2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament 2013 10 1 6 28 2012 2016 The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th 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. The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 10 teams entered the competition. The pairings were released in late June 2013.FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=articles&id=1558 safa.net 30 June 2013 28 June 2013 The first round's many withdrawal of teams was openly criticised by FIFA.FIFA unhappy with African countries http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/132529-fifa-unhappy-with-african-countries Lagos, Nigeria 15 October 2013 12 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130916010804/http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/132529-fifa-unhappy-with-african-countries 16 September 2013 dead dmy-all The Guardian The top three teams of the tournament Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives. Teams Bye to second round(2 teams)First round entrants(8 teams)17 NGR 17 RSA17 BOT 17 COG 17 EQG 17 GHA 17 KEN 17 MAR 17 SSD 17 ZAM First round The matches took place in the first week of August and September. Nigeria and South Africa received a bye this round. 17 EQG w/o1 17 KEN — — 17 GHA w/o2 17 COG — — 17 BOT 3–8 17 ZAM 2–5 1–3 17 MAR w/o3 17 SSD — — 17 NGR Bye 17 RSA Bye |} 1 : Kenya withdrew from the game and Equatorial Guinea moved on.Kenya withdraws from U17 WCQ http://www.supersport.com/football/kenya/news/130817/Kenya_withdraws_from_U17_WCQ supersport.com 15 October 2013 17 August 2013 2 : Congo did not show up for the first leg. Consequently, CAF cancelled the second leg and Ghana moved on to the next round.Ghana qualifies to next stage of U-17 women world cup http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2013-08/21/c_132648191.htm https://archive.today/20131015142703/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sports/2013-08/21/c_132648191.htm dead October 15, 2013 news.xinhuanet.com 15 October 2013 21 August 2013 3 : Morocco apparently withdrew from the competition. South Sudan moved to the next round. Second round Nigeria and South Africa were the top seeded teams and received a bye to the first round. Matches were played in November.http://www.sports-focus.co.za/football/fifa-u17-women-s-world-cup-qualifiers-fixtures-released.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130926163248/http://www.sports-focus.co.za/football/fifa-u17-women-s-world-cup-qualifiers-fixtures-released.html 26 September 2013 dead Sports focus, your ultimate source for sports news - FIFA U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers fixtures released 22 July 2016 http://www.futaa.com/football/article/caf-releases-draw-for-women-u17-qualifiers CAF releases draw for Women U17 qualifiers Futaa.com futaa.com 22 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817185757/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/caf-releases-draw-for-women-u17-qualifiers 17 August 2016 dead The three winners qualified to the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Nigeria due to withdrawal of South Sudan from the Competition.http://premiumtimesng.com/sports/147051-nigeria-female-u-17-team-qualify-costa-rica-2014-south-sudan-withdraws.html Nigeria Female U-17 team qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Premium Times Nigeria premiumtimesng.com 22 July 2016http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/flamingos-qualify-costa-rica-2014-south-sudan-withdraws/ Lagos, Nigeria Flamingos qualify for Costa Rica 2014, as South Sudan withdraws - Vanguard News 22 July 2016 Vanguard Ghana on a 5–2 aggregate against Equatorial Guinea.http://www.modernghana.com/sports/504782/2/ghanas-black-maidens-reach-2014-fifa-u-17-womens-w.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223516/http://www.modernghana.com/sports/504782/2/ghanas-black-maidens-reach-2014-fifa-u-17-womens-w.html 2013-12-02 dead Ghana's Black Maidens reach 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup finals after Malabo win 22 July 2016 Zambia booked their world cup ticket after a 3–1 win against South Africa.http://www.zambianfootball.co.zm/?p=7808 ZamFoot The fans' perspective zambianfootball.co.zm 22 July 2016 https://archive.today/20131203060639/http://www.zambianfootball.co.zm/?p=7808 2013-12-03 dead 17 GHA 5–2 17 EQG 2–0 3–2 17 ZAM 6–4 17 RSA 3–3 3–1 17 SSD w/o1 17 NGA — — |} 1 : South Sudan withdrew from the competition and Nigeria got qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.U17 Women World Cup: Nigeria qualify as South Sudan withdraws http://en.starafrica.com/football/u17-women-world-cup-nigeria-qualify-as-south-sudan-withdraws.html en.starafrica.com 8 November 2013 23 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053145/http://en.starafrica.com/football/u17-women-world-cup-nigeria-qualify-as-south-sudan-withdraws.html 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all References 2 External links African Women U-17 Qualifying Tournament 2013 - rsssf.com 2013 U-17 World Cup qualification U-17 Women's World Cup qualification