The path to the next FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be charted on Thursday in Cairo for the 38 African teams.
Four of them will eventually make it to the final competition.
The draw for the qualifying series will take place at 14h30 Cairo Time (12h30 GMT) after the draw for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers Draw is conducted at 14h00 (12h00GMT)
The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2026 will be contested by 24 nations, including four representatives from Africa.
The 2024 edition – held in Colombia saw Cameroon, Ghana and Nigeria flying the African flag. Nigeria concluded their campaign in the Round of 16, while Cameroon and Ghana finished at the group stage.
Below are the nations to be engaged in the draw:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central Africa, Congo, DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
