2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International football competition
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Qualification for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations began on the week of 20–26 September 2023 and concluded on the week of 29 November – 5 December the same year. Its draw was held at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco on 6 July 2023 at 18:00 CET (UTC+1).[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20–26 September and 29 November – 5 December 2023 |
| Teams | 42 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 205 (3.66 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Agueicha Diarra (8 goals) |
← 2022 2026 → | |
A total of 12 teams qualified for the group stages and joined automatically-qualified hosts Morocco.
Format
Qualification ties took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time).[2]
Schedule
Entrants
The applicant teams were seeded according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking of June 2023 and their performance in the previous edition of the tournament.
| Team | Rank |
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 Morocco | 72 |
| Team | Rank |
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 South Africa | 54 |
 Zambia | 77 |
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- Notes
- Teams marked in bold qualified for the group stages.
| Team | Rank |
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 Zimbabwe | 125 |
 Sierra Leone | 139 |
 Malawi | 159 |
 Seychelles | 165 |
 Lesotho | 169 |
 Comoros | 183 |
 Madagascar | 184 |
 Chad | NR |
 Mauritania | NR |
 Eritrea | NR |
 Somalia | NR |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Senegal  | 3–2 |  Mozambique | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Egypt  | 8–0 |  South Sudan | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Central African Republic  | 1–10 | Mali | 1–7 | 0–3 |
Guinea  | 11–0 |  Mauritius | 8–0 | 3–0 |
Nigeria  | w/o |  São Tomé and Príncipe | — | — |
Cape Verde  | 6–2 |  Liberia | 3–0 | 3–2 |
Uganda  | 2–3 |  Algeria | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Burundi  | 2–2 (5–3 p) |  Ethiopia | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Equatorial Guinea  | w/o |  Libya | — | — |
DR Congo  | 4–2 |  Benin | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Ivory Coast  | 2–2 (2–4 p) |  Tanzania | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Djibouti  | 0–13 |  Togo | 0–7 | 0–6 |
Rwanda  | 0–12 |  Ghana | 0–7 | 0–5 |
Gambia  | 2–5 |  Namibia | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Cameroon  | 1–1 (3–4 p) |  Kenya | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Gabon  | 1–10 |  Botswana | 1–4 | 0–6 |
Tunisia  | 12–1 |  Niger | 7–0 | 5–1 |
Guinea-Bissau  | 0–3 |  Congo | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Angola  | w/o |  Sudan | — | — |
Eswatini  | 2–6 |  Burkina Faso | 2–3 | 0–3 |
Matches
| Senegal | 1–1 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 1–2 | Senegal |
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Senegal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate.
Mali won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Guinea | 8–0 | Mauritius |
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Report (FGF) |
| Mauritius | 0–3 | Guinea |
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Guinea won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Nigeria | Cancelled | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | Cancelled | Nigeria |
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Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the second round after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.
| Liberia | 2–3 | Cape Verde |
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Cape Verde won 6–2 on aggregate.
Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Burundi | 1–1 | Ethiopia |
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Report (EFF) |
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2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won 5–3 on penalties.
| Equatorial Guinea | Cancelled | Libya |
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| Libya | Cancelled | Equatorial Guinea |
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Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Libya withdrew prior to the first leg due to the aftermath of the 2023 Libya floods.
DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Tanzania |
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Report (FIF) |
2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won 4–2 on penalties.
| Djibouti | 0–7 | Togo |
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| Togo | 6–0 | Djibouti |
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Report (FTF) |
Togo won 13–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Namibia | 2–0 | Gambia |
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Report (GFF) Report (NFA) |
Namibia won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Kenya |
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Report (FKF) |
| Kenya | 1–0 | Cameroon |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 |
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1–1 on aggregate. Kenya won 4–3 on penalties.
| Gabon | 1–4 | Botswana |
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Assengone  90+3' (pen.) |
Report (BFA) |
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| Botswana | 6–0 | Gabon |
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Report (BFA) |
Botswana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 12–1 on aggregate.
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Congo |
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| Report (FECOFOOT) |
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| Congo | 2–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.
Angola won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Sudan withdrew prior to the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested since the War in Sudan started.
| Eswatini | 2–3 | Burkina Faso |
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| Burkina Faso | 3–0 | Eswatini |
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Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Senegal | 4–0 | Egypt | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Mali | 10–2 | Guinea | 7–2 | 3–0 |
| Nigeria | 7–1 | Cape Verde | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Algeria | 6–1 | Burundi | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2–3 | DR Congo | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Tanzania | 3–2 | Togo | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Ghana | 3–2 | Namibia | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Kenya | 1–2 | Botswana | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tunisia | 6–3 | Congo | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Angola | 0–12 | Zambia | 0–6 | 0–6 |
| Burkina Faso | 1–3 | South Africa | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Matches
Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Mali | 7–2 | Guinea |
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| Report (FEMAFOOT) Report (FEGUIFOOT) |
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Mali won 10–2 on aggregate.
| Cape Verde | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Burundi | 0–1 | Algeria |
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Algeria won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | DR Congo |
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| DR Congo | 2–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate. A CAF decision on Equatorial Guinea challenge, regarding DR Congo players Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani's dates of birth, is pending.[6]
| Tanzania | 3–0 | Togo |
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| Report (FTF) |
Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate.
Ghana won 3–2 on aggregate.
Botswana won 2–1 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Angola | 0–6 | Zambia |
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| Report (CAF) |
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Zambia won 12–0 on aggregate.
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | South Africa |
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Report (SAFA) |
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South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Women's Africa Cup of Nations1 |
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| Morocco | Hosts | 10 August 2022 | 3 (1998, 2000, 2022) |
| South Africa | Second round winners | 4 December 2023 | 13 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| Algeria | 5 (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) | ||
| Ghana | 5 December 2023 | 12 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |
| Botswana | 1 (2022) | ||
| DR Congo | 3 (1998, 2006, 2012) | ||
| Tunisia | 2 (2008, 2022) | ||
| Senegal | 2 (2012, 2022) | ||
| Zambia | 4 (1995, 2014, 2018, 2022) | ||
| Tanzania | 1 (2010) | ||
| Mali | 7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) | ||
| Nigeria | 14 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 205 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 3.66 goals per match.
8 goals
7 goals
4 goals
Inès Boutaleb
Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse
Alice Kusi
Aissata Traoré
Mariem Houij- Salma Zemzem
Barbra Banda
3 goals
2 goals
- Imane Chebel
Yolande Gnammi- Lesego Radiakanyo
Adèle Kabré
Ivânia Moreira- Evy Pereira
Merveille Kanjinga
Samia Adam- Hala Maustafa
Elena Obono
Rediet Asresahegn
Fatou Kanteh- Anasthesia Achiaa
Maman Sata Fancinandouno- Suzanne Daniel Lamah
- Fatoumata Diarra
- Oumou Kone
Lúcia Leila
Uchenna Kanu
Odette Gnintegma- Tatiana Kayaba
- Sama Koudjoukalo
Fauzia Najjemba
1 goal
- Naïma Bouhani
- Lina Boussaha
- Ghoutia Karchouni
- Nancy Baeletsi
- Lone Gaofetoge
- Refilwe Tholakele
- Alimata Belem
- Mouniratou Compaore
- Yasso Konaté
- Rasmata Sawadogo
- Djamilatou Zongo
Erica Kanyamuneza- Peace Niyomwungere
- Sandrine Niyonkuru
Eliane Manbolamo- Kleydiana Borges
- Melany Fortes
- Alcione Santos
Christelle Demba
Queen Bouanga- Aminata Dembélé
- Flore Mabahou
- Doris Senga
- ?
- ?
- Ruth Kipoyi
- Falonne Pambani
- Omneya Samir
Tenanile Ngcamphalala- Samkelisiwe Simelane
Laschwana Assengone- Princella Adubea
- Portia Boakye
- Stella Nyamekye
- Mabinty Camara
- Mamet Camara
- Nana Camara
Akebie Abrogoua- Ida Guehai
Marjolen Nekesa- Cynthia Shilwatso
Pauline Agbotsu- Hawa Kpan
- Djenaba Baradji
- Fatou Dembelé
- Salimata Diarra
- Coulouba Sogoré
Ivone Kooper- Lovisa Mulunga
- Lydiana Nanamus
- Rasheedat Ajibade
Aichatou Hamed- Gift Monday
Marième Babou- Hapsatou Malado Diallo
- Mama Diop
- Mbayang Sow
Hildah Magaia- Nicole Michael
- Linda Motlhalo
Donisia Minja- Moussouriéto Adinda-Apko
- Amiratou N'djambara
- Hanna Hamdi
- Yasmine Klai
- Sabrine Mamay
- Esther Banda
- Susan Banda
- Avell Chitundu
- Ireen Lungu
- Lushomo Mweemba
1 own goal
- Portia Boakye (against Namibia)
- Kouno Yawa (against Tanzania)