The 2026 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification is the upcoming under-17 women's national football team competition that will determine the four teams joining the automatically qualified host team Morocco in the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final tournament. Players born on or after 1 January 2009 are eligible to participate.
Format The qualification compeitition consists of three rounds of home-and-away matches. Thirty teams will enter the first round, with one team exempted based on its performance across the last five editions of the qualification competition. The 15 winners advance to the second round, where they are joined by the exempted team. These 16 teams compete for eight places in the third round. The remaining eight teams then face off in four two-legged ties, with the four winners qualifying for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
Schedule ScheduleRoundLegDate(s)TeamsFirst roundFirst10–12 April 202630Second17–19 April 2026Second roundFirst22–24 May 202616Second29–31 May 2026Third roundFirst3–5 July 20268Second10–12 July 2026 Entrants A total of 31 (out of 53; excluding Morocco) CAF member associations registered teams for the competition. Malawi make their qualification debuts at/in this edition.
The following 22 associations have either previously fielded or currently field a women's under-17 team, or do not have one but opted not to participate:
Draw
The draw was held on 10 January 2026 in Rabat, Morocco at 13:00 (UTC+1). The draw was conducted by Jacqui Shipanga.
Seeding Seeding is determined according to criteria established by FIFA for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, based on team performances across the last five editions, with greater weight given to the most recent tournaments. To take geographical considerations into account, neighboring zones are grouped where possible depending on the number of participating teams. The draw is organized into four pots, consisting of the two highest-seeded and the two lowest-seeded teams.
Bye to second round (Highest ranked)
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 To maintain geographical balance, teams from Pot 1 were paired with those from Pot 2, while Pot 3 teams were paired with Pot 4.
First round All match times listed are GMT, as listed by CAF. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given in parentheses.
Second round
Third round
Qualified teams for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The following five teams from CAF qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup including Morocco who automatically qualified as host.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. 2 (2022, 2025) 8 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025) 6 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) 3 (2014, 2024, 2025) 1 (2024)
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See also
2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification References
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