2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations began with the first round during the week of 18–26 October 2021 and concluded with the second during the week of 14–23 February 2022. For the first time in the tournament's history, 12 teams, including hosts (Morocco),[1] qualified to play in the group stages.[2] FormatQualification ties were to be 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, even to the extent of a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played if scores are still tied to determine the winners.[3] DrawA record total of 44 out of 54 CAF member national teams entered qualification, whose draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4]
Did not enterScheduleThe first round of matches was originally scheduled for June 2021, but were postponed to October that year due to the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.[5]
First roundSummary
Notes:
Matches2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won 2–1 on penalties.
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (Kenya) Referee: Florentina Zablon (Tanzania) Kenya won 15–1 on aggregate. Burundi won 6–0 on aggregate. Djibouti won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew before the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local league being contested since 2018.[9]
Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa) Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (Lesotho) Namibia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia) Zimbabwe won 6–1 on aggregate.
Botswana won 7–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Tânia Duarte (Angola)
Referee: Mercy Kayira (Malawi) South Africa won 13–0 on aggregate. Algeria won on walkover after the second leg match originally scheduled for 26 October 2021 was postponed and later cancelled due to the October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état.[10] Tunisia won 7–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Chancelle Ngakosso (Congo)
Referee: Annael Omanda (Gabon) Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after DR Congo failed to appear for the first leg.[11]
Togo won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew from the second leg in Togo.[12] 2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won on away goals.
Japoma Stadium, Douala (Cameroon) Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia (Liberia) Referee: Aïssatou Kanté (Guinea)
Gambia won 3–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 8–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania) Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)
Referee: Félicité Kourouma (Guinea) Guinea-Bissau won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stade National de la Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan (Ivory Coast) Referee: Yemisi Eunice (Nigeria)
Referee: Zouwaira Souley Sani (Niger) Burkina Faso won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast) Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Aurore Ligan (Benin)
Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana) Ivory Coast won 20–0 on aggregate. Second roundSummaryThe matches were played between 16 and 23 February 2022. Winners will qualify for the group stages of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[13]
MatchesUganda advanced on walkover after Kenya withdrew before the first leg.[14]
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi (Burundi) Referee: Josephine Wanjiku (Kenya) Burundi won 11–1 on aggregate.
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa) Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) 1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.
Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia) 3–3 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
Referee: Mercy Kayira (Malawi) South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Marie Ngo Biem (Cameroon) Tunisia won 7–3 on aggregate. Togo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) Cameroon won 10–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania) 1–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 3–2 on penalties.
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)
Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (Benin) Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria) Burkina Faso won 7–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiéma (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Zouwaira Souley Sani (Niger) Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate. Qualified teamsThe following 12 teams qualified for the group stages.
GoalscorersThere were 218 goals scored in 58 matches, for an average of 3.76 goals per match. 6 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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