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. 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).

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teamsFirst round6Second round11Qualifying roundsTotal17Final tournament (hosts)1

Did not enter

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.

RoundLegDateFirst roundFirst leg20–22 February 2015Second leg6–8 March 2015Second roundFirst leg20–22 March 2015Second leg10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds First round

Note: Madagascar played their first FIFA sanctioned international match. Gabon and Libya withdrew. Gabon were not approved to travel by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Mali won on walkover.

Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau won on walkover.

Second round Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Note: Guinea-Bissau withdrew.

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate.

South Africa won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.

Tanzania won 6–5 on aggregate.

Cameroon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

Egypt won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 (hosts) (debut) (2003, 2007) (2003, 2007, 2011) (2007, 2011) (2011) (2003, 2011) (debut) (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On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition.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.

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 Tarik Loza Abera Elizabeth Addo Agnes Aduako Portia Boakye Samira Suleman Regina Mamiseheno Marie Raharimalala Awa Tangara Evelyn Nwabuoku Ngozi Okobi Esther Sunday Binta Diakhaté Amanda Dlamini Mamello Makhabane Noko Matlou Portia Modise Sanah Mollo Silindile Ngubane Shelder Boniface Sophia Mwasikili Mwanahamisi Shurua Ireen Lungu Emmaculate Msipa Rudo Neshamba Samkelisiwe Zulu

Own goal Annette Ngo Ndom (playing against Ethiopia)

See also Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification

References

External links African Games Women 2015, Qualifiers, CAFonline.com Season at futbol24.com