After winning the first leg 1-0 against South Africa at St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on December 3rd courtesy of Hadijah Nandago’s goal, Uganda has progressed to the fourth and penultimate round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers with a goal less draw in the return leg of the third round, at the Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium, in Johannesburg, on Friday.
Uganda will now face the winner between Ghana and Zambia to determine the teams that will qualify for the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
The first leg meeting between Ghana and Zambia ended goalless and the two nations will face off in the return leg this Saturday.
Ethiopia advance to the fourth & final round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Qualifier 8-2 on aggregate after beating Botswana 5-1 in the second leg of the third qualifying round.
The reigning CECAFA U20 women’s champions, Ethiopia picked up from where they had left in the first leg, breaking the deadlock in the 29th minute, and going 4 up by the 37th minute to place both feet in the fourth round.
They will meet the aggregate winner between Tanzania and Burundi. Tanzania won the first leg 3-2 and the second leg encounter is set for 18th December, in Burundi.
The penultimate qualifying round of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 will mark the imminence of results and only two teams will represent the continent at next year’s world cup.
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