The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has finalized the draw for the African qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.
Excluding Ghana, a total of 28 African countries will compete for five spots in the tournament, which is set to take place in Morocco from October 17 to November 8, 2025.
The Black Maidens of Ghana were disqualified from the qualifiers following a ban imposed by CAF due to age-cheating allegations lodged by the Moroccan Federation after the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
The draw, conducted on December 12, 2024, revealed that 24 nations will compete in the initial round, aiming to advance to the second round where they will face higher-ranked CAF teams such as Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, and Burundi.
The victors of the second round will then move on to the final qualification phase, where they will vie for the limited spots available for the tournament hosted on African soil.
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
