2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
DatesCancelled
(originally 6 April – 9 June 2020)
Teams36
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Qualification for the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was scheduled to run from 6 April to 9 June 2020 with 12 teams, including the host nation team, participating in the group stages for the first time in the tournament. [1] However, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decided to cancel this edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and rather launch the CAF Women's Champions League, which began the following year, i.e. 2021. [2] [3]

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Format

Qualification ties were to be 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, even to the extent of a penalty shoot-out, with extra time skipped, to determine the winner. [4]

Schedule

The first round of matches was originally scheduled for 8 – 14 April 2020, but CAF announced its postponement until further notice on 13 March 2020 at the onset of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. [5]

The second round of matches were originally scheduled for 1 – 9 June 2020, but on 3 April 2020, FIFA had recommended that all international matches scheduled for June that year be postponed. [6] With qualification not held, CAF announced the cancellation of this edition of the tournament on 30 June 2020, making history in the process as the first African continent-centric football event or competition that was cancelled or not held for global health reasons. [2]

Draw

A then-record of 36 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered qualification, whose draw was held on 4 December 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [7] [8] [9] [1] The draw procedures were as follows: [10]

Bye to second round
(8 teams)		First round entrants (28 teams)
Pot A
(8 from COSAFA)		Pot B
(1 from COSAFA + 5 from UNIFFAC)		Pot C
(6 from CECAFA)		Pot D
(4 from WAFU A)		Pot E
(3 from WAFU B + 1 from UNAF)
Notes
Did not enter


Bracket

The 11 winners of the second round would have qualified for the main phase of the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. [7] [9]

First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
4 Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Winner 1
Winner 2
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2 Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
4 Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Winner 3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
4 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Winner 4
Winner 5
3 Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
2 Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
4 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Winner 6
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
4 Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
Winner 7
Winner 8
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
2 Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
4 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Winner 9
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
4 Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Winner 10
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
4 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Winner 11
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
4 Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
Winner 12
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Togo.svg  Togo
4 Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Winner 13
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
First round Second round
          
1 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
4 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Winner 14
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgMatch 1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique ——
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgMatch 2Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius ——
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svgMatch 3Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini ——
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svgMatch 4Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana ——
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgMatch 5Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic ——
Angola  Flag of Angola.svgMatch 6Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo ——
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgMatch 7Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe ——
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgMatch 8Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya ——
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgMatch 9Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda ——
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgMatch 10Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti ——
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgMatch 11Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal ——
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgMatch 12Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia ——
Togo  Flag of Togo.svgMatch 13Flag of Niger.svg  Niger ——
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgMatch 14Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso ——

Second round

Winners would have qualified for the main phase of the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Winner 1Match 15Winner 2——
Winner 3Match 16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ——
Winner 4Match 17Winner 5——
Winner 6Match 18Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea ——
Winner 7Match 19Winner 8——
Winner 9Match 20Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon ——
Winner 10Match 21Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ——
Winner 11Match 22Flag of Mali.svg  Mali ——
Winner 12Match 23Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana ——
Winner 13Match 24Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ——
Winner 14Match 25Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast ——

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