The qualification procedure for the 2014 African Women's Championship, the continent's women's association football championship started on 14 February 2014. A record 25 teams applied for the 2014 African Women's Championship. Four teams eventually withdrew before playing any match.

This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the African zone.

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).

First round The best placed teams from the 2012 tournament Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa received a bye to the second round.

The first round was held on 14–16 February (first leg) and 28 February–2 March 2014 (second leg).Fixtures IXTH African Women Championship

1 South Sudan and Mozambique withdrew. Ethiopia and Comoros advance to the next round. 2 Sierra Leone withdrew from the match because of financial problems. Nigeria advanced to the next round. 3 Guinea Bissau withdrew. Senegal advanced to the next round.

Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate.

Tunisia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Ethiopia won by default.

Ghana won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 5–0 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda won by away goals.

Nigeria won by default.

Senegal won by default.

Comoros won by default.

Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round The second round was held on 23–25 May (first leg) and 6–8 June 2014 (second leg).

4 Comoros withdrew before the second leg, thus South Africa advanced to the final tournament.

Algeria won 5–3 on aggregate.

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Nigeria won 12–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

South Africa won by default.

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

(hosts)

Goalscorers 4 goals

Faiza Ibrahim Azizat Oshoala Desire Oparanozie Portia Modise Leandra Smeda

3 goals

Naïma Bouhani Ella Kaabachi Hellen Mubanga

2 goals

Fatima Sekouane Agnes Aduako Elizabeth Cudjoe Ines Nrehy Esther Sunday Sanah Mollo Zina Hidouri

1 goal

Fethia Bekhedda Nachida Laifa Dame Ngenda Francine Zouga Njoya Nkout Sara Abdallah Salma Tarek Dorine Chuigoué Genoveva Añonma Jade Boho Hillia Kobblah Samira Suleman Josée Nahi Ida Guehai Jeanne Gnago Ange N'Guessan Mariam Diakité Rebecca Elloh Jackie Ogolla Mural Amau Blessing Edoho Cecilia Nku Alice Niyoyita Jeanne Nyirahatashima Clementine Mukamana Sakhla Sylla Mamello Makhabane Nomathemba Ntsibande Shiwe Nogwanya Asha Rashid Donasia Daniel Dhekra Gomri Leïla Maknoun Meriem Houij Susan Banda Misozi Zulu Violet Bepete Rutendo Makore Marjoury Nyaumwe

References

External links AWC 2014 Qualifiers (2014), CAFonline.com