2010 African Women's Championship qualification
International football competition
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This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2010 African Women's Championship. These matches also served as part of the qualifiers for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Germany.
A total of 23 national teams entered the qualification, which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners then joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[1]
Preliminary round
The matches in the preliminary round were held on 6–7 March 2010 (first leg) and 19–21 March 2010 (second leg).
Summary
Matches
Algeria advanced to the first round after Egypt withdrew.
Namibia won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Botswana  | 0–2 |  DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report[permanent dead link] | Malembo  11' Dianteso 17' |
Congo DR won 7 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Senegal won 1 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Gabon  | 1–2 |  Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Glwadis 27' |
Report | Bancouly 7' Diakité 90+1' |
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Bancouly 3', 31', 46' |
Report | Mapangou 8' |
Ivory Coast won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Guinea  | 3–2 |  Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| (1H) |
Moriba (2H) (2H) |
| Sierra Leone | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Guinea won 4 – 3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Mali advanced to the first round after Togo withdrew.
Tanzania won 4 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Eritrea advanced to the first round after Kenya withdrew.
First round
The first round was scheduled to be held on 21–23 May 2010 (first leg) and 4–6 June 2010 (second leg).
Summary
Matches
Algeria won 2 – 1 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.
Equatorial Guinea advanced to the final tournament after Namibia were forced to withdraw prior to the second leg.
Cameroon won 5 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.
Ghana won 4 – 0 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 |  Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| N'Guessan 78' |
Report | Nkwocha 21' Ohadugha 45+1' |
| Nigeria | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Chikwelu 13' Nkwocha 72', 89' |
Diakité 50' |
Nigeria won 5 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.
Mali won 3 – 2 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.
Tanzania won 11 – 4 on aggregate and advanced to the final tournament.