2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 March – 12 April 2016
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored83 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Aliaa Shoukry (5 goals)
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The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon who qualified automatically as hosts.[1][2]

Teams

A total of 23 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
First round
18
Second round
5
Qualifying rounds Total 23
Final tournament 1

1 Initially Togo entered the qualification but withdrew and were replaced by Ethiopia.[4] Togo were sanctioned by the CAF and excluded from participating in the 2018 tournament.[5]

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).[6]

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 4–6 March 2016
Second leg 18–20 March 2016
Second round First leg 6–9 April 2016
Second leg 10–12 April 2016

The second round was initially scheduled to be played on 8–10 April (first leg) and 22–24 April (second leg), but was later changed to be played during the FIFA International Match Calendar dates of 4–12 April.

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  2–1  Morocco 0–0 2–1
Tanzania  2–3  Zimbabwe 1–2 1–1
Zambia  5–3  Namibia 3–1 2–2
Libya  0–12  Egypt 0–8 0–4
Algeria  2–1  Ethiopia 1–0 1–1
Kenya  w.o.  DR Congo — —
Senegal  1–1 (4–2 p)  Guinea 1–0 0–1
Burkina Faso  0–2  Tunisia 0–0 0–2
Botswana  11–0  Mauritius 7–0 4–0
Mali 0–0 Morocco
Report
Referee: Christine Enyonam Ziga (Ghana)
Morocco 1–2 Mali
Jraidi 4' Report[7] Baradji 36'
Diarra 75'
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

 Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 1–2 Zimbabwe
Omary 17' Report [8] Jeke 20', 48'
Referee: Tsige Sisay (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe 1–1 Tanzania
Kaitano 11' Report[9][10] Minja 4' (pen.)
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

 Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zambia 3–1 Namibia
Sosala 3', 45+2'
Chanda 22'		 Report[11][12] Jossob 89'
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
Namibia 2–2 Zambia
Coleman 48', 78' (pen.) Report[13][14][15] Chanda 3', 46'
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)

 Zambia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Libya 0–8 Egypt
Report[11][16] Shoukry 4', 9', 12', 54'
Ali 28'
Engy 32' (pen.)
Gazy 69'
Fayza 86' (pen.)
Referee: Lilia Abdeljawad (Tunisia)
Egypt 4–0 Libya
Tarek 4'
Mohammed 25'
Engy 36'
Shoukry 82'		 Report
Referee: Angelique Tuyishime (Rwanda)

 Egypt won 12–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 1–0 Ethiopia
Zerrouki 60' Report (CAF)[11][17]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)
Ethiopia 1–1 Algeria
Abera 34' Report (CAF)[18] Zerrouki 85'
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

 Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya Cancelled DR Congo
Report
DR Congo Cancelled Kenya
Report

 Kenya advanced after DR Congo withdrew for financial reasons.[19][20]

Senegal 1–0 Guinea
Diakhaté 5' Report[21]
Referee: Viviane Kouélé Igue (Benin)
Guinea 1–0 Senegal
Kanté 82' Report[22]
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Ross Leopoldina Dayves (Guinea-Bissau)

1–1 on aggregate.  Senegal won 4–2 on penalties.

Burkina Faso 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Tunisia 2–0 Burkina Faso
Mamay 52'
Mchara 89'		 Report[23][24]
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Khadmallah Elsayed Angato Koko (Sudan)

 Tunisia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Botswana 7–0 Mauritius
Mahlasela 19', 52'
Otlhagile 45'
Motlhale 62'
Ngenda 71'
Selebatso 87'
Mathlo 90'		 Report[11][25]
Referee: Mercy Mziya (Malawi)
Mauritius 0–4 Botswana
Report[26] Lesaane 27'
Tholakele 28', 74'
Ramafifi 68'
Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar)

 Botswana won 11–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  awd.  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 1–2
Zimbabwe  4–2  Zambia 1–0 3–2
Egypt  2–2 (a)  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–2
Algeria  3–3 (a)  Kenya 2–2 1–1
Senegal  1–3  Nigeria 1–1 0–2
Tunisia  1–6  Ghana 1–2 0–4
Botswana  0–5  South Africa 0–2 0–3
Mali 1–1 Equatorial Guinea
Diarra 89' Report[27][28] Añonma 2'
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Mali
Boho
Adriana Tiga 90'		 Report[29][30] Koite 53'
Referee: Bolokanang Julia Lekgow (Botswana)

 Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.
 Mali were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[31]

Zimbabwe 1–0 Zambia
Bhasopo 45+1' Report[32][33][34]
Zambia 2–3 Zimbabwe
Sosala 24'
Zulu 60' (pen.)		 Report[35][36][37] Bhasopo 7'
Zulu 39'
Msipa 90'
Referee: Nabikko Ssemambo (Uganda)

 Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Egypt 1–0 Ivory Coast
Samir 45' Report[38]
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Ivory Coast 2–1 Egypt
Elloh 38'
Nrehy 43'		 Report[39] Gamal 86'
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)

2–2 on aggregate.  Egypt won on away goals rule.

Algeria 2–2 Kenya
Bouhenni 28', 89' Report[40] Sekouane 78' (o.g.)
Adam 84'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alcidia Maria Silva dos Santos (Cape Verde)
Kenya 1–1 Algeria
Mango 75' Report Bouhenni 22'
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

3–3 on aggregate.  Kenya won on away goals rule.

Senegal 1–1 Nigeria
Diakhaté 52' Report[41][42] Wogu 45'
Referee: Lamyaa Lourarhi (Morocco)
Nigeria 2–0 Senegal
Chikwelu 36'
Igbinovia 46'		 Report
Referee: Julie Kanyembo Kyabuta (DR Congo)

 Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tunisia 1–2 Ghana
Kaabachi 33' (pen.) Report[27][43][44][45] Suleman 50'
Adubea 84'
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Ghana 4–0 Tunisia
Suleman 28', 85'
Boakye 34'
Adubea 77'		 Report
Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)

 Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate.

Botswana 0–2 South Africa
Report[46][47] Mollo 69', 73'
Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
South Africa 3–0 Botswana
Makhabane 19' (pen.)
Mollo 27'
Nyandeni 36'		 Report
Referee: Mathabo Maria Kolokotoane (Lesotho)

 South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Cameroon (hosts) 26 October 2014[1] 10 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Zimbabwe 10 April 2016 3 (2000, 2002, 2004)
 Egypt 11 April 2016 1 (1998)
 Kenya 12 April 2016 0 (debut)
 Nigeria 12 April 2016 11 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Ghana 12 April 2016 10 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014)
 South Africa 12 April 2016 10 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
 Mali 4 August 2016[31] 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

* includes a goal scored at Egypt vs. Libya match, which has no goal scorers references.

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