2020 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized the 5th edition of its qualifying tournament for African female national teams from 3 April 2019 to 10 March 2020 so as to gain entry into the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan, in which CAF was allocated 1.5 places by FIFA.[1]

2020 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
Tournament details
Dates3 April 2019 – 10 March 2020
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Zambia
Runners-up Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored100 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia Grace Chanda (8 goals)

Zambia qualified directly as winners, while as runners-up, Cameroon entered a play-off against the second-placed team from CONMEBOL, Chile.[2]

Teams

All 54 CAF member nations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition and a total of 25 national teams were in the qualifying draw which was announced on 21 February 2019.[3] The seven teams which had the best performance at the previous edition of the qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.

Despite competing in the qualifying competition, Equatorial Guinea were banned by FIFA from qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Bye to second round
(7 teams)		 First round entrants
(18 teams)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics
  • (D): Disqualified after draw
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, and if still level, extra time is played. The away goals rule applied again after extra time, although the penalty shoot-out applied if scorewere still level/unchanged.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[5] All matches were played during the FIFA International Window.

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 1 – 9 April 2019
Second leg
Second round First leg 26 August – 3 September 2019
Second leg
Third round First leg 30 September – 8 October 2019
Second leg
Fourth round First leg 4 – 12 November 2019
Second leg
Fifth round First leg 2 – 11 March 2020
Second leg

Bracket
First round Second round Third round Fourth round Fifth round
 Ivory Coast — — w/o
 Sierra Leone — —  Ivory Coast 3 0 3
 Mali 3 2 5  Mali 0 0 0
 Morocco 1 2 3  Ivory Coast (a) 0 1 1
 Algeria 2 1 3  Nigeria 0 1 1
 Chad 0 1 1  Algeria 0 0 0
 Nigeria 2 1 3
 Ivory Coast 0 1 1
 Ethiopia 3 1 4  Cameroon 0 2 2
 Uganda 2 0 2  Ethiopia 1 0 1
 Cameroon (a) 1 0 1
 Cameroon 2 1 3
 Tanzania 2 0 2  DR Congo 0 2 2
 DR Congo 2 1 3  DR Congo — — w/o
 Equatorial Guinea — —
 Cameroon 3 1 4
 Gabon (p) 0 2 2 (5)  Zambia (a) 2 2 4
 Congo 2 0 2 (3)  Gabon 0 0 0
 Ghana 3 2 5
 Ghana 0 0 0
 Malawi 11 3 14  Kenya (a.e.t.) 0 1 1
 Mozambique 1 0 1  Malawi 3 0 3
 Kenya 2 3 5
 Kenya 2 0 2
 Angola — —  Zambia 2 1 3
 Zambia — — w/o  Zambia[note 1] 5 — w/o
 Zimbabwe 0 —
 Zambia 1 2 3
 Botswana 1 2 3  Botswana 0 0 0
 Namibia 0 2 2  Botswana (p) 0 0 0 (3)
 South Africa 0 0 0 (2)

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Mali  5–3  Morocco 3–1 2–2
Algeria  3–1  Chad 2–0 1–1
Ethiopia  4–2  Uganda 3–2 1–0
Tanzania  2–3  DR Congo 2–2 0–1
Gabon  2–2 (5–3 p)  Congo 0–2 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Malawi  14–1  Mozambique 11–1 3–0
Angola  w/o  Zambia — —
Botswana  3–2  Namibia 1–0 2–2
Ivory Coast Cancelled Sierra Leone
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Sierra Leone Cancelled Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.[2]

Mali 3–1 Morocco
  • S. Diarra 3', 53'
  • Traoré 10'
 Badri 54'
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Morocco 2–2 Mali
Jraidi 24', 82'
  • S. Diarra 68' (pen.)
  • A. Diarra 90'
Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

Algeria 2–0 Chad
Belkhiter 20', 23'
Chad 1–1 Algeria
Larkingam 90+3' (pen.) Affak 9'
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 3–2 Uganda
  • Namukisa 13' (o.g.)
  • Abera 76'
  • Guta 79'
  • Debiso 90' (o.g.)
  • Nassuna 90+2'
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)
Uganda 0–1 Ethiopia
Abera 68'
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania 2–2 DR Congo
  • Minja 47'
  • Rashid 79'
  • Kasaj 12'
  • Mfwamba 54'
DR Congo 1–0 Tanzania
Mfwamba 45'

DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gabon 0–2 Congo
  • Mahouma 38' (pen.)
  • Moundzeli 40'
Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Congo 0–2 (a.e.t.) Gabon
Report
  • Edzoumou 71'
  • Wassende 82'
Penalties
3–5
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won 5–3 on penalties.

Malawi 11–1 Mozambique
  • Ta. Chawinga 13', 30', 90+1'
  • Te. Chawinga 20', 34', 36', 43', 56'
  • Mvula 39'
  • Kasenda 52', 53'
 Report
  • Isabel 90+3'
Mozambique 0–3 Malawi
Report

Malawi won 14–1 on aggregate.

Angola Cancelled Zambia
Report
Zambia Cancelled Angola
Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Zambia won on walkover after Angola withdrew.[2]

Botswana 1–0 Namibia
  • Tholakele 81'
 Report
Namibia 2–2 Botswana
  • Mulunga 3'
  • Coleman 41'
 Report
  • Mahlasela 10', 52'
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  3–0  Mali 3–0 0–0
Algeria  0–3  Nigeria 0–2 0–1
Ethiopia  1–1 (a)  Cameroon 1–1 0–0
DR Congo  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
Gabon  0–5  Ghana 0–3 0–2
Malawi  3–5  Kenya 3–2 0–3
Zambia  w/o[note 1]  Zimbabwe 5–0 —
Botswana  0–0 (3–2 p)  South Africa 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Mali
  • Nrehy 45+2'
  • N'Guessan 61'
  • Elloh 81'
Parc des Sports, Treichville
Referee: Incaf El Harkaoui (Morocco)
Mali 0–0 Ivory Coast
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Ivory Coast won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 0–2 Nigeria
  • Ouadah 15' (o.g.)
  • Okoronkwo 54'
Nigeria 1–0 Algeria
Agege Stadium, Lagos

Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1–1 Cameroon
  • Bogale 82'
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Referee: Anaelle Omanda (Gabon)

1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

DR Congo Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled DR Congo
Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana)

DR Congo won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.[8]

Gabon 0–3 Ghana
  • Acheampong 45'
  • Boakye 70'
  • Okyere 90'
Stade Augustin Monédan, Libreville
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Ghana 2–0 Gabon
  • Boakye 16'
  • Acheampong 70'

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

Malawi 3–2 Kenya
  • Shilwatso 24'
  • Wambui 81'
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
Kenya 3–0 Malawi
  • Shilwatso 19'
  • Adam 77', 88'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 5–0 Zimbabwe
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Zimbabwe Cancelled[note 1] Zambia

Zambia won on walkover after Zimbabwe failed to arrive for the second leg.

Botswana 0–0 South Africa
South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Botswana
Penalties
 2–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Radiakanyo
  • soccer ball with check mark Gaofetoge
  • soccer ball with red X Tholakele
  • soccer ball with red X Mokgabo
  • soccer ball with check mark Bosija

0–0 on aggregate. Botswana won 3–2 on penalties.

Third round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  1–1 (a)  Nigeria 0–0 1–1
Cameroon  3–2  DR Congo 2–0 1–2
Ghana  0–1  Kenya 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Zambia  3–0  Botswana 1–0 2–0
Ivory Coast 0–0 Nigeria
Parc des Sports, Treichville
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Nigeria 1–1 Ivory Coast
  • Kpaho 12'
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana)

1–1 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Cameroon 2–0 DR Congo
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)
DR Congo 2–1 Cameroon
  • Diakese 11'
  • Kasaj 42'

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ghana 0–0 Kenya
Kenya 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
  • Shikangwa 99' (pen.)

Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 1–0 Botswana
  • Mwakapila 21'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Botswana 0–2 Zambia
  • Chanda 18', 53'
Francistown Stadium, Francistown

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  1–2  Cameroon 0–0 1–2
Kenya  2–3  Zambia 2–2 0–1
Ivory Coast 0–0 Cameroon
Parc des sports, Treichville
Cameroon 2–1 Ivory Coast
  • Elloh 47'
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–2 Zambia
  • Tembo 30' (o.g.)
  • Corazone 71'
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Zambia 1–0 Kenya
  • Mweemba 57'
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fifth round

The winner qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, while the loser entered a play-off against a team from CONMEBOL.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon  4–4 (a)  Zambia 3–2 1–2
Cameroon 3–2 Zambia
 Report
  • Chanda 35', 74'
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Zambia 2–1 Cameroon
  • Mwakapila 10'
  • Mubanga 42'
 Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

4–4 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following team from CAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament. Cameroon failed to qualify after they lost the play-off against the 2018 Copa América Femenina second-placed team, Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
 Zambia10 March 2020[9]0 (debut)
2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 100 goals scored in 41 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

8 goals

  • Zambia Grace Chanda

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

  • Mali Salimata Diarra

2 goals

  • Algeria Morgane Belkhiter
  • Botswana Nondi Mahlasela
  • Cameroon Charlène Meyong
  • Cameroon Gabrielle Onguéné
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Marlène Kasaj
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Grâce Mfwamba
  • Ethiopia Loza Abera
  • Ghana Juliet Acheampong
  • Ghana Portia Boakye
  • Ivory Coast Rebecca Elloh
  • Kenya Mwanalima Adam
  • Kenya Cynthia Shilwatso
  • Malawi Linda Kasenda
  • Morocco Ibtissam Jraidi
  • Nigeria Asisat Oshoala
  • Zambia Racheal Kundananji
  • Zambia Mary Mwakapila

1 goal

  • Algeria Houria Affak
  • Botswana Refilwe Tholakele
  • Cameroon Michaela Abam
  • Chad Solange Larkingam
  • Republic of the Congo Paulmiche Mahouma
  • Republic of the Congo Charmelle Moundzeli
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Isa Diakese
  • Ethiopia Senait Bogale
  • Ethiopia Serkaddis Guta
  • Gabon Reine Edzoumou
  • Gabon Doris Wassende
  • Ghana Priscilla Okyere
  • Ivory Coast Nina Kpaho
  • Ivory Coast Ange N'Guessan
  • Ivory Coast Ines Nrehy
  • Kenya Vivian Corazone
  • Kenya Jentrix Shikangwa
  • Kenya Elizabeth Wambui
  • Malawi Wezzie Mvula
  • Malawi Madina Nguluwe
  • Malawi Sabina Thom
  • Mali Agueissa Diarra
  • Mali Aissata Traoré
  • Morocco Najat Badri
  • Mozambique Isabel Jorge
  • Namibia Zenatha Coleman
  • Namibia Lovisa Mulunga
  • Nigeria Amarachi Okoronkwo
  • Tanzania Donisia Minja
  • Tanzania Asha Rashid
  • Uganda Hasifah Nassuna
  • Zambia Hellen Mubanga
  • Zambia Lushomo Mweemba
  • Zambia Misozi Zulu

1 own goal

  • Algeria Isma Ouadah (against Nigeria)
  • Ethiopia Tarikuwa Debiso (against Uganda)
  • Uganda Aisha Namukisa (against Ethiopia)
  • Zambia Martha Tembo (against Kenya)

Notes
  1. Zimbabwe Football Association failed to field a side for the second leg against Zambia after its players refused to fulfill the fixture as they were owed allowances from the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6][7]

References
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