This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(December 2021) |
Tournament details | |
---|---|
Dates | 30 November 2007 – 8 March 2008 |
Teams | 22 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 86 (3.58 per match) |
The 2008 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2008 African Women's Championship. Equatorial Guinea qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by qualifying rounds, which took place from November 2007 to March 2008.
A total of 22 national teams entered qualification. The qualification was in two rounds, with each match taking place over 2 legs. In the first round, the 16 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The eight winners joined six other national teams in the 2nd round, where the seven winners together with the hosts qualified for the finals. [1]
Teams who withdrew before playing a match are in italics.
Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
---|---|---|
First round | 16 | |
Second round | 6 | |
Qualifying rounds | Total | 22 |
Final tournament | 1 |
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.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
Round | Leg | Date |
---|---|---|
First round | First leg | 30 November 2007 |
Second leg | 16 December 2007 | |
Second round | First leg | 24 February 2008 |
Second leg | 8 March 2008 |
Was played between 30 November and 16 December 2007. Cameroon, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa had a bye to the second round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco | 1–3 | Algeria | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Zimbabwe | 6–3 | Zambia | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Eritrea | 2–4 | Tanzania | 2–3 | 0–1 |
Botswana | 1–9 | Namibia | 0–3 | 1–6 |
Senegal | 1–3 | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Tunisia | w/o | Egypt | — | — |
Burundi | w/o | Congo | — | — |
Guinea | w/o | Benin | — | — |
Egypt, Burundi and Benin withdrew their matches.
Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia advanced on walkover after Egypt withdrew.
Played between 24 February and 8 March 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tunisia | 2–1 | Algeria | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Congo | 5–2 | DR Congo | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Zimbabwe | 1–6 | South Africa | 1–4 | 0–2 |
Tanzania | 1–5 | Cameroon | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Namibia | 1–13 | Nigeria | 0–3 | 1–10 |
Guinea | 0–11 | Mali | 0–8 | 0–3 |
Ivory Coast | 1–4 | Ghana | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Algeria | 1–2 | Tunisia |
---|---|---|
Idoughi 19' | Report | Guedri 8' (pen.) Zouaoui 90+3' |
Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
---|---|---|---|
Equatorial Guinea | Hosts | 1 (2006) | |
Cameroon | Winners against Tanzania | 8 March 2008 | 6 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
Congo | Winners against DR Congo | 8 March 2008 | Debut |
Ghana | Winners against Ivory Coast | 8 March 2008 | 7 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
Mali | Winners against Guinea | 8 March 2008 | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) |
Nigeria | Winners against Namibia | 8 March 2008 | 7 ( 1991 , 1995 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 ) |
South Africa | Winners against Zimbabwe | 8 March 2008 | 6 (1995, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004 , 2006) |
Tunisia | Winners against Algeria | 8 March 2008 | Debut |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
The Algeria women's national football team represents Algeria in international women's football. The team is currently ranked 76th in the world in the FIFA women's rankings. The team's highest ranking was 64th, in June 2009. The team plays its home games at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers and is coached by Radia Fertoul since August 2018. Algeria played its first match on May 14, 1998, against France, and lost 14–0.
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2010 African Women's Championship. These matches also served as part of the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Germany.
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa automatically qualified as the host country.
The 2014 CAF Champions League was the 50th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 18th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The two-time defending champions Al-Ahly were eliminated in the second round by Al-Ahly Benghazi.
This page details the process of qualifying for the 1974 African Cup of Nations which was held in Egypt in March 1974. Eight teams qualified for the finals, including Egypt as hosts and Congo as the holders of the title, having won the 1972 tournament in Cameroon.
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The 2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games men's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the men's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.
The 2015 African Games women's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games women's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the women's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were open to full women's national teams.
The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2018 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2002 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2002 African Women's Championship. Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.
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.
The 2006 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2006 African Women's Championship. Gabon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from February to August 2006. Later, Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition due to organisational reasons. The CAF awarded the hosting of the competition to Nigeria in May 2006.
The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition, which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
The 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations, which in turn is part of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.