The road to Africa’s first ever FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup set to be hosted in Morocco in 2025 was officially mapped out, as the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) conducted the qualifiers Draw at its headquarters in Cairo on Thursday, 12 December.
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Twenty-Eight (28) African nations will compete for the four available places that will join tournament hosts Morocco to make up the five African representatives at the global showpiece set to take place between 17 October – 08 November 2025 in Morocco.
The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will for the first time be contested by 24 nations following its expansion from 16 teams.
The African qualifiers will be played over three knockout rounds of home and away to determine the qualified nations.
The first leg round of qualifiers will be played between 10 – 12 January 2025 for the first round ahead of the first leg return fixtures between 17 – 19 January.
The second round of qualifiers which will have been narrowed down to 16 nations will take place between 07 – 09 March ahead of the return fixtures set to take place between 14 – 16 March 2025.
The qualifiers officially conclude in April 2025 when the third and final rounds take place for the eight remaining nations.
The third round first legs will take place between 18 – 20 April, with the final round of qualifiers to determine the qualified nations to be decided between 25 – 27 April 2025.
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers Draw Results:
ROUND 1:
M1, 2: Namibia vs Uganda
M3, 4: Egypt vs Cameroon
M5, 6: Zimbabwe vs Ethiopia
M7, 8: Eswatini vs Tanzania
M9, 10: Congo vs Benin
M11, 12: DR Congo vs Niger
M13, 14: Gabon vs South Africa
M15, 16: Equatorial Guinea vs Botswana
M17, 18: Tunisia vs Algeria
M19, 20: Cote d’Ivoire vs Senegal
M21, 22: Sierra Leone vs Central Africa Republic
M23, 24: Togo vs Guinea
ROUND 2:
M25, 26: Namibia x Uganda vs Kenya
M27, 28: Egypt X Cameroon vs Zimbabwe x Ethiopia
M29, 30: Eswatini x Tanzania vs Zambia
M31, 32: Congo x Benin vs DR Congo x Niger
M33, 34: Gabon x South Africa vs Nigeria
M35, 36: Equatorial Guinea x Botswana vs Tunisia x Algeria
M37, 38: Cote d’Ivoire x Senegal vs Burundi
M39, 40: Sierra Leone x Central Africa Republic vs Togo x Guinea
ROUND 3
M41, 42: Winner 25, 26 vs Winner 27, 28
M43, 44: Winner 29, 30 vs Winner 31, 32
M45, 46: Winner 33, 34 vs Winner 35, 36
M47, 48: Winner 37, 38 vs Winner 39, 40
