The 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the fourth edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives.

South Africa qualified for the second Olympics in a row, while Zimbabwe qualified for the first time.

Teams A total of 18 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teamsFirst round4Second round14Qualifying roundsTotal18

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, extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

The two winners of the fourth round qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Schedule The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

RoundLegDateFirst roundFirst leg24–26 April 2015Second leg8–10 May 2015Second roundFirst leg22–24 May 2015Second leg29–31 May 2015Third roundFirst leg17–19 July 2015Second leg31 July–2 August 2015Fourth roundFirst leg2–4 October 2015Second leg16–18 October 2015

First round

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.

Liberia won on walkover.

Gabon won on walkover.

Second round

Note: Liberia, Mali and Tunisia withdrew. Liberia because of administrative reasons, due to Ebola outbreak (initially to play home match in Cameroon). Nigeria versus Mali and Liberia versus Cameroon were to be played in early/mid-May so Nigeria and Cameroon were able to leave earlier for the World Cup.

Cameroon won on walkover.

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.

South Africa won 8–2 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals.

Nigeria won on walkover.

Equatorial Guinea won 7–0 on aggregate.

Third round

Note: Zimbabwe failed to secure the necessary funds to travel for the first leg, and FIFA awarded the match 3–0 to Ivory Coast. It was initially indicated by the CAF that Ivory Coast won the tie and the second leg was cancelled, but this was overturned by FIFA. Ivory Coast then failed to show up for the original second leg, but they were not punished, and the second leg was rescheduled. Ivory Coast then withdrew from the tie before the rescheduled second leg.

3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

Zimbabwe won on walkover.

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fourth round Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.

2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.

South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for Olympics The following two teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 (debut) (2012) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers 5 goals

Jade Jermaine Seoposenwe

3 goals

Madeleine Ngono Mani Portia Boakye Rudo Neshamba

2 goals Sanah Mollo

1 goal

Lesego Keleboge Refilwe Tholakele Christine Manie Agnès Nkada Engy Ahmed Genoveva Añonma Gloria Chinasa Dorine Chuigoué Jumária Yog Atouth Louise Winnie Mapangou Elizabeth Addo Jane Ayieyam Samira Suleman Mercy Myles Mary Kinuthia Dorcas Shikobe Halimatu Ayinde Ngozi Okobi Amanda Dlamini Refiloe Jane Rhoda Mulaudzi Lebogang Ramalepe Barbara Banda Hellen Mubanga Felistas Muzongondi

Note: One goal scored by Equatorial Guinea missing goalscorer information.

References

External links Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016, (Women) Qualifiers, CAFonline.com