Football at the 2015 African Games – Women's qualification

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).

2015 African Games women's football tournament qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 12 April 2015
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored48 (3.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Asha Rashid (3 goals)
Not to be confused with 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Main article: Football at the 2015 African Games

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 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

Qualification rounds

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]

Mali Cancelled Gabon
Report
Gabon Cancelled Mali
Report

Mali won on walkover.

Madagascar 1–3 Botswana
Mamiseheno  26' Report Ramafifi  12'
Moahi  33'
Bosa  55'
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
Botswana 0–1 Madagascar
Report Raharimalala  22'
Referee: Thérèse Sylvie Abou'ou (Cameroon)

Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Guinea-Bissau
Report
Guinea-Bissau Cancelled Libya
Report

Guinea-Bissau won on walkover.

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]

Mali 1–1 Nigeria
Tangara  83' Report Okobi  52'
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Nigeria 8–0 Mali
Oparanozie  3', 45+2'
Ordega  19', 62'
Oshoala  36', 47'
Nwabuoku  69'
Sunday  71'		 Report
Referee: Joyce Obenewa Appiah (Ghana)

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate.

Botswana 0–1 South Africa
Report Mollo  28'
Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
South Africa 5–0 Botswana
Makhabane  8' (pen.)
Modise  14'
Dlamini  52'
Matlou  59'
Ngubane  67'		 Report
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ghana 2–1 Zimbabwe
Aduako  28' (pen.)
Suleman  50'		 Report Mbipa  68'
Referee: Therese Aimee Nteme Zoa (Cameroon)
Zimbabwe 2–2 Ghana
Zulu  40'
Neshamba  75'		 Report Boakye  20'
Addo  74'
Referee: Grace Natasha Msiska (Malawi)

Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 2–4 Tanzania
Zulu  44'
Chanda  69'		 Report Rashid  50', 77'
Boniface  59'
Mwasikili  89'
Referee: Damaris Wangari Kimani (Kenya)
Tanzania 2–3 Zambia
Rashid  3'
Shurua  29'		 Report Chanda  53'
Lungu  61' (pen.)
Zulu  89'
Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Tanzania won 6–5 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1–2 Cameroon
Abera  15' Report Meffometou  83'
Ngono Mani  88'
Referee: Sara Mohamed Ramadan (Egypt)
Cameroon 2–1 Ethiopia
Onguéné  41'
Ngono Mani  77'		 Report Ngo Ndom  2' (o.g.)
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)

Cameroon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau Cancelled Ivory Coast
Report
Ivory Coast Cancelled Guinea-Bissau
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

Egypt 0–0 Senegal
Report
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)
Senegal 1–2 Egypt
Diakhate  60' Report Nasser  37'
Tarik  76'
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Egypt won 2–1 on aggregate.

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)
 Nigeria10 April 20152 (2003, 2007)
 South Africa11 April 20153 (2003, 2007, 2011)
 Ghana12 April 20152 (2007, 2011)
 Tanzania10 April 20151 (2011)
 Cameroon11 April 20152 (2003, 2011)
 Ivory Coast20 March 20150 (debut)
 Egypt11 April 20150 (debut)
1 Bold 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
  • Asha Rashid
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

References
  1. "Congo to host 2015 All Africa Games". 2011-09-14.
  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. 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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