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2008 African U 17 Women's Championship

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Champions
  
Nigeria (1st title)

Third place
  
Cameroon

Goals scored
  
50 (3.57 per match)

Runners-up
  
Ghana

Matches played
  
14

Teams
  
12 (from 1 confederation)

The 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship was the first edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women that served as the African qualifying tournament to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana have qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Contents

Preliminary round

Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.

  • 1 Benin withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Liberia qualified for the next round.
  • 2 Namibia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Cameroon qualified for the next round.
  • 3 Botswana withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, South Africa qualified for the next round.
  • 4 DR Congo withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Zimbabwe qualified for the next round.

    • First round

  • 1 Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.

    • Second round

    In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

    References

    2008 African U-17 Women's Championship Wikipedia
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