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2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

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African Qualifiers of
the U-17 Women's World Cup 2026
Tournament details
Dates10 April – 12 July 2026
Teams31 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification is the upcoming under-17 women's national football team competition that will determine the four teams joining the automatically qualified host team Morocco in the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible to participate.

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Format

The qualification compeitition consists of three rounds of home-and-away matches. Thirty teams will enter the first round, with one team exempted based on its performance across the last five editions of the qualification competition. The 15 winners advance to the second round, where they are joined by the exempted team. These 16 teams compete for eight places in the third round. The remaining eight teams then face off in four two-legged ties, with the four winners qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [1]

Schedule

Schedule
RoundLegDate(s)Teams
First round First10–12 April 202630
Second17–19 April 2026
Second round First22–24 May 202616
Second29–31 May 2026
Third round First3–5 July 20268
Second10–12 July 2026

Entrants

A total of 31 (out of 53; excluding Morocco) CAF member associations registered teams for the competition. Malawi make their qualification debuts at/in this edition. [2]

The following 22 associations have either previously fielded or currently field a women's under-17 team, or do not have one but opted not to participate:

Draw

External videos
African Qualifiers – Draw
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Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Qualifiers of the U17 WWC 2026 - Draw

The draw was held on 10 January 2026 in Rabat, Morocco at 13:00 (UTC+1). [3] The draw was conducted by Jacqui Shipanga.

Seeding

Seeding is determined according to criteria established by FIFA for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, based on team performances across the last five editions, with greater weight given to the most recent tournaments. To take geographical considerations into account, neighboring zones are grouped where possible depending on the number of participating teams. The draw is organized into four pots, consisting of the two highest-seeded and the two lowest-seeded teams.

Bye to second round
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (Highest ranked)
Pot 1 [a] Pot 2 [b] Pot 3 [c] Pot 4 [d]

To maintain geographical balance, teams from Pot 1 were paired with those from Pot 2, while Pot 3 teams were paired with Pot 4.

First round

All match times listed are GMT, as listed by CAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given in parentheses.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Niger  Flag of Niger.svgFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 11 Apr 17–19 Apr
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 11 Apr 17 Apr
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 11 Apr 17 Apr
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 11 Apr 18 Apr
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 12 Apr 18 Apr
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svgFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 12 Apr 18 Apr
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg w/o Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia — —
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10–12 Apr 17 Apr
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg w/o [4] Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti — —
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 12 Apr 17–19 Apr
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 11 Apr 18 Apr
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svgFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 10–12 Apr 17–19 Apr
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg w/o [5] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa — —
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 11 Apr 18 Apr
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12 Apr 18 Apr
Niger  Flag of Niger.svgMatch 1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché , Niamey
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svgMatch 2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svgMatch 3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou
Benin  Flag of Benin.svgMatch 4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Stade de Kégué , Lomé (Togo)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgMatch 5Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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Charles Konan Banny Stadium , Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgMatch 6Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
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Charles Konan Banny Stadium , Yamoussoukro
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgMatch 7Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium , Monastir
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svgMatch 8Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Stade Lat-Dior , Thiès
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgMatch 9Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Mustapha Tchaker Stadium , Blida
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgMatch 10Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svgMatch 11Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgMatch 12Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
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Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svgMatch 15Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgMatch 16Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svgMatch 19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgMatch 20Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgMatch 21Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
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Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgMatch 22Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svgMatch 23Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgMatch 24Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgMatch 27Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgMatch 28Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium , Durban (South Africa)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svgMatch 29Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svgMatch 30Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
(Niger or Guinea)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Burkina Faso or Benin)(Sierra Leone or Ivory Coast) 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Tunisia or Senegal)(Algeria or Cameroon) 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Togo or Ghana)Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Rwanda or Zambia)Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 22–24 May 29–31 May
(South Sudan or Ethiopia)(Malawi or Burundi) 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Botswana or Tanzania)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 22–24 May 29–31 May
(Zimbabwe or Uganda)(Namibia or Kenya) 22–24 May 29–31 May

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winners of matches 31/32Winners of matches 33/34 3–5 Jul 10–12 July
Winners of matches 35/36Winners of matches 37/38 3–5 Jul 10–12 July
Winners of matches 39/40Winners of matches 41/42 3–5 Jul 10–12 July
Winners of matches 43/44Winners of matches 45/46 3–5 Jul 10–12 July

Notes

  1. ↑ Pot consisted of the highest-ranked teams from WAFU A, WAFU B, and UNIFFAC.
  2. ↑ Pot consisted of the lowest-ranked teams from WAFU A, WAFU B, and UNAF.
  3. ↑ Pot consisted of the highest-ranked teams from CECAFA and COSAFA
  4. ↑ Pot consisted of the lowest-ranked teams from CECAFA, COSAFA, and UNIFFAC.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CAF confirms draw procedures for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2026 qualifiers". CAFOnline.com . 9 January 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Nsunza, Collins (13 January 2026). "Malawi U17 Girls to face Burundi". The Malawi Daily Times . Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup 2026 African Qualifiers Draw unveils road to Morocco". CAFOnline.com . 10 January 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Welo, Merveille (3 April 2026). "Éliminatoires Mondial Féminin U17 : Djibouti se retire, la RDC avance". africatopsports.com (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Manyisi, Mpumi (19 March 2026). "Katleho Malebane welcomes automatic qualification to FIFA World Cup Africa Qualifiers next round". SABC Sport . Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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