The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives.
A total of 19 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 15 June 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 two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Burundi won 8âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.
Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.
Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.
South Africa won 9âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.
Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.
Ghana won 10âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
South Africa won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.
Ghana won 10âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Nigeria won 8âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.