Football at the 2015 All-Africa Games – Women's qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 February – 12 April 2015 |
| Teams | 17 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3.43 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Asha Rashid (3 goals) |
The 2015 All-Africa Games women's football tournament qualifying rounds decided the participating teams of the 2015 All-Africa Games women's football tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Congo.
Teams
A total of 17 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[1]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 6 | |
| Second round | 11 | |
| Final tournament |
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1 |
Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[2]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 20–22 February 2015 |
| Second leg | 6–8 March 2015 | |
| Second round | First leg | 20–22 March 2015 |
| Second leg | 10–12 April 2015 |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mali  |
w/o |  Gabon |
— | — |
Madagascar  |
2–3 |  Botswana |
1–3 | 1–0 |
Libya  |
w/o |  Guinea-Bissau |
— | — |
Note: Madagascar played their first FIFA sanctioned international match. Gabon and Libya withdrew.[3] Gabon were not approved to travel by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[4]
Second round
The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament, where they were joined by the hosts Congo.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali |
1–9 |  Nigeria |
1–1 | 0–8 |
| Botswana |
0–6 |  South Africa |
0–1 | 0–5 |
Ghana  |
4–3 |  Zimbabwe |
2–1 | 2–2 |
Zambia  |
5–6 | Tanzania |
2–4 | 3–2 |
Ethiopia  |
2–4 |  Cameroon |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
w/o |  Ivory Coast |
— | — |
Egypt  |
2–1 |  Senegal |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Note: Guinea-Bissau withdrew.[5]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.[6]
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|
 Congo (hosts) | 0 (debut) |
| Cameroon | 2 (2003, 2011) |
| Egypt | 0 (debut) |
| Ghana | 2 (2007, 2011) |
| Ivory Coast | 0 (debut) |
| Nigeria | 2 (2003, 2007) |
| South Africa | 3 (2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Tanzania | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicate host.
See also
References
- ↑ "AAG Congo 2015: Men, Women qualifiers set for start". CAFonline.com. 20 February 2015.
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Jeux Africains : La RD Congo et le Gabon à la trappe" (in French). Afrik.com. 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ↑ "Jeux Africains : Nicole Asselé à l’origine du forfait des Panthères dames contre les Aigles du Mali" (in French). gaboneco.com. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Basigi: We will boss Zimbabwe around". CAF. 21 March 2015.
- ↑ "African Games (Women): Finalists for Brazzaville decided". CAF. 13 April 2015.
External links
- All Africa Games Women 2015, Qualifiers, CAFonline.com
- Season at futbol24.com
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