29 African teams battle for three spots in women’s Under-17 World Cup

29 African teams vie Under-17 Women’s WC tickets

JOHANNESBURG, May 11 (ANA) – A total of 29 African soccer teams will compete for three tickets to the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India next year, it was announced in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday.

Confederation of Africa Football head of competitions Khaled Nassar conducted the draw, assisted by Egyptian footballer Nadine Ghazy.

The first round includes the 10 lowest-ranked teams and the remaining 19 will be compete in the next round.

This qualifying phase will be contested in the form of four rounds organised in home and away matches.

First round:

(1st leg: January 13 to 15 – 2nd leg: January 27 to 29)

M1 – Eritrea v South Sudan

M2 – Equatorial Guinea v Kenya

M3 – DR Congo v Rwanda

M4 – Senegal v Sierra Leone

M5 – Benin v Mauritania

Second round

S1 – Winner M1 v Cameroon

S2 – Zambia v Namibia

S3 – Djibouti v Burundi

S4 – Tanzania v Botswana

S5 – Winner M2 v South Africa

S6 – Uganda v Ethiopia

S7 – Egypt v Guinea Bissau

S8 – Winner M 3 v Nigeria

S9 – Liberia v Guinea

S10 – Winner M 4 v Ghana

S11 – Niger v Sao Tome

S12 – Winner M 5 v Morocco

Third round

T1 – Winner S1 v Winner S2

T2 – Winner S3 v Winner S4

T3 – Winner S5 v Winner S6

T4 – Winner S7 v Winner S8

T5 – Winner S9 v Winner S10

T6 – Winner S11 v Winner S12

Fourth round

Winner T1 v Winner T2

Winner T3 v Winner T4

Winner T5 v Winner T6

– African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman