2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International football competition
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The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon who qualified automatically as hosts.[1][2]
Teams
A total of 23 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[3]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 18 | |
| Second round | 5 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 23 |
| Final tournament |
|
1 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
1 Initially Togo entered the qualification but withdrew and were replaced by Ethiopia.[4] Togo were sanctioned by the CAF and excluded from participating in the 2018 tournament.[5]
Format
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, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[6]
The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 4–6 March 2016 |
| Second leg | 18–20 March 2016 | |
| Second round | First leg | 6–9 April 2016 |
| Second leg | 10–12 April 2016 |
The second round was initially scheduled to be played on 8–10 April (first leg) and 22–24 April (second leg), but was later changed to be played during the FIFA International Match Calendar dates of 4–12 April.
First round
Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate.
Zambia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Egypt won 12–0 on aggregate.
Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Kenya advanced after DR Congo withdrew for financial reasons.[19][20]
1–1 on aggregate. 
Senegal won 4–2 on penalties.
Tunisia  | 2–0 |  Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
Mamay  52'Mchara 89' |
Report[23][24] |
Tunisia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Botswana won 11–0 on aggregate.
Second round
Winners qualified for 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.
Equatorial Guinea  | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Boho Adriana Tiga 90' |
Report[29][30] | Koite 53' |
Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate. Mali were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[31]
Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Egypt | 1–0 |  Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Samir 45' |
Report[38] |
2–2 on aggregate. Egypt won on away goals rule.
3–3 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals rule.
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
 Cameroon (hosts) | 26 October 2014[1] | 10 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Zimbabwe | 10 April 2016 | 3 (2000, 2002, 2004) |
| Egypt | 11 April 2016 | 1 (1998) |
| Kenya | 12 April 2016 | 0 (debut) |
| Nigeria | 12 April 2016 | 11 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Ghana | 12 April 2016 | 10 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
| South Africa | 12 April 2016 | 10 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Mali | 4 August 2016[31] | 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
Aliaa Shoukry*
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Refilwe Mathlo- Tlamelo Motlhale
- Bame Ngenda
- Bonang Otlhagile
- Thuto Ramafifi
- Golebaone Selebatso
- Lesaane Tshoso
- Mahira Ali
- Neivin Gamal
- Nadeen Gazy
- Fayza Hidar
- Mahira Ali Mohammed*
- Yasmine Samir
- Noha Tarek*
Genoveva Añonma- Jade Boho
- Adriana Tiga
Loza Abera
Portia Boakye
Fatoumata Kanté
Rebecca Elloh- Ines Nrehy
Mwanalima Adam- Enez Medeizi Mango
Djeneba Baradji- Bintou Koite
Ibtissam Jraidi
Lorraine Jossob
Rita Chikwelu- Osarenoma Igbinovia
- Chioma Wogu
Mamello Makhabane- Nompumelelo Nyandeni
Donisia Daniel Minja- Mwanahamisi Omary
Ella Kaabachi- Sabrine Mamay
- Imen Mchara
Misozi Zulu
Daisy Kaitano- Emmculate Msipa
- Samkelisiwe Zulu
- Own goal
Fatima Sekouane (against Kenya)
* includes a goal scored at Egypt vs. Libya match, which has no goal scorers references.