The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced fixtures for the 2018 FIFA under 17 World Cup qualifiers.

Sixteen countries would battle for a spot in the prestigious competition.

The qualifiers will start in October with the Preliminary Round, where 10 nations will compete for a place in the first round.

Six nations have been given an automatic spot in the first round of the qualifiers, namely Ghana, South Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia, Cameroon and Nigeria.

Only three out of the sixteen countries would make it to the 2018 FIFA U-17 women World Cup slated for November 20 in Uruguay.

Preliminary Round Fixtures:

Libya v Djibouti

Sierra Leone v Gambia

Zambia v Botswana

Ethiopia v Kenya

Mali v Algeria.

First Round Fixtures:

Libya/Djibouti v Tunisia

Sierra Leone/Gambia v Ghana

Zambia/Botswana v South Africa

Morocco v Equatorial Guinea

Ethiopia/Kenya v Nigeria

Mali/Algeria v Cameroon