African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women
| Founded | 2008 |
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| Region | Africa (CAF) |
 2016 African U-17 Women's WCQ
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The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament but several withdrawing before matches were played. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010 10 teams entered but only 5 actually played matches. Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the world cup.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
All editions have qualified six teams to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Ghana has been the only team to win in the quarter-finals of this tournament, placing 3rd in 2012. Nigeria has reached the quarter-final for three times. All other CAF teams have been eliminated in the group stages.
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