2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
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The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 November 2015 – 26 March 2016 |
| Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.79 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Noha Tarek Rasheedat Ajibade(8 goals each) |
← 2013 2018 → | |
The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives.[1]
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last four editions, while Cameroon qualified for the first time.[2]
Teams
A total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]
| 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 three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 27–29 November 2015 |
| Second leg | 11–13 December 2015 | |
| First round | First leg | 8–10 January 2016 |
| Second leg | 22–24 January 2016 | |
| Second round | First leg | 11–13 March 2016 |
| Second leg | 25–27 March 2016 |
Preliminary round
Note: DR Congo and Gabon withdrew.[4]
Gabon  | Cancelled |  Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sierra Leone | Cancelled | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sierra Leone won on walkover.
Djibouti won on walkover.
Botswana  | 1–2 |  Namibia |
|---|---|---|
Radiakanyo  45+1' |
Report | Van Wyk 34' Haoses 84' |
Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.
First round
Note: Sierra Leone, Mali and Zambia withdrew.[5]
Morocco won on walkover.
Ghana  | Cancelled | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Sierra Leone | Cancelled | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ghana won on walkover.
3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on penalties.
Egypt won 9–0 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
South Africa  | Cancelled |  Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Zambia | Cancelled | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
South Africa won on walkover.
Second round
Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Morocco  | 0–4 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abdulai 4', 22' Alhassan 15'Owusu-Ansah 71' |
Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Nigeria | 6–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Fajobi 2', 30' Ajibade 26', 33', 34', 42' |
Report |
| South Africa | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ajibade 27' |
Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Soline Djoubi
Mukarama Abdulai
Cynthia Aku- Yetunde Fajobi
- 2 goals
Melat Demeke- Barikisu Abdul Rahman
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
Kylie van Wyk
- 1 goal
Michelle Abueng- Lesego Radiakanyo
- Claudia Dabda
- Christiana Mpeh Bissong
Nadin Yasser Ezzat- Yara Mostafa
- Ymisrach Lakew
- Grace Asantewaa
- Rafia Alhassan
- Philicity Asuako
- Ignacia Haoses
- Patience Dike
- Peace Efih