC±0 Stade Lat-Dior , Thiès
2–2 on aggregate. Senegal won 5–4 on penalties.
22 January 2022 (2022-01-22)15:30 UTC+1 Stade de la Réunification , Douala
5 February 2022 (2022-02-05)16:00 UTC+1 Moshood Abiola National Stadium , Abuja Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo )
Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.
Fifth round
13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)16:00 UTC+3 Abebe Bikila Stadium , Addis Ababa Referee: Florentina Zablon (Tanzania )
27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)15:00 UTC±0 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra Referee: Aurore Ligan (Benin )
Ghana won 5–1 on aggregate.
12 March 2022 (2022-03-12)16:30 UTC±0 Stade Lat-Dior , Thiès Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo )
26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)16:00 UTC+1 Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium , Benin City Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini )
Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup .
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Nigeria
26 March 2022
9 (2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 )
Ghana
27 March 2022
5 (2010 , 2012 , 2014 , 2016 , 2018 )
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Qualified teams for 2023 African Games
The following eight teams from CAF qualified for the 2023 African Games women's football tournament by virtue of qualifying into the Fourth Round of
the Tournament.
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in African Games
Morocco
12 December 2021
1 (2019 )
Ethiopia
17 December 2021
2 (2003 , 2007 )
Nigeria
4 (2003 , 2007 , 2015 , 2019 )
Uganda
0 (debut)
Cameroon
18 December 2021
4 (2003 , 2011 , 2015 , 2019 )
Ghana
3 (2007 , 2011 , 2015 )
Senegal
1 (2007 )
Tanzania
2 (2011 , 2015 )
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 206 goals scored in 61 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match.
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
See also
References
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^ "Costa Rica 2022: Third Qualifying Round First Leg" . CAF. 29 November 2021.
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^ "Le Congo se retire de la compétition Et qualifie le Nigeria" . cafonline.com . 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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