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2015 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
| Tournament details |
|---|
| 22 May – 18 October 2015 |
| 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| 20 |
| 48 (2.4 per match) |
| Jade Jermaine Seoposenwe(5 goals each) |
| ← 2012 2020 → |
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.
A total of 18 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
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| Gabon | ||
| Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Liberia | ||
| Libya | 4 | |
| Botswana | ||
| Cameroon | ||
| Congo | ||
| Egypt | ||
| Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Ghana | ||
| Ivory Coast | ||
| Kenya | ||
| Mali | ||
| Nigeria | ||
| South Africa | ||
| Tunisia | ||
| Zambia | ||
| Zimbabwe | 14 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
| Algeria |
| Angola |
| Benin |
| Burkina Faso |
| Burundi |
| Cape Verde |
| Central African Republic |
| Chad |
| Comoros |
| Djibouti |
| DR Congo |
| Eritrea |
| Ethiopia |
| Gambia |
| Guinea |
| Lesotho |
| Madagascar |
| Malawi |
| Mauritania |
| Mauritius |
| Morocco |
| Mozambique |
| Namibia |
| Niger |
| Rwanda |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Senegal |
| Seychelles |
| Sierra Leone |
| Somalia |
| South Sudan |
| Sudan |
| Swaziland |
| Tanzania |
| Togo |
| Uganda |
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.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 24–26 April 2015 |
| Second leg | 8–10 May 2015 | |
| Second round | First leg | 22–24 May 2015 |
| Second leg | 29–31 May 2015 | |
| Third round | First leg | 17–19 July 2015 |
| Second leg | 31 July–2 August 2015 | |
| Fourth round | First leg | 2–4 October 2015 |
| Second leg | 16–18 October 2015 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | w/o | Liberia | — | — |
| Gabon | w/o | Libya | — | — |
Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.
Liberia won on walkover.
Gabon won on walkover.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | w/o | Cameroon | — | — |
| Egypt | 1–4 | Ghana | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Ivory Coast | w/o | Tunisia | — | — |
| Zambia | 2–2 (a) | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 2–8 | South Africa | 2–3 | 0–5 |
| Botswana | 2–2 (a) | Kenya | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Nigeria | w/o | Mali | — | — |
| Congo | 0–7 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–3 | 0–4 |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3–3 (a) | Ghana | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Ivory Coast | w/o | Zimbabwe | 3–0 (awd.) | — |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
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.
Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2–2 (a) | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–0 | 1–0 |
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.
South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
| South Africa | 18 October 2015 | 1 (2012) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Sanah Mollo
1 goal
Note: One goal scored by Equatorial Guinea missing goalscorer information.
- Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016, (Women) Qualifiers, CAFonline.com
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