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The 2024 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification was the 12th 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 2004 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 September 2023 – 21 January 2024 |
| Teams | 35 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 183 (3.39 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Naomi Ndjoah Eto(6 goals) |
← 2022 2026 → | |
Four teams qualified from this tournament for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.
A total of 35 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 8 June 2023 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [1]
- In the first round, the 6 teams were drawn into 3 ties to play against each other.
- In the second round, the 3 first round winners and the 29 teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into 16 ties based on the first round tie numbers, with 3 first round winners playing against the 3 teams receiving byes, and the other 26 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.
Table
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Eritrea
Gambia
Ivory Coast
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritania
Rwanda
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tunisia
Zimbabwe
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.[2]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 1–3 September 2023 |
| Second leg | 8–10 September 2023 | |
| Second round | First leg | 6–8 October 2023 |
| Second leg | 13–15 October 2023 | |
| Third round | First leg | 10–12 November 2023 |
| Second leg | 17–19 November 2023 | |
| Fourth round | First leg | 12–14 January 2024 |
| Second leg | 20–21 January 2024 |
The four winners of the fourth round would qualify for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
 Morocco
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Burkina Faso
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Guinea
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Niger
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea
| 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Morocco
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Mali (a)
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Algeria
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mali
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Equatorial Guinea
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
 Senegal
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Benin
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Uganda
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Mozambique
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Ghana
| 2 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Eswatini
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||
 Gabon
| — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Eswatini
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Guinea-Bissau
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
 Congo
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Namibia
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Congo
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Egypt
| 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt
| 7 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
 São Tomé and Príncipe
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Botswana
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Kenya
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Kenya
| 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Angola
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Second round | Third round | Fourth round | |||||||||||||||
 Zambia
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 DR Congo (a)
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| DR Congo
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Burundi (a)
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Burundi (a)
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 South Africa
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Burundi
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Nigeria
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Tanzania
| 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Djibouti
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Mauritius
| — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea |
w/o |  Libya |
— | — |
Togo  |
1–6 | Guinea-Bissau |
1–3 | 0–3 |
| Mauritius |
w/o |  Chad |
— | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | Cancelled | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | Cancelled | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1–3 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FTF) |
|
Referee: (Nigeria)
| Guinea-Bissau | 3–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Sylvina Garnett Welma (Liberia)
Guinea-Bissau won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Chad | Cancelled | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes (Mauritius)
| Mauritius | Cancelled | Chad |
|---|---|---|
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
5–1 | Burkina Faso |
4–0 | 1–1 |
| Mali |
2–2 (a) | Algeria |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Senegal |
2–0 | Benin |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Eswatini |
w/o | Gabon |
— | — |
| Congo |
5–1 | Namibia |
2–1 | 3–0 |
| Cameroon |
6–1 | Botswana |
2–0 | 4–1 |
| Zambia |
2–2 (a) | DR Congo |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Tanzania |
12–0 | Djibouti |
5–0 | 7–0 |
| Niger |
0–10 | Guinea |
0–4 | 0–6 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
2–5 | Ethiopia |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Mozambique |
0–8 | Uganda |
0–6 | 0–2 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
0–6 | Ghana |
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Egypt |
18–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
7–0 | 11–0 |
| Kenya |
10–1 | Angola |
6–1 | 4–0 |
| Burundi |
2–2 (a) | South Africa |
0–0 | 2–2 |
| Mauritius |
w/o | Nigeria |
— | — |
| Morocco | 4–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FRMF) |
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FRMF) |
|
Morocco won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Mali | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FAF) |
Referee: Fatoumata Sall Touré (Senegal)
| Algeria | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FAF) |
|
Referee: Shahenda Elmaghrabi (Egypt)
2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.
| Senegal | 2–0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FSF) |
| Benin | 0–0 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FSF) |
Senegal won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Eswatini | Cancelled | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Gabon | Cancelled | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|
Eswatini won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Gabon withdrew prior to the first leg without citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested.[3]
| Congo | 2–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FECOFOOT) |
|
| Namibia | 0–3 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report (FECOFOOT) |
|
Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Zambia | 2–2 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FAZ) |
|
2–2 on aggregate. DR Congo won on away goals.
Tanzania won 12–0 on aggregate.
Guinea won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
|
|
| Ethiopia | 4–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Mozambique | 0–6 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
|
| Uganda | 2–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
|
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru
Uganda won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
|
| Ghana | 3–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Egypt | 7–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|
|
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–11 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
|
Egypt won 18–0 on aggregate.
| Angola | 0–4 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Report (KFF) |
|
Kenya won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Burundi | 0–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2–2 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.
| Mauritius | Cancelled | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes
| Nigeria | Cancelled | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mauritius withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.
Morocco won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Mali | 0–2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Report (EFF) |
|
Ethiopia won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Senegal | 1–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FSF) |
FUFA Technical Centre, Kampala
Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Ghana | 2–0 | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|
|
Ghana won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Congo | 1–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FECOFOOT) |
|
Egypt won 7–1 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.
| DR Congo | 3–2 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FECOFA) |
3–3 on aggregate. Burundi won on away goals.
Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Winners qualify to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Referee: Rosa Hanjavola (Madagascar)
Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Referee: Aissata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Cameroon won 5–3 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Referee: (Tunisia)
Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Colombia.
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
There were 183 goals scored in 54 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
6 goals
Naomi Ndjoah Eto
5 goals
- Annie Félicia Enganemben
Emush Daniel
Charity Midewa
4 goals
Joy Emad
Beline Nyarko- Tracey Twum
Maman Sata Fancinadouno- Valerie Nekesa
Jamila Rajabu
3 goals
- Mana Lamine
- Nour Abdel Wahed Al-Sayed
- Maya Ehab
- Habiba Essam
- Dana Karim
- Hala Mustafa
- Mercy Attobra
Doha El Madani
Aissatou Chris Ba- Winifrida Gerald
Agnes Nabukenya- Hadijah Nandago
2 goals
Rukiya Bizimana- Annociate Nshimirimana
- Nora Khaled
- Habiba Tariq
- Nigist Bekele
- Mesay Temesgen
- Wasiima Mohammed
- Sarah Nyarko
- Nency Kourouma
- Suzanne Lamah
Mirna Jose Nunes Correia- Fidelia Da Costa
- Yasmine Zouhir
Janet Aikekoromowei
1 goal
Leïla El Hadj
Ivone Candido
Lebogang Dilelo
Helbi Mounifatou- Chanceline Akimana
- Sophie Lemana
- Christiane Meva Kiki
- Louise Wehiong
Welcome Akouala- Pauline Mbayo
- Merveille Ndengo
- Dornelia Ntsiba
- Ruth Tokassi
Makila Jenovic- Feza Kalomba
- Grâce Lubiku
- Gloria Nosa
- Ruth Nyamboki
- Farah Hisham
- Yara Khaled
- Habiba Omar
- Nadia Ramadan
- Camelia Shehata
Julia Raquel Bopopo- Júlia Etopa
Nkosephayo Nkambule- Bethlehem Bekele
- Meadin Sahilu
- Jula Tsehaynesh
- Salamatu Abdulai
- Helen Alormemu
- Success Ameyaa
- Mary Amponsah
- Mafia Nyame
- Fatoumata Yaya Samoura
- Fanta Sidibé
- Cumba Camara
- Binta Mané
- Anna Arusi
- Rebecca Kwoba
- Faith Naliaka
Djamako Traoré- Ambre Basser
- Sofia Boussate
- Dania Boussatta
- Zina El Asri
- Mina El Hamzaoui
- Samya Masnaoui
- Nehla Sadiki
Albertine Fillipus- Esther Ajakaye
- Comfort Folorunsho
- Chioma Olise
- Khadija Badio
- Adji Ndiaye
Lindelwa Mabuza- Andrielle Mibe
- Yasinta Joseph
- Noela Luhala
- Yasinta Mitoga
- Diana Mnali
- Jamila Mnundika
- Zainabu Mohamed
- Asnath Ubamba
Tatiana Kayaba- Margret Kunihira
- Phionah Nabulime
- Eva Naggayi
Mary Mbewe- Lydia Shamalima
1 own goal
- Lina Berkous (against Mali)
- ??? (against Ghana)
- Alima Cissé (against Algeria)
- Prisca Amuntale (against Congo)
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