2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates9 May 2025 – 10 May 2026
Teams38
Tournament statistics
Matches played55
Goals scored169 (3.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Romaine Gandonou
(11 goals)
2024
2028 →
All statistics correct as of 14 February 2026.

The 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification is the 13th edition of the biennial African youth football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which African women's under-20 national teams qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 2006 are eligible to compete.

Four teams will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland as the CAF representatives.

Draw

The draw was held on 12 December 2024 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]

  • First Round: The 12 lowest-ranked teams, based on previous U-20 Women's World Cup qualifiers performance, will contest in this round. The six winners will advance to join the 26 top-ranked teams exempted from the first round.
  • Second Round: The six first-round winners and 26 exempted teams will form 32 teams. These will battle it out for 16 spots in the third round.
  • Third Round: The remaining 16 teams will compete in a knockout format to determine the eight teams advancing to the fourth round.
  • Fourth Round: The final eight teams will play knockout ties, with the winners earning qualification to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Entrants

A total of 38 (out of 54) CAF member associations registered teams for the competition. The teams were seeded based on their performance in the previous qualifying campaign. The four lowest-ranked teams, along with eight associations that did not participate in the previous edition, entered the first round, which featured six ties. The winners of these ties advanced to the second round.

Qualification rankings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Round reached
1  Ghana 6 6 0 0 21 2 +19 18 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
2  Cameroon 6 5 1 0 17 6 +11 16
3  Nigeria 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9 16
4  Morocco 6 4 1 1 12 2 +10 13
5  Ethiopia 6 4 1 1 12 4 +8 13 Fourth round
6  Egypt 6 3 2 1 28 6 +22 11
7  Senegal 6 2 2 2 5 8 −3 8
8  Burundi 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
9  Tanzania 4 2 1 1 14 3 +11 7 Third round
10  Uganda 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 7
11  Congo 4 2 1 1 6 8 −2 7
12  Kenya 4 2 0 2 12 7 +5 6
13  Guinea 4 2 0 2 10 5 +5 6
14  Eswatini 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 6
15  DR Congo 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 5
16  Mali 4 1 0 3 2 8 −6 3
17  Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Second round
18  South Africa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
19  Zambia 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
20  Equatorial Guinea 2 0 1 1 2 5 −3 1
21  Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 1
22  Benin 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
23  Namibia 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
24  Botswana 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
25  Guinea-Bissau 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
26  Mozambique 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
27  Angola 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
28  Niger 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
29  Djibouti 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 0
30  São Tomé and Príncipe 2 0 0 2 0 18 −18 0
31  Gabon 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Forfeited the tie
31  Mauritius 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
33  Togo 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 First round
34  Chad 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0 Forfeited the tie
34  Libya 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: CAF

Draw pots

The teams were seeded into pots based on geographical distribution, with UNAF, UNIFFAC and WAFU placed in one pot and CECAFA and COSAFA in the other. Ties were drawn between teams from the same pot to minimize travel costs.

First round
Pot 1 Pot 2
Second round
Pot 1
(CECAFA and COSAFA)
Pot 2
(UNAF, UNIFFAC and WAFU)

Did not enter

The following associations have previously fielded or currently field a women's under-20 team but chose not to participate:

The following associations have never fielded a women's under-20 team and did not participate:

  •  Cape Verde
  •  Somalia
  •  Sudan
  •  Seychelles

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) would be used to determine the winner.[3]

Schedule

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 9–11 May 2025
Second leg 16–18 May 2025
Second round First leg 19–21 September 2025
Second leg 26–28 September 2025
Third round First leg 6–8 February 2026
Second leg 12–14 February 2026
Fourth round First leg 1–3 May 2026
Second leg 8–10 May 2026

Bracket

The four winners of the fourth round would qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Niger 0 0 0
 Cameroon 9 9 18
 Cameroon 5 0 5
 Botswana 0 1 1
 Botswana 2 1 3
 Mozambique 0 1 1
 Cameroon
 Tanzania
 Ethiopia 1 0 1
 Kenya 1 4 5
 Kenya 1 0 1 (1)
 Tanzania 0 1 1 (3)
 Tanzania 4 3 7
 Angola 0 0 0
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Tunisia 0 0 0
 Ghana 2 2 4
 Ghana 2 1 3
 South Africa 2 0 2
 Eswatini 0 0 0
 South Africa 5 4 9
 Ghana
 Uganda
 Uganda 3 2 5
 Namibia 0 0 0
 Uganda 1 1 2
 Zambia 1 0 1
 Burundi 1 0 1
 Zambia 2 2 4
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Ivory Coast 3 3 6
 Morocco 1 3 4
 Ivory Coast 2 0 2
 DR Congo 0 1 1
 Mali 1
 DR Congo 1 w/o
 Ivory Coast
 Benin
 Equatorial Guinea 1 0 1
 Egypt 0 3 3
 Egypt 0 0 0
 Benin 1 4 5
 Benin 5 4 9
 Guinea 1 3 4
Second round Third round Fourth round
            
 Rwanda 0 0 0
 Nigeria 1 4 5
 Nigeria 1 2 3
 Senegal 0 1 1
 Senegal 2 4 6
 Algeria 0 0 0
 Nigeria
 Malawi
 Guinea-Bissau w/o
 Congo
 Guinea-Bissau 1 1 2
 Malawi 1 5 6
 South Sudan 0 1 1
 Malawi 2 1 3

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gabon w/o[b] Niger
Togo 1–2 Tunisia1–10–1
Gambia 0–6 Ivory Coast0–10–5
Rwanda 2–1 Zimbabwe2–10–0
South Sudan 13–0 Djibouti5–08–0
Malawi 4–2 Central African Republic3–11–1
Togo 1–1 Tunisia
Aawi 45' Report Zerelli 31'
Tunisia 1–0 Togo
Ajroud 12' Report
Referee: Rachel Zihindula (DR Congo)

Tunisia won 2–1 on aggregate.[5]


Gambia 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Bah 65'
Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
Ivory Coast 5–0 Gambia
  • Timité 4'
  • N. N'Guessan 28', 33'
  • N'Dri 45'
  • Chyle 78'
Report

Ivory Coast won 6–0 on aggregate.[6]


Rwanda 2–1 Zimbabwe
  • Ishmwe 3'
  • Gikundiro 50'
Report
  • Kondo 18'
Referee: Patience Madu Ndidi (Nigeria)
Zimbabwe 0–0 Rwanda
Report
Referee: Innocentia Ntangti (Cameroon)

Rwanda won 2–1 on aggregate.[7]


South Sudan 5–0 Djibouti
  • Maika 1'
  • Joan 34'
  • Makuach 45+3', 57'
  • Nakuma 70'
Report
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Djibouti 0–8 South Sudan
Report
  • Madout 8', 12', 17'
  • Joseph 15'
  • Iga 19', 40', 70'
  • Makuach 82'
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Referee: Seonyatseng Tshephe (Botswana)

South Sudan won 13–0 on aggregate.[8]


Malawi 3–1 Central African Republic
Report
  • Passibi Sate 76'
Central African Republic 1–1 Malawi
Daoud 11' Report Chinyamula 47'

Malawi won 4–2 on aggregate.[9]

Second round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Niger 0–18 Cameroon0–90–9
Botswana 3–1 Mozambique2–01–1
Ethiopia 1–5 Kenya1–10–4
Tanzania 7–0 Angola4–03–0
Tunisia 0–4 Ghana0–20–2
Eswatini 0–9 South Africa0–50–4
Uganda 5–0 Namibia3–02–0
Burundi 1–4 Zambia1–20–2
Ivory Coast 6–4 Morocco3–13–3
Mali w/o DR Congo1–1[c]
Equatorial Guinea 1–3 Egypt1–00–3
Benin 9–4 Guinea5–14–3
Rwanda 0–5 Nigeria0–10–4
Senegal 6–0 Algeria2–04–0
Guinea-Bissau w/o Congo
South Sudan 1–3 Malawi0–21–1
Niger 0–9 Cameroon
Report
  • Mekoua 2'
  • Nimpa 35', 64', 82'
  • Effa 38'
  • Nyadjou 42' (pen.)
  • Ngon Biyo 47'
  • Tsimi 67'
  • Bibene 84'
Cameroon 9–0 Niger
  • Son Mouen 6', 16'
  • Mekoua 12'
  • Nyadjou 20', 48'
  • Nimpa 34', 35'
  • Ngon Biyo 65'
  • Tsimi 86'
Report

Cameroon won 18–0 on aggregate.[10]


Botswana 2–0 Mozambique
  • Anonymous 14' (o.g.)
  • Modumo 24'
Report
Referee: Khadmallah Elshayeb (Sudan)
Mozambique 1–1 Botswana
Beatriz 16' Report Serokane 13'

Botswana won 3–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia 1–1 Kenya
  • Daniel 66'
Report
  • Mideva 1'
Kenya 4–0 Ethiopia
  • Nekesa 4'
  • Mideva 16', 67'
  • Adhiambo 28'
Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi

Kenya won 5–1 on aggregate.[11]


Tanzania 4–0 Angola
  • Gerald 20', 29'
  • Ubamba 77', 90+4'
Report
Angola 0–3 Tanzania
Report
  • Gerald 31'
  • Ramadhani 64'
  • Kinega 89'
Referee: Aïcha Bit Oumarou (Chad)

Tanzania won 7–0 on aggregate.


Tunisia 0–2 Ghana
Report Attobrah 4', 66'
Referee: Aida Sy (Senegal)
Ghana 2–0 Tunisia
  • Attobrah 37'
  • Yeboah 46'
Report

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.


Eswatini 0–5 South Africa
Report
  • Mokoma 24', 34'
  • Maicane 62'
  • Mohale 78'
  • October 90+1'
South Africa 4–0 Eswatini
  • Maicane 8', 13'
  • Malebana 46'
  • Khoza 58'
Report

South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.


Uganda 3–0 Namibia
  • Kabene 47'
  • Anomo 82'
  • Kantono 90+1'
Report
FUFA Kadiba Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Rachel Zihindula (DR Congo)
Namibia 0–2 Uganda
Report
FUFA Kadiba Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

Uganda won 5–0 on aggregate.[12]


Burundi 1–2 Zambia
Bizimana 63' Report
  • Mfunte 44'
  • Muwowo 88'
Zambia 2–0 Burundi
  • E. Phiri 9'
  • Chipasula 43'
Report
Referee: Richy Nganda (Gabon)

Zambia won 4–1 on aggregate.[13]


Ivory Coast 3–1 Morocco
  • Ouédraogo 30', 66'
  • N. N'guessan 32'
Report
  • Balkhir 51'
Referee: Aïssatou Kanté (Guinea)
Morocco 3–3 Ivory Coast
  • Balkhir 58' (pen.), 90+6'
  • Houmaid 90+1'
Report
  • N. N'Guessan 41' (pen.)  70'
  • Ouédraogo 43', 85'
Referee: Alphonsine Ilboudo (Brukina Faso)

Ivory Coast won 6–4 on aggregate.[14]


Mali 1–1 DR Congo
Diabaté 30' Report Mukubayi 66'
DR Congo Cancelled[c] Mali
Report

DR Congo won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Mali withdrew prior to the second leg following a 1–1 draw in the first leg.[15]


Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Egypt
Shalma Midje 9' Report
Referee: Henriette Byukusenge (Rwanda)
Egypt 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Report

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.[16]


Benin 5–1 Guinea
  • Gandonou 9', 28', 58', 86'
  • Titibi 13'
Report
  • Soumah 4'
Referee: Innocentia Ntangti (Cameroon)
Guinea 3–4 Benin
  • Yattara 18'
  • Abikou 48' (o.g.)
  • Kouyaté 90'
Report
  • Gandonou 11', 14', 25'
  • Djibril 45+5'
Referee: Cacilda Fernando (Mozambique)

Benin won 9–4 on aggregate.[17]


Rwanda 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Report (NFF)
Olabiyi 70'
Referee: Aminata Fullah (Sierra Leone)
Nigeria 4–0 Rwanda
  • Oscar 13'
  • Adeshina 20'
  • Akekoromwei 60'
  • Afolabi 90+1'
Report
Referee: Fatou Ngum (Gambia)

Nigeria won 5–0 on aggregate.[18]


Senegal 2–0 Algeria
  • Sarr 5'
  • Badio 9'
Report
Report (FSF)
Referee: Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)
Algeria 0–4 Senegal
Report
Report (FSF)
  • Pène 2' (pen.)
  • Rekibi 18' (o.g.)
  • Sagna 79'
  • Badio 81'
Referee: Rita Boateng-Nkansah (Ghana)

Senegal won 6–0 on aggregate.[19]


Guinea-Bissau Cancelled Congo
Report
Congo Cancelled Guinea-Bissau
Report

Guinea-Bissau won on walkover and advanced to the third round after Congo withdrew prior to the first leg without giving any clarification on the reason.


South Sudan 0–2 Malawi
Report
  • Fabiano 34'
  • Mulimbika 64'
Malawi 1–1 South Sudan
  • Fabiano 46'
Report
  • Makuach 33'
Juba Stadium, Juba (South Sudan)
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.[20]

Third round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon 5–1 Botswana5–00–1
Kenya 1–1 (1–3 p) Tanzania1–00–1
Ghana 3–2 South Africa2–21–0
Uganda 2–1 Zambia1–11–0
Ivory Coast 2–1 DR Congo2–00–1
Egypt 0–5 Benin0–10–4
Nigeria 3–1 Senegal1–02–1
Guinea-Bissau 2–6 Malawi1–11–5
Cameroon 5–0 Botswana
  • Effa 18' (pen.)
  • Nimpa 30'
  • Mekoua 50'
  • Tsimi 68' (pen.)
  • Ngo Bilong 74'
Report
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Botswana 1–0 Cameroon
Hangara 77' Report

Cameroon won 5–1 on aggregate.


Kenya 1–0 Tanzania
Mideva 84' Report
Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi
Tanzania 1–0 Kenya
Gerald 70' (pen.) Report
Penalties
3–1

1–1 on aggregate. Tanzania won 3–1 on penalties.


Ghana 2–2 South Africa
  • A. Yeboah 33'
  • Owusu Ansah 52'
Report
  • October 47'
  • Khoza 60'
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
South Africa 0–1 Ghana
Report Mensah 63'
Referee: Fatou Ngum (The Gambia)

Ghana won 3–2 on aggregate.


Uganda 1–1 Zambia
Nabukenya 23' Report E. Phiri 59'
FUFA Stadium Kadiba, Kampala
Referee: Innocentia Ntangti (Cameroon)
Zambia 0–1 Uganda
Report Kantono 7'
Referee: Mariétou Fall (Senegal)

Uganda won 2–1 on aggregate.


Ivory Coast 2–0 DR Congo
  • R. N'Guessan 34'
  • Djan 68'
Report
DR Congo 1–0 Ivory Coast
Kalumba 49' Report

Ivory Coast won 2–1 on aggregate.


Egypt 0–1 Benin
Report Gandonou 68'
Referee: Dominique Hanjavola (Madagascar)
Benin 4–0 Egypt
  • Djibril 45+3'
  • Gandonou 51', 61', 78'
Report
Referee: Agnes Ngoma (Congo)

Benin won 5–0 on aggregate.


Nigeria 1–0 Senegal
Ifeanyi 50' Report
Referee: Diana Murungi (Uganda)
Senegal 1–2 Nigeria
  • Pène 76'
Report
  • Ifeanyi 19'
  • Oscar 68'
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.


Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Malawi
Q. da Silva 48' Report Mulimbika 75'
Malawi 5–1 Guinea-Bissau
  • Milanzi 5'
  • Mkwala 54'
  • Lali 71', 90+3'
  • Mkandawire 83'
Report
  • Bari 2'
Referee: Emmanuela Clement (South Sudan)

Malawi won 6–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Tanzania1–3 May8–10 May
Ghana  Uganda1–3 May8–10 May
Ivory Coast  Benin1–3 May8–10 May
Nigeria  Malawi1–3 May8–10 May

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

The following four teams from CAF will qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There have been 169 goals scored in 55 matches, for an average of 3.07 goals per match (as of 14 February 2026).

11 goals

  • Romaine Gandonou

6 goals

  • Beverly Nimpa

4 goals

  • Safi Ouédraogo
  • Nadège N'Guessan
  • Elizabeth Mideva
  • Nyamam Makuach
  • Winfrida Gerald

3 goals

  • Rachou Mekoua
  • Maeva Nyadjou
  • Aurore Tsimi
  • Mercy Attobrah
  • Fatima Lali
  • Hajar Balkhir
  • Mavis Maicane
  • Kayungu Iga
  • Anyiet Madout

2 goals

  • Yasminath Djibril
  • Dorothy Effa Essomba
  • Marie Ngon Biyo
  • Gloria Son Mouen
  • Habiba Essam
  • Agnes Yeboah
  • Enelesi Fabiano
  • Victoria Mkwala
  • Sarah Mulimbika
  • Kindness Ifeanyi
  • Precious Oscar
  • Khadija Badio
  • Sokhna Pène
  • Khwezi Khoza
  • Bonolo Mokoma
  • Zoe October
  • Hasnath Ubamba
  • Mary Kantono
  • Agnes Nabukenya
  • Edith Phiri

1 goal

  • Auriane Titibi
  • Mbapeua Hangara
  • Rose Modumo
  • Mmabatho Serokane
  • Rukiya Bizimana
  • Loana Bibeme
  • Andree Ngo Bilong
  • Maïmouna Daoud
  • Sylviane Passibi
  • Gracia Kalumba
  • Catherine Mukubayi
  • Habiba Biktash
  • Shalma Midje
  • Emush Daniel
  • Priscilla Mensah
  • Linda Owusu Ansah
  • Aïcha Kouyaté
  • Mariama Soumah
  • Mariama Yattara
  • Lamarana Bari
  • Quinta da Silva
  • Nahomie Bah
  • Priscille Chyle
  • Audrey Djan Lou
  • Grace N'Dri
  • Rolande N'Guessan
  • Yasmine Timité
  • Fasila Adhiambo
  • Valerie Nekesa
  • Leticia Chinyamula
  • Alinafe Milanzi
  • Mayamiko Mkandawire
  • Olivia Phikani
  • Kadidiatou Diabaté
  • Hafsa Houmaid
  • Beatriz Zaqueu
  • Fatimah Adeshina
  • Taiwo Afolabi
  • Janet Akekoromwei
  • Alaba Olabiyi
  • Scholastique Gikundiro
  • Darlene Ishmwe
  • Aïssatou Sagna
  • Marie-Louise Sarr
  • Katleho Malebana
  • Katlego Mohale
  • Monica Akio
  • Nancy Joseph
  • Ludia Justine
  • Adong Olwal
  • Neema Kinega
  • Asha Ramadhani
  • Abigail Aawi
  • Ranim Ajroud
  • Tesnim Zerelli
  • Barbara Anomo
  • Sylvia Kabene
  • Peace Muduwa
  • Mercy Chipasula
  • Chishala Mfunte
  • Ruth Muwowo
  • Bethel Kondo

1 own goal

  • Mélissa Rekibi (against Senegal)
  • Laura Abikou (against Guinea)
  • Undefined (against Botswana)

Notes

  1. ^ a b The country previously registered for the African qualifiers in this category but has not yet played an international match.
  2. ^ Niger won on a walkover and advanced to the second round after FEGAFOOT withdrew its women's under-20 team without giving any clarification on the reason.[4]
  3. ^ a b The second leg was cancelled after the Malian Football Federation withdrew from the competition due to organizational and logistical difficulties.

See also

References

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