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2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

Field	Value
tourney_name	African U-17 Women's Championship
year	2008
num_teams	12
confederations	1
champion_other
count	1
second_other
third_other
matches	14
goals	50
nextseason	2010

The 2008 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification was the 1st edition of the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1991 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

two teams, the winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana, qualified from this tournament for the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand as the CAF representatives.

Preliminary round

Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.

1 Benin withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Liberia qualified for the next round.
2 Namibia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Cameroon qualified for the next round.
3 Botswana withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, South Africa qualified for the next round.
4 DR Congo withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Zimbabwe qualified for the next round.

First round

1 Liberia withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round.

Second round

In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

	1–2		Yaounde

References

(6 July 2008). "Ghana join Nigeria at NZ 2008". FIFA.

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