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 next edition is planned for 2022. History The tournament was first held in 2008 with 12 teams entering the tournament, but five withdrew before playing. Nigeria and Ghana qualified for the world cup. In 2010, ten teams entered but only five played matches: Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa qualified to the World Cup. Results African U-17 Women's Championship A round-robin tournament determined the final standings. African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Results at the World Cup All editions have qualified three 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. QF = World Cup quarter-final GS = World Cup group stage q = Qualified to world cup 3rd = World Cup third Place Teams participating 1 Congo did not show up for the first leg in the first round. Legend — Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place — Qualified for FIFA WC PR — Preliminary Round R1 — Round 1 R2 — Round 2 — Withdrew — Did not enter — Hosts q — Qualified for upcoming tournament See also Africa Women Cup of Nations African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification References External links Official website African Women U-17 World Cup Qualifying - rsssf.com Confederation of African Football competitions for women's national teams Recurring sporting events established in 2008 Under-17 association football