Two teams would have qualified from this tournament for the 2021 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Costa Rica as the CAF representatives.

[4] [5] A total of 29 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.

[6][7][8] The draw procedures were as follows:[9] Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

[8][10] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all first round matches, originally scheduled for 20–22 and 27–29 March 2020, had been postponed until further notice.

[12] However, on 15 August 2020, CAF announced that all first round matches, rescheduled for 3–5 and 10–12 September 2020, were again postponed due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19.

[13] The CAF sent a letter to the member associations on 21 December 2020 confirming the cancellation of the qualifiers.