2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

3rd FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship/Cup qualification for African nations
2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 March – 11 June 2006
Teams22 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored58 (3.87 per match)
← 2004 (U-19 Championship)
2008 →
International football competition

The 2006 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification was the 3rd edition of the African U-20 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-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1986 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

In 2006, FIFA granted Africa a second qualification spot at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized qualification matches for its member nations between 4 March and 11 June 2006. At the conclusion of qualification, DR Congo and Nigeria represented Africa at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  2–5  Mozambique 0–4 2–1
DR Congo  3–1  Benin 2–1 1–0
Liberia  w/o  Guinea — —
Kenya  w/o  Congo — —
Egypt  w/o  Ethiopia — —
Madagascar  w/o  Senegal — —
Algeria  bye
Cameroon  bye
Equatorial Guinea  bye
Eritrea  bye
Ghana  bye
Mali  bye
Morocco  bye
Nigeria  bye
South Africa  bye
Zimbabwe  bye
Zambia 0–4 Mozambique
6'
  • Augusta Massingue 39'
  • Atalia Mazuze 72'
  • Aida Camusse 78'
    		•
    Mozambique 1–2 Zambia

    Mozambique won 5−2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

    DR Congo 2–1 Benin
    • Kiuvu 43' (pen.)
    • Nzuzi 85'
    		 Ayandike 46'
    Benin 0–1 DR Congo

    DR Congo won 3−1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

    Liberia w/o Guinea

    Liberia won on walkover after Guinea failed to appear for the first leg.

    Kenya won on walkover after Congo failed to appear for the first leg.

    Egypt won on walkover after Ethiopia failed to appear for the first leg.

    Madagascar w/o Senegal

    Senegal won on walkover after Madagascar failed to appear for the first leg.

    Second round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    South Africa  9–0  Mozambique 6–0 3–0
    Nigeria  10–1  Kenya 8–0 2–1
    Algeria  2–6  Liberia 2–3 0–3
    Mali  1–4  DR Congo 1–1 0–3
    Zimbabwe  w/o  Egypt — —
    Cameroon  w/o  Senegal — —
    Morocco  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
    Ghana  w/o  Eritrea — —
    South Africa 6−0 Mozambique
    Mozambique 0−3 South Africa

    South Africa won 9−0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

    Nigeria 8–0 Kenya
    Kenya 1−2 Nigeria

    Nigeria won 10−1 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

    Algeria 2–3 Liberia
    Liberia 3–0 (Awarded) Algeria

    Liberia won after Algeria failed to appear for the second leg.

    Mali 1–1 DR Congo
    DR Congo 3–0 (Awarded) Mali

    DR Congo won after Mali failed to appear for the second leg.

    Zimbabwe w/o Egypt

    Egypt won on walkover after Zimbabwe failed to appear for the first leg.

    Cameroon w/o Senegal

    Cameroon won on walkover after Senegal failed to appear for the first leg.

    Morocco w/o Equatorial Guinea

    Equatorial Guinea won on walkover after Morocco failed to appear for the first leg.

    Ghana w/o Eritrea

    Ghana won on walkover after Eritrea failed to appear for the first leg.

    Third round

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    Nigeria  10–2  Liberia 1–1 9–1
    South Africa  2–2 (a)  DR Congo 2–1 0–1
    Egypt  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
    Cameroon  dq[a]  Ghana 4–0 —
    Nigeria 1–1 Liberia
    Liberia 1–9 Nigeria

    Nigeria won 10−2 on aggregate and advanced to the fourth round.

    South Africa 2–1 DR Congo
    DR Congo 1–0 South Africa

    DR Congo won 2−2 on aggregate via the away goals rule and advanced to the fourth round.

    Egypt w/o Equatorial Guinea

    Equatorial Guinea won on walkover after Egypt failed to appear for the first leg.

    Cameroon 4–0 Ghana
    Ghana Not played[a] Cameroon

    Both Cameroon and Ghana were ejected from the competition after the first leg.

    Fourth round

    First legs were played on 27–28 May and the second legs on 10–11 June 2006. Winners qualify for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.

    Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
    DR Congo  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
    Nigeria  bye [a]
    DR Congo w/o Equatorial Guinea

    DR Congo won on walkover and qualified straightaway after Equatorial Guinea failed to appear for the first leg.

    Nigeria were drawn to play the winner of Cameroon vs. Ghana, but with both ejected from the competition, Nigeria also qualified straightaway.

    Qualified teams for the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship

    The following teams represented Africa at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.

    Team Qualified on
    • Previous FIFA U-20 Women's
    • World Championship appearances
     DR Congo 10 June 2006 0
     Nigeria 11 June 2006 2 (2002, 2004)

    Notes

    1. ^ a b c Both Cameroon and Ghana were ejected from the competition for respectively having players holding forged visas and for fielding two overage players.

    External links

    • 2006 edition records and statistics at RSSSF