Football at the 2015 African 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 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).
Teams
A total of 17 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[2]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 6 | |
| Second round | 11 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 17 |
| Final tournament |
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1 |
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]
| 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.[4] Gabon were not approved to travel by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.[5]
Second round
Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.
| 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.[6]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.[7]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
 Congo (hosts) | 14 September 2011[1] | 0 (debut) |
| Nigeria | 10 April 2015 | 2 (2003, 2007) |
| South Africa | 11 April 2015 | 3 (2003, 2007, 2011) |
| Ghana | 12 April 2015 | 2 (2007, 2011) |
| Tanzania | 10 April 2015 | 1 (2011) |
| Cameroon | 11 April 2015 | 2 (2003, 2011) |
| Ivory Coast | 20 March 2015 | 0 (debut) |
| Egypt | 11 April 2015 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italics indicate host.
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
- Asha Rashid
- 2 goals
- Madeleine Ngono Mani
- Desire Oparanozie
- Francisca Ordega
- Asisat Oshoala
- Grace Chanda
- Misozi Zulu
- 1 goal
- Phatshimo Bosa
- Amogelang Moahi
- Thuto Ramafifi
- Claudine Meffometou
- Gabrielle Onguéné
- Nada Nasser
- Salma Tarek
- Loza Abera
- Elizabeth Addo
- Agnes Aduako
- Portia Boakye
- Samira Suleman
- Regina Mamiseheno
- Marie Raharimalala
- Awa Tangara
- Evelyn Nwabuoku
- Ngozi Okobi
- Esther Sunday
- Bineta Diakhate
- Amanda Dlamini
- Mamello Makhabane
- Noko Matlou
- Portia Modise
- Sanah Mollo
- Silindile Ngubane
- Shelder Boniface
- Sophia Mwasikili
- Mwanahamis Shurua
- Irene Lungu
- Emmanuelle Mbipa
- Rudo Neshamba
- Samkelisiwe Zulu
- Own goal
- Annette Ngo Ndom (playing against Ethiopia)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Congo to host 2015 All Africa Games". 2011-09-14.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.
External links
- African Games Women 2015, Qualifiers, CAFonline.com
- Season at futbol24.com
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