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2012 African U 20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

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Matches played
  
29

Goals scored
  
106 (3.66 per match)

Dates
  
28 October 2011 – 20 May 2012

Teams
  
19 (from 1 confederation)

The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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.

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19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played on 28 and 29 October 2011 (first leg) and 19 November 2011 (second leg).

  • 1 Guinea withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Sierra Leone qualified for the next round.
  • 2 Comoros withdrew from competition before the start of the 2nd leg. As a result, Botswana qualified for the next round.

    • First round

    The first round was held on 17–19 February 2012 (first leg) and 2–3 March 2012 (second leg).

  • 1 Sierra Leone withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg due to a lack of funds. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.

    • Second round

    The second round was held on 30–31 Mar or 1 Apr (first leg) and 13–15 April 2012 (second leg).

    Third round

    The third round was held on 4–6 May 2012 (first leg) and 18–20 May 2012 (second leg).

    The winners of the two third round matches qualified directly to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Japan.

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

    The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

    References

    2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Wikipedia
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