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The '''2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification''' is the 13th edition of the ], the biennial international youth ] competition organised by the ] (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the ]. Players born on or after 1 January 2006 were eligible to compete in the tournament. The '''2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification''' is the 13th edition of the ], the biennial international youth ] competition organised by the ] (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the ]. Players born on or after 1 January 2006 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

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2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates1 September 2023 – 21 January 2024
Teams38
← 2024 2028 →
International football competition

The 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification is the 13th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification, 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 2006 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Four teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland as the CAF representatives.

Draw

A total of 38 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 12 December 2024 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

  • First Round: The 12 lowest-ranked teams, based on previous U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers performance, will contest in this round. The six winners will advance to join the 26 top-ranked teams exempted from the first round.
  • Second Round: The six first-round winners and 26 exempted teams will form 32 teams. These will battle it out for 16 spots in the third round.
  • Third Round: The remaining 16 teams will compete in a knockout format to determine the eight teams advancing to the fourth round.
  • Fourth Round: The final eight teams will play knockout ties, with the winners earning qualification to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Table

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 9–11 May 2025
Second leg 16–18 May 2025
Second round First leg 19–21 September 2025
Second leg 26–28 September 2025
Third round First leg 6–8 February 2026
Second leg 12–14 February 2026
Fourth round First leg 1–3 May 2026
Second leg 8–10 May 2026

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

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

See also

References

  1. "CAF to host Draw for African Qualifiers for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Cairo on Thursday". Cafonline.com. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  2. "CAF maps out road to Poland 2026: U-20 Women's World Cup African Qualifiers Draw completed". Cafonline.com. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
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