19 teams to battle for two Africa tickets to FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

Nineteen teams will battle it out for the two slots to represent Africa at the final tournament of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France scheduled for 2018.
The qualification process begins with a preliminary round scheduled for the weekend of July 21 to 23.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the final two teams will be known at the weekend of January 26 to 28.
The preliminary round, whose second leg will hold from August 4 to 6, will see Burundi against Djibouti, Libya against Sierra Leone and Botswana against Kenya.
The three qualifiers advance to the first round where Nigeria will take on Tanzania, with the Falconets hosting the East Africans between September 15 and 17.
The second leg matches will hold between September 29 and October 1, with the winners advancing to the second round.
First leg matches in this round will hold from November 3 to 5, while the second leg matches will hold between November 17 and 19.
The third and final round will have its first leg matches between January 12 and 14, while the second leg matches will hold from January 26 to 28.