2004 African Women's Championship qualification

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2004 African Women's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates29 May – 25 July 2004
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored72 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Akua Anokyewaa
Flag of Ghana.svg Adjoa Bayor (6 goals)
← 2002
2006 →

The 2004 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2004 African Women's Championship. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from May to July 2004.

Contents

From this tournament onwards, the defending champions does not receive automatic qualification.

Teams

A total of 17 national teams participated in the qualifying process.

Teams who withdrew are in italics.

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Preliminary round
6
First round
11
Qualifying roundsTotal17
Final tournament1

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

RoundLegDate
Preliminary round First leg29–30 May 2004
Second leg12 June 2004
First round First leg10–11 July 2004
Second leg23–25 July 2004

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2–20–2
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgw/o1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg5–1Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 4–01–1
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–2Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Aguilera Angono Soccerball shade.svg52', 60' Report Ndolou Soccerball shade.svg24'
Mpassou Soccerball shade.svg50'
Malabo
Referee: (Central African Republic)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
? Soccerball shade.svg1H'
? Soccerball shade.svg1H'		 Report
Brazzaville

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgCancelledFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda

Malawi won by default and advanced to the first round.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg4–0Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea
Mtumwa Soccerball shade.svg2', 7', 10'
Yusuf Soccerball shade.svg14'		 Report
Dar es Salaam
Referee: Jane Silungwe (Malawi)
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svg1–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
? Soccerball shade.svg2H' Report ? Soccerball shade.svg1H'
Asmara

Tanzania won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–20–0
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–9Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 0–40–5
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–30–4
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–20–1
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–22Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–130–9
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–12Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2–81–4
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg (2003-2006).svg—Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon ——
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Mbida Soccerball shade.svg15'
Ngo Ndoumbouk Soccerball shade.svg75'
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Bento Vila Nova Clara (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Maximina Luzia Bernado (Angola)

Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–4Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
Report Addis Soccerball shade.svg6', 87'
Gebrekirstos Soccerball shade.svg27'
Kemal Soccerball shade.svg83'
Blantyre
Referee: Risina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg5–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Gebrekirstos Soccerball shade.svg24', 32', 53'
Seifu Soccerball shade.svg57'
Addis Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report
Addis Ababa
Referee: Kubingi Margre (Uganda)

Ethiopia won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report Moyo Soccerball shade.svg8', 64'
Kulunga Soccerball shade.svg82'
Dar es Salaam
Referee: Limsisi Loise Shitilu (Kenya)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg4–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Moyo Soccerball shade.svg5', 30'
Simao Soccerball shade.svg84'
Mathobela Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report
Harare
Referee: Rasoanirina Justine (Madagascar)

Zimbabwe won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
N'Diaye Soccerball shade.svg45'
Camara Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Zerrouki Soccerball shade.svg26', 58'
Bamako
Referee: Keita Aissatou (Guinea)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Zerrouki Soccerball shade.svg15' Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–13Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Okoe Soccerball shade.svg10', 1H', 1H'
Anokyewaa Soccerball shade.svg14', 1H', 1H'
Bayor Soccerball shade.svg18', 1H', 84'
Darku Soccerball shade.svg1H'
Baidu Soccerball shade.svg2H'
Amenuku Soccerball shade.svg2H', 2H'
Conakry
Referee: Athacou Agathe (Ivory Coast)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg9–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Bayor Soccerball shade.svg4', 23', 54'
Okoe Soccerball shade.svg10', 40'
Anokyewaa Soccerball shade.svg14', 16', 48'
Foriwaa Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Report
Accra
Referee: Felicia Okwugba (Nigeria)

Ghana won 22–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–8Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Thiaw Soccerball shade.svg53'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Uwak Soccerball shade.svg8', 17', 89'
Avre Soccerball shade.svg15', 35', 50', 66'
Ulunma Soccerball shade.svg89'
Dakar
Referee: Maman Fati (Benin)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–11Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Uwak Soccerball shade.svg6', 59'
Obi Soccerball shade.svg49'
Titilayo Soccerball shade.svg74'		 Report N'Diaye Soccerball shade.svg66'
Warri
Referee: Amegee Aissata Ameyo (Togo)

1The match was abandoned at the 76th minute after an officer from the riot police mistakenly fired tear gas which dispersed fans rushing to find an open space. [1]

Nigeria won 12–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg (2003-2006).svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon

Originally, DR Congo qualified for the final tournament after Gabon withdrew. DR Congo subsequently withdrew, meaning CAF were required to select a lucky loser to qualify for the final tournament.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 201123−11
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 201102−21
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 200207−70
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2002312−90
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 200209−90
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2002022−220

Mali , as the lucky loser, thus qualified for the final tournament.

Goalscorers

Akua Anokyewaa and Adjoa Bayor , both from Ghana, were the top scorers of the qualifying process with 6 goals each.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Unknown goalscorers

Qualified teams

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  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter or withdrew
  Not part of CAF

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hosts12 December 2003 [2] 4 (1995, 1998, 2000 , 2002)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Winners against Mali 23 July 2004Debut
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Winners against Guinea 24 July 20045 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Winners against Senegal 24 July 20045 ( 1991 , 1995 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 )
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Winners against Congo 25 July 20044 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia Winners against Malawi 25 July 20041 (2002)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Winners against Tanzania 25 July 20042 (2000, 2002)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Lucky loser July–August 20041 (2002)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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References

  1. ↑ "Violence blights Nigerian football". BBC. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Three bids for Nations Cup 2008". BBC. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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