2008 African U-17 Women's Championship
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| 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) |
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]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| 2 | Ghana |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cameroon |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 |
| 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
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
