2015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

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2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates22 May – 18 October 2015
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored48 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Jade
Flag of South Africa.svg Jermaine Seoposenwe
(5 goals each)
← 2012
2020 →

The 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the fourth edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

Contents

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives. [1]

South Africa qualified for the second Olympics in a row, while Zimbabwe qualified for the first time. [2]

Teams

A total of 18 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
First round
4
Second round
14
Qualifying roundsTotal18

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, extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. [3]

The two winners of the fourth round qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. [4]

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg24–26 April 2015
Second leg8–10 May 2015
Second roundFirst leg22–24 May 2015
Second leg29–31 May 2015
Third roundFirst leg17–19 July 2015
Second leg31 July–2 August 2015
Fourth roundFirst leg2–4 October 2015
Second leg16–18 October 2015

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgw/oFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia ——
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgw/oFlag of Libya.svg  Libya ——

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew. [5]

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgCancelledFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgCancelledFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report

Liberia won on walkover.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgCancelledFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report

Gabon won on walkover.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgw/oFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon ——
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–10–3
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgw/oFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia ——
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–10–1
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg2–8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–30–5
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–10–1
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgw/oFlag of Mali.svg  Mali ——
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–7Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 0–30–4

Note: Liberia, Mali and Tunisia withdrew. [6] [7] Liberia because of administrative reasons, due to Ebola outbreak (initially to play home match in Cameroon). [8] Nigeria versus Mali and Liberia versus Cameroon were to be played in early/mid-May so Nigeria and Cameroon were able to leave earlier for the World Cup. [9] [10]

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgCancelledFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgCancelledFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Cameroon won on walkover.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.) Report Boakye Soccerball shade.svg26'
Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Boakye Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ayieyam Soccerball shade.svg85'
Addo Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgCancelledFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgCancelledFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Mubanga Soccerball shade.svg12'
Banda Soccerball shade.svg15'		 Report Neshamba Soccerball shade.svg48'
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Muzongondi Soccerball shade.svg24' Report

2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg2–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Mapangou Soccerball shade.svg3' (pen.)
Louise Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Seoposenwe Soccerball shade.svg26', 35'
Mollo Soccerball shade.svg75'
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Seoposenwe Soccerball shade.svg8', 58'
Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg22'
Jane Soccerball shade.svg24'
Mollo Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report

South Africa won 8–2 on aggregate.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Tholakele Soccerball shade.svg20'
Keleboge Soccerball shade.svg30'		 Report Kinuthia Soccerball shade.svg90+3'
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Shikobe Soccerball shade.svg90' Report

2–2 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Referee: Maniyela Edu Okomo (Equatorial Guinea)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report

Nigeria won on walkover.

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report Jumária Soccerball shade.svg6'
Jade Soccerball shade.svg10', 19'
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg4–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Jade Soccerball shade.svg?', ?', ?'
? Soccerball shade.svg?'		 Report

Equatorial Guinea won 7–0 on aggregate.

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–12–2
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgw/oFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3–0 (awd.)—
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1–01–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–11–2 (a.e.t.)

Note: Zimbabwe failed to secure the necessary funds to travel for the first leg, and FIFA awarded the match 3–0 to Ivory Coast. [11] It was initially indicated by the CAF that Ivory Coast won the tie and the second leg was cancelled, [12] [13] but this was overturned by FIFA. Ivory Coast then failed to show up for the original second leg, but they were not punished, and the second leg was rescheduled. [14] [15] Ivory Coast then withdrew from the tie before the rescheduled second leg. [16]

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Manie Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Myles Soccerball shade.svg25'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Suleman Soccerball shade.svg15'
Boakye Soccerball shade.svg47'		 Report Ngono Mani Soccerball shade.svg44'
Nkada Soccerball shade.svg83'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–0
Awarded [11] 		Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgCancelledFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Zimbabwe won on walkover.

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Ramalepe Soccerball shade.svg75' Report
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Mulaudzi Soccerball shade.svg24'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Ayinde Soccerball shade.svg27' Report Chinasa Soccerball shade.svg62'
Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Chuigoué Soccerball shade.svg86'
Añonma Soccerball shade.svg112'		 Report Okobi Soccerball shade.svg12'
Estadio de Bata, Bata

Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–10–1
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 0–01–0
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Ngono Mani Soccerball shade.svg69', 81' Report Neshamba Soccerball shade.svg6'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Neshamba Soccerball shade.svg8' Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare

2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report
Makhulong Stadium, Johannesburg
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Seoposenwe Soccerball shade.svg62'
Estadio de Bata, Bata

South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 18 October 20150 (debut)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 18 October 20151 (2012)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Note: One goal scored by Equatorial Guinea missing goalscorer information.

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