The 2020 U17 Women's World Cup first round, second leg qualifying matches on March 14 are to go ahead as planned, despite fears over the increasing spread of the coronavirus across Africa.
After the World Health Organization (WHO) described Covid-19 as a pandemic, Caf has postponed some of its competitions except the U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers.
Major qualifiers across the continent have been postponed indefinitely, specifically for the 2021 African Cup of Nations, 2020 U20 Women's World Cup and 2020 African Women's Cup of Nations.
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This is coming on the heels of the efforts of governments and organisations to combat the pandemic, forcing the cancellation or postponement of the events and competitions globally.