A quick summary of action around the CAF first preliminary round second legs on SUN 08-TUE 10 APR 2018. Series aggregate results are shown below.

• Uganda 00-01 Kenya: The Harambee Starlets had an early opportunity when Carolyne OMONDI found herself through on goal, only to hit the woodwork. Nonetheless, Kenya came away with a goalless draw in the away leg and move on to face Equatorial Guinea.
• Zambia 04-04 Tanzania [away 03-01]: Racheal KUNDANANJI’s goal in the second minute was enough to earn a 1-1 draw in the second leg, which saw Zambia through on away goals.
• Swaziland 01-03 Lesotho: Lesotho will meet neighbours South Africa in the second preliminary round after eliminating Swaziland.
• Algeria 03-02 Senegal: With a 2-0 win in the second leg, Algeria came back to defeat Senegal.
• Gambia 03-03 Burkina Faso [away 01-01; F/OT; pen 05-03]: Gambia won the second leg 2-1 and then knocked out the Burkinabe on penalties. They are rewarded with a matchup against ten time African champions Nigeria.
• Second preliminary round:
  • Series 1: Algeria-Ethiopia
  • Series 2: Côte d’Ivoire-Mali
  • Series 3: Gambia-Nigeria
  • Series 4: Congo-Cameroon
  • Series 5: Kenya-Eq Guinea
  • Series 6: Lesotho-South Africa
  • Series 7: Zambia-Zimbabwe
• Eliminated: Burkina Faso, Central African Rep, Libya, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda