2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 April – 11 June 2018
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored95 (2.97 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ethiopia.svg Loza Abera (8 goals)
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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.

Contents

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Ghana who qualified automatically as hosts. [1]

Teams

Apart from Ghana, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 24 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced in early October 2017. [2]

Equatorial Guinea were initially banned from the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, [3] but were reinstated after the ban was lifted in July 2017 at an emergency CAF committee meeting, and were included in the qualifying draw. However, FIFA banned them from qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, meaning they could not qualify for the World Cup regardless of their performance in the Africa Women Cup of Nations. [4] [5]

FIFA Women's World Rankings in September 2017 in brackets (NR=Not ranked). [6]

Final tournament hostsBye to second round
(4 teams)		First round entrants
(20 teams)
Notes
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner. [7]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows. [8]

RoundDates
First round4–10 April 2018
Second round4–12 June 2018

The first round was originally scheduled for 26 February – 6 March 2018, and the second round for 2–10 April 2018, but the dates were moved due to a clash with the CAF Women's Symposium in early March.

Bracket

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

First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2 0 2
4 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1 2 3
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3 3 6
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1 2 3
3 Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0 0 0
2 Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 8 7 15
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 0 1
4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (a) 1 0 1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2 0 2
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (a) 2 0 2
3 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone — —
2 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali — — w/o
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2 1 3 (3 p)
4 Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1 2 3 (5 p)
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0 0 0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 2 1 3
4 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 0 1 1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0 0 0
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 5 5 10
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1 0 1
4 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0 0 0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2 0 2
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1 2 3
4 Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0 1 1
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0 0 0
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 3 1 4
4 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (a) 3 1 4
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (a) 0 2 2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 1 2
3 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0 0 0
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2 2 4

First round

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2–1 0–2
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–15Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0–8 0–7
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–1 0–0
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg w/o Flag of Mali.svg  Mali — —
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–3 (3–5 p)Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2–1 1–2
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg3–1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 2–0 1–1
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1–0 0–0
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg3–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1–0 2–1
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg4–4 (a)Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3–3 1–1
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–2 0–2

Matches

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Stade Al Djigo, Dakar
Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedome (Togo)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg0–8Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt) [note 1]
Referee: Theresa Bremansu (Ghana)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg7–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Ethiopia won 15–0 on aggregate.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Complexe Moulay El Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

1–1 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Referee: Ajayi Foluso Adewuyi (Nigeria)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Mali advanced on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew. [9]

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–1Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg2–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Penalties
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5–3
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg1–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg1–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Anaelle Valerie Omanda (Gabon)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–2Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Report
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Lesotho won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg3–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Lamngar Lare (Chad)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

4–4 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.

Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

Zimbabwe won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Overview

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg6–3Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3–1 3–2
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2–2 0–0
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–1 0–6
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–10Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–5 0–5
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2–1 0–2
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–1 0–6
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2 (a)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0–1 2–1

Matches

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report
5 July Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2–3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Algeria won 6–3 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Aurore Christelle M. Ligan (Benin)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

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

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Teneba Bagayoko (Mali)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Report
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.

Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Mathabo Maria Kolokotoane (Lesotho)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg5–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Ajayi Foluso Adewuyi (Nigeria)

Cameroon won 10–0 on aggregate.

Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Julie Kanyembo Kyabuta (DR Congo)
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg2–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate. On 17 October 2018, Kenya were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. [10] [11] However, on 7 November 2018, the decision was overturned on appeal. [12]

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
Report
Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

South Africa won 7–0 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)

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

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa Women Cup of Nations 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (hosts)28 September 2016 [1] 11 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 10 June 20184 (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 10 June 20186 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 11 June 201812 ( 1991 , 1995 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 , 2006 , 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2014 , 2016 )
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 9 June 201812 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 )
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 9 June 20184 (2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012 )
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 201811 (1995, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004 , 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 10 June 20182 (1995, 2014)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 95 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Libya played their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.

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