2002 African U-19 Women's Championship

2002 African U-19 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Dates3 August 2001–19 April 2002
Teams13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Central African Republic
 Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored43 (3.91 per match)
2004

The 2002 African U-19 Women's Championship was the first edition of the African under-19 women's football championship. The winners of the tournament Nigeria have qualified to the 2002 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1]

Bracket

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Three teams received a bye in the first round.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 São Tomé and Príncipe011
 
 
 
 Mali 64 10
 
 Mali 000
 
 
 Nigeria64 10
 
 
 
 
 
 Nigeria (w/o) 
 
 
 Morocco
 
 
 
 
 
 Niger
 
 
 
 Morocco (w/o) 
 
 Gambia
 
 
 
 Morocco (w/o) 
 
 Nigeria639
 
 
 
 South Africa 02 2
 
 Equatorial Guinea 000
 
 
 
 Central African Republic 12 3
 
 Central African Republic (w/o) 
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe
 
 Botswana
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe (w/o) 
 
 Central African Republic000
 
 
 South Africa (w/o)[a]23 5
 
 
 
 
 
 South Africa134
 
 
 
 Zambia 02 2
 
 Malawi
 
 
 Zambia (w/o) 
 

First round

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First leg played between 3 and 5 August 2001. Second leg between 17 and 19 August 2001.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  0–3  Central African Republic 0–1 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe  1–10  Mali 0–6 1–4
Malawi  w/o  Zambia
Botswana  w/o  Zimbabwe
Gambia  w/o  Morocco
Niger  bye
Nigeria  bye
South Africa  bye

Central African Republic won 3−0 on aggregate.


São Tomé and Príncipe 0−6 Mali
Mali 4−1 São Tomé and Príncipe

Mali won 10−1 on aggregate.


Malawi Cancelled Zambia

Zambia won on walkover after Malawi did not appear for the first leg.


Botswana Cancelled Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won on walkover after Botswana did not appear for the first leg.


Gambia Cancelled Morocco

Morocco won on walkover after Gambia did not appear for the first leg.

Quarterfinals

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First leg played between 26 and 28 October 2001. Second leg between 9 and 11 November 2001.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  2–4  South Africa 0–1 2–3
Mali  0–10  Nigeria 0–6 0–4
Central African Republic  w/o  Zimbabwe
Niger  w/o  Morocco
Zambia 0−1 South Africa
South Africa 3−2 Zambia

Zambia won 4−2 on aggregate.


Mali 0−6 Nigeria
Nigeria 4−0 Mali

Nigeria won 10−0 on aggregate.


Central African Republic won on walkover after Zimbabwe did not appear for the first leg.


Niger Cancelled Morocco

Morocco won on walkover after Niger did not appear for the first leg.

Semifinals

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First leg played between 25 and 27 January 2002. Second leg between 22 and 24 March 2002.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  0–5[a]  South Africa 0–2 0–3
Nigeria  w/o  Morocco
Central African Republic 0−2 South Africa
South Africa 3–0
Awarded [a]
 Central African Republic

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate; Central African Republic withdrew prior to the second leg.


Nigeria Cancelled Morocco

Nigeria won on walkover after Morocco did not appear for the first leg.

Final

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First leg played between 29 and 31 March 2002. Second leg between 19 April 2002.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  9–2  South Africa 6–0 3–2
Nigeria 6−0 South Africa
South Africa 2−3 Nigeria

Nigeria won 9−2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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The following team from CAF qualified for the 2002 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1
 Nigeria 19 April 2002 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c The 2nd leg on Feb 10 was not played after South African immigration officials refused the Central African team entry. South Africa were originally disqualified, but on appeal the disqualification was overturned, and the 2nd leg was rescheduled for March 22–24, but Central Africa withdrew: CAF awarded South Africa a 3–0 victory for the 2nd leg.

References

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  1. ^ "2002 African U-20 Cup of Nations for Women Results". cafoline.com. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07.
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