Nigeria, Morocco, Tanzania Complete 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Party

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

The three teams that will represent Africa at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India were confirmed last weekend as Nigeria, Morocco, and Tanzania qualified for the tournament.

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Nigeria qualified on Saturday after playing out a 0-0 draw with Ethiopia in Abuja to record a 1-0 aggregate scoreline in the Fourth Qualifying Round.

Ajakaye Opeyemi had scored the lone goal as Nigeria’s Flamingos earned a 0-1 victory in Ethiopia.

This will be Nigeria’s sixth appearance in the tournament only missing out on the last edition in 2018.

Morocco on the other hand canceled a 2-0 first-leg deficit to bag a 2-2 aggregate scoreline over Ghana which took the game into penalties.

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The Young Atlas Lionesses defeated Ghana 4-2 on penalties to become the first North African women’s side to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup at any level.

Finally, Tanzania edged Cameroon 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup with a 5-1 aggregate win.

The outcomes of last weekend’s Qualifiers in Africa mean that Africa will have two debutants (Morocco and Tanzania) at India 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Meanwhile…

The completion of the Qualifiers in Africa ensured the confirmation of all 16 teams that will take part in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

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China and Japan will represent Asia as Mexico, the United States of America (USA), and Canada will flag CONCACAF’s flag.

Brazil, Chile, and Colombia from South America; Germany, Spain, and France from Europe while New Zealand are the solitary representatives from Oceania.

Qualified Countries For India 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup

Host
India

Africa
Nigeria
Morocco
Tanzania

Asia
China
Japan

CONCACAF
Mexico
USA
Canada

South America
Brazil
Chile
Colombia

Oceania
New Zealand

Europe
Germany
Spain
France

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