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U17 Women's World Cup 2020: African qualifying tournament dates, fixtures released

Cosafa U17 Women's Cup champions Uganda have been paired with Ethiopia, while Zambia face a daunting trip to Namibia in the Caf U17 Women's World Cup qualifier preliminary round in January.

The first-round fixtures, which was released after Wednesday's draw ceremony in Cairo, also see Botswana take on Zimbabwe, while Morocco visit Djibouti.

Tanzania have also been drawn against Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo get Sao Tome and Principe, and Liberia slug it out with Nigeria, while Guinea face Guinea-Bissau.

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The preliminary ties are scheduled to take place in January 2020, with the first and second leg ties coming between January 10 and 26.