Football at the 2015 African Games – Women's qualification

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2015 African Games women's football tournament qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 12 April
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Tanzania.svg Asha Rashid (3 goals)
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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. [1] Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were open to full women's national teams (unlike the men's tournament, which was age-restricted).

Contents

Teams

A total of 17 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). [2]

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
First round
6
Second 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 second round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. [3]

RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg20–22 February 2015
Second leg6–8 March 2015
Second roundFirst leg20–22 March 2015
Second leg10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgw/oFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon ——
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1–31–0
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgw/oFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau ——

Note: Madagascar played their first FIFA sanctioned international match. Gabon and Libya withdrew. [4] Gabon were not approved to travel by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. [5]

Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report

Mali won on walkover.

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg1–3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Mamiseheno Soccerball shade.svg26' Report Ramafifi Soccerball shade.svg12'
Moahi Soccerball shade.svg33'
Bosa Soccerball shade.svg55'
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–1Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Report Raharimalala Soccerball shade.svg22'
Referee: Thérèse Sylvie Abou'ou (Cameroon)

Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Guinea-Bissau won on walkover.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–10–8
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–6Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0–10–5
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2–12–2
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg5–6Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2–43–2
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1–21–2
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgw/oFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast ——
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0–02–1

Note: Guinea-Bissau withdrew. [6]

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Tangara Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Okobi Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg8–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg3', 45+2'
Ordega Soccerball shade.svg19', 62'
Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg36', 47'
Nwabuoku Soccerball shade.svg69'
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report
Abuja National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Joyce Obenewa Appiah (Ghana)

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Mollo Soccerball shade.svg28'
Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole
Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–0Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Makhabane Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Modise Soccerball shade.svg14'
Dlamini Soccerball shade.svg52'
Matlou Soccerball shade.svg59'
Ngubane Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Aduako Soccerball shade.svg28' (pen.)
Suleman Soccerball shade.svg50'		 Report Mbipa Soccerball shade.svg68'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Therese Aimee Nteme Zoa (Cameroon)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Zulu Soccerball shade.svg40'
Neshamba Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report Boakye Soccerball shade.svg20'
Addo Soccerball shade.svg74'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Grace Natasha Msiska (Malawi)

Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Zulu Soccerball shade.svg44'
Chanda Soccerball shade.svg69'		 Report Rashid Soccerball shade.svg50', 77'
Boniface Soccerball shade.svg59'
Mwasikili Soccerball shade.svg89'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Damaris Wangari Kimani (Kenya)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Rashid Soccerball shade.svg3'
Shurua Soccerball shade.svg29'		 Report Chanda Soccerball shade.svg53'
Lungu Soccerball shade.svg61' (pen.)
Zulu Soccerball shade.svg89'
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Tanzania won 6–5 on aggregate.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Abera Soccerball shade.svg15' Report Meffometou Soccerball shade.svg83'
Ngono Mani Soccerball shade.svg88'
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Sara Mohamed Ramadan (Egypt)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Onguéné Soccerball shade.svg41'
Ngono Mani Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Ngo Ndom Soccerball shade.svg2' (o.g.)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)

Cameroon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svgCancelledFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgCancelledFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Diakhate Soccerball shade.svg60' Report Nasser Soccerball shade.svg37'
Tarik Soccerball shade.svg76'
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Egypt won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. [7]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (hosts)14 September 2011 [1] 0 (debut)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 10 April 20152 ( 2003 , 2007 )
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 April 20153 (2003, 2007, 2011)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 12 April 20152 (2007, 2011)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 10 April 20151 (2011)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 11 April 20152 (2003, 2011 )
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 20 March 20150 (debut)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 11 April 20150 (debut)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Senegal, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament. [8]

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "AAG Congo 2015: Men, Women qualifiers set for start". CAFonline.com. 20 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jeux Africains : La RD Congo et le Gabon à la trappe" (in French). Afrik.com. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jeux Africains : Nicole Asselé à l'origine du forfait des Panthères dames contre les Aigles du Mali" (in French). gaboneco.com. 27 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Basigi: We will boss Zimbabwe around". CAF. 21 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "African Games (Women): Finalists for Brazzaville decided". CAF. 13 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.
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