2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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.

2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Tournament details
Dates	4 March – 12 April 2016
Teams	23 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	30
Goals scored	83 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Aliaa Shoukry (5 goals)
← 2014 2018 →

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	Algeria  Botswana  Burkina Faso  DR Congo  Egypt  Ethiopia1  Guinea  Kenya  Libya  Mali  Mauritius  Morocco  Namibia  Senegal  Tanzania  Tunisia  Zambia  Zimbabwe	18
Second round	Equatorial Guinea  Ghana  Ivory Coast  Nigeria  South Africa	5
Qualifying rounds	Total	23
Final tournament	Cameroon (hosts)	1

Did not enter
Angola  Benin  Burundi  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Comoros  Congo  Djibouti  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Gabon  Gambia  Guinea-Bissau  Lesotho  Liberia  Madagascar  Malawi  Mauritania  Mozambique  Niger  Rwanda  São Tomé and Príncipe  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Somalia  South Sudan  Sudan  Swaziland  Togo1  Uganda

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

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

Mali	0–0	Morocco
	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Christine Enyonam Ziga (Ghana)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

Morocco	1–2	Mali
Jraidi 4'	Report[7]	Baradji 36' Diarra 75'

Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé

Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

 Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

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4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)

Tanzania	1–2	Zimbabwe
Omary 17'	Report [8]	Jeke 20', 48'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Tsige Sisay (Ethiopia)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

Zimbabwe	1–1	Tanzania
Kaitano 11'	Report[9][10]	Minja 4' (pen.)

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

 Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate.

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6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)

Zambia	3–1	Namibia
Sosala 3', 45+2' Chanda 22'	Report[11][12]	Jossob 89'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)

Namibia	2–2	Zambia
Coleman 48', 78' (pen.)	Report[13][14][15]	Chanda 3', 46'

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)

 Zambia won 5–3 on aggregate.

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6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)

Libya	0–8	Egypt
	Report[11][16]	Shoukry 4', 9', 12', 54' Ali 28' Engy 32' (pen.) Gazy 69' Fayza 86' (pen.)

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia)

Referee: Lilia Abdeljawad (Tunisia)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

Egypt	4–0	Libya
Tarek 4' Mohammed 25' Engy 36' Shoukry 82'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Angelique Tuyishime (Rwanda)

 Egypt won 12–0 on aggregate.

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6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)

16:00

Algeria	1–0	Ethiopia
Zerrouki 60'	Report (CAF)[11][17]

Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers

Attendance: 300

Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)

Ethiopia	1–1	Algeria
Abera 34'	Report (CAF)[18]	Zerrouki 85'

Yidnekachew Tessema Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

 Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

Kenya	Cancelled	DR Congo
	Report

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)

DR Congo	Cancelled	Kenya
	Report

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

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

Senegal	1–0	Guinea
Diakhaté 5'	Report[21]

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Referee: Viviane Kouélé Igue (Benin)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

Guinea	1–0	Senegal
Kanté 82'	Report[22]
Penalties
	2–4

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Ross Leopoldina Dayves (Guinea-Bissau)

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

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

Burkina Faso	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

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.

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5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)

Botswana	7–0	Mauritius
Mahlasela 19', 52' Otlhagile 45' Motlhale 62' Ngenda 71' Selebatso 87' Mathlo 90'	Report[11][25]

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Referee: Mercy Mziya (Malawi)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

Mauritius	0–4	Botswana
	Report[26]	Lesaane 27' Tholakele 28', 74' Ramafifi 68'

Stade George V, Curepipe

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

6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)

Mali	1–1	Equatorial Guinea
Diarra 89'	Report[27][28]	Añonma 2'

Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	Mali
Boho Adriana Tiga 90'	Report[29][30]	Koite 53'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

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]

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6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)

Zimbabwe	1–0	Zambia
Bhasopo 45+1'	Report[32][33][34]

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

Zambia	2–3	Zimbabwe
Sosala 24' Zulu 60' (pen.)	Report[35][36][37]	Bhasopo 7' Zulu 39' Msipa 90'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Nabikko Ssemambo (Uganda)

 Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.

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7 April 2016 (2016-04-07)

Egypt	1–0	Ivory Coast
Samir 45'	Report[38]

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

11 April 2016 (2016-04-11)

Ivory Coast	2–1	Egypt
Elloh 38' Nrehy 43'	Report[39]	Gamal 86'

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)

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

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8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)

Algeria	2–2	Kenya
Bouhani 28', 89'	Report[40]	Sekouane 78' (o.g.) Adam 84'

Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Alcidia Maria Silva dos Santos (Cape Verde)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)

Kenya	1–1	Algeria
Mango 75'	Report	Bouhani 22'

MISC Kasarani, Nairobi

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

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

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8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)

Senegal	1–1	Nigeria
Diakhaté 52'	Report[41][42]	Wogu 45'

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Referee: Lamyaa Lourarhi (Morocco)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)

Nigeria	2–0	Senegal
Chikwelu 36' Igbinovia 46'	Report

National Stadium, Abuja

Referee: Julie Kanyembo Kyabuta (DR Congo)

 Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

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6 April 2016 (2016-04-06)

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)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)

Ghana	4–0	Tunisia
Suleman 28', 85' Boakye 34' Adubea 77'	Report

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)

 Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate.

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9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)

Botswana	0–2	South Africa
	Report[46][47]	Mollo 69', 73'

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12)

South Africa	3–0	Botswana
Makhabane 19' (pen.) Mollo 27' Nyandeni 36'	Report

Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa

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

• Aliaa Shoukry*

3 goals

• Naïma Bouhani
• Samira Suleman
• Sanah Mollo
• Grace Chanda
• Noria Sosala

2 goals

• Dalila Zerrouki
• Nondi Mahlasela
• Refilwe Tholakele
• Engy Ahmed*
• Princella Adubea
• Binta Diarra
• Zenatha Coleman
• Binta Diakhaté
• Kudakwashe Bhasopo
• Erina Jeke

1 goal

• Refilwe Mathlo
• Tlamelo Motlhale
• Bame Ngenda
• Bonang Otlhagile
• Thuto Ramafifi
• Golebaone Selebatso
• Lesaane Tshoso
• Mahira Ali
• Neivin Gamal
• Nadeen Gazy
• Fayza Hidar
• Mahira Ali Mohammed*
• Yasmine Samir
• Noha Tarek*
• Genoveva Añonma
• Jade Boho
• Adriana Tiga
• Loza Abera
• Portia Boakye
• Fatoumata Kanté
• Rebecca Elloh
• Ines Nrehy
• Mwanalima Adam
• Enez Medeizi Mango
• Djeneba Baradji
• Bintou Koite
• Ibtissam Jraidi
• Lorraine Jossob
• Rita Chikwelu
• Osarenoma Igbinovia
• Chioma Wogu
• Mamello Makhabane
• Nompumelelo Nyandeni
• Donisia Daniel Minja
• Mwanahamisi Omary
• Ella Kaabachi
• Sabrine Mamay
• Imen Mchara
• Misozi Zulu
• Daisy Kaitano
• Emmculate Msipa
• Samkelisiwe Zulu

Own goal

• Fatima Sekouane (against Kenya)

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