2020 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

5th edition of African qualification for the Summer Olympic women's football tournament
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)
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International football competition

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]

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
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
3', 53'
  • Traoré 10'
    		•  Badri 54'
    Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
    Morocco 2–2 Mali
    Jraidi 24', 82'

    Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Algeria 2–0 Chad
    Belkhiter 20', 23'
    Chad 1–1 Algeria
    Larkingam 90+3' (pen.) Affak 9'

    Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Ethiopia 3–2 Uganda
    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
    National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
    DR Congo 1–0 Tanzania
    Mfwamba 45'

    DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Gabon 0–2 Congo
    • Mahouma 38' (pen.)
    • Moundzeli 40'
    Congo 0–2 (a.e.t.) Gabon
    Report
    Penalties
    3–5

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

    Malawi 11–1 Mozambique
    		 Report
    Mozambique 0–3 Malawi
    Report

    Malawi won 14–1 on aggregate.

    Angola Cancelled Zambia
    Report
    Zambia Cancelled Angola
    Report

    Zambia won on walkover after Angola withdrew.[2]

    Botswana 1–0 Namibia
    Report
    Namibia 2–2 Botswana
    Report

    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
    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
    Nigeria 1–0 Algeria

    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
    Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
    Ghana 2–0 Gabon

    Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

    Malawi 3–2 Kenya
    Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
    Kenya 3–0 Malawi
    Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
    Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

    Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Zambia 5–0 Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe Cancelled[note 1] Zambia
    National Sports Stadium, Harare

    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

    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

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

    Cameroon 2–0 DR Congo
    Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)
    DR Congo 2–1 Cameroon

    Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Ghana 0–0 Kenya
    Kenya 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana

    Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Zambia 1–0 Botswana
    Botswana 0–2 Zambia

    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

    Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Kenya 2–2 Zambia
    Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
    Zambia 1–0 Kenya

    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
    Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
    Zambia 2–1 Cameroon
    Report

    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
     Zambia 10 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

    6 goals

    5 goals

    3 goals

    2 goals

    1 goal

    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. ^ a b c 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

    1. ^ "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
    2. ^ a b c "Tokyo 2020: Sierra Leone disqualified, Angola withdraws". CAFOnline.com. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
    3. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (21 February 2019). "African Women's Olympic qualifying tournament fixtures, dates released". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
    4. ^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2020". FIFA. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    5. ^ "FIXTURES OF THE AFRICAN Qualifiers WOMEN'S OLYMPICS-TOKYO 2020" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
    6. ^ Vickers, Steve; Mangunda, Yvonne (1 September 2019). "Zimbabwe's women boycott Olympic football qualifier against Zambia over unpaid fees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    7. ^ "Kenya outwit Malawi, through to third round". CAFOnline.com. 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
    8. ^ Mbala, Nana (28 August 2019). "La RDC gagne la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait". Radio Okapi (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
    9. ^ "Zambia earn historic ticket to Tokyo 2020". FIFA.com. 10 March 2020.

    External links

    • WOMEN’S OLYMPICS, CAFonline.com