

Algeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia will get their qualifying campaigns underway with easy home games, while Congo DR and Senegal will collide in the pick of the weekend’s fixtures.

The second edition of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will kick-off this weekend in Trinidad and Tobago with a new crop of future stars eager to mark their mark in front of a global audience.

South Africa will participate at its first FIFA women’s world finals when their U-17 women head to Trinidad and Tobago in September, and coach Solly Luvhengo expects big things.

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Jacob Zuma, the President of the Republic of South Africa, have highlighted the FIFA World Cup's positive impact in a warm exchange of letters.

FIFA.com takes a closer look at some of the hottest young properties unearthed at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Never out of the news, Paul the octopus held the FIFA World Cup's only 100 per cent record and has become one of the tournament's most sought-after stars.
Ajax Cape Town
AmaZulu
Bidvest Wits
Black Leopards
Bloemfontein Celtic
Free State Stars
Golden Arrows
Jomo Cosmos
Kaizer Chiefs
Mamelodi Sundowns
Moroka Swallows
Orlando Pirates
Platinum Stars
Santos
Supersport United
Thanda Royal Zulu