2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.57 per match) |
2010 → | |
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.
Preliminary round
Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberia 
|
w/o1 |  Benin
|
— | — |
Guinea 
|
0–12 | Nigeria
|
0–5 | 0–7 |
| Cameroon
|
w/o2 |  Namibia
|
— | — |
South Africa 
|
w/o3 |  Botswana
|
— | — |
Zambia 
|
0–6 | Ghana
|
0–2 | 0–4 |
Zimbabwe 
|
w/o4 |  DR Congo
|
— | — |
- 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
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia
|
w/o1 | Nigeria
|
— | — |
| Cameroon
|
3–0 | South Africa
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Ghana
|
11–0 | DR Congo
|
8–0 | 3–0 |
- 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.[1]
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| 1 June 2008 | |||
| Cameroon |
1 – 1 | Nigeria |
Yaounde |
| 6 June 2008 | |||
| Nigeria |
4 – 2 | Ghana |
Abuja |
| 14 June 2008 | |||
| Ghana |
1 – 2 | Cameroon |
Accra |
| 22 June 2008 | |||
| Nigeria |
3 – 0 | Cameroon |
Abuja |
| 28 June 2008 | |||
| Ghana |
1 – 0 | Nigeria |
Accra |
| 5 July 2008 | |||
| Cameroon |
1 – 2 | Ghana |
Yaounde |
References
- ^ "Ghana join Nigeria at NZ 2008". FIFA. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.