The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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.
Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Three teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CAF representatives.
For the first time Nigeria failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup at any age level (senior, U-20 or U-17).
A total of 17 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 7 August 2017.
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
The three winners of the second round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Djibouti won on walkover after Libya withdrew.
Gambia won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew prior to the second leg.
Botswana won 6âÂÂ5 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won on walkover after Kenya withdrew.
Algeria won on walkover after Mali withdrew.
Djibouti won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.
Ghana won 7âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 11âÂÂ6 on aggregate.
Morocco won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Nigeria won on away goals.
Cameroon won 11âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Ghana won 19âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
South Africa won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.