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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.

2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 March – 12 April 2016
Teams23 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored83 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Aliaa Shoukry (5 goals)
← 2014
2018 →

A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon who qualified automatically as hosts.[1][2]

Teams

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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

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

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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

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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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali   2–1   Morocco 0–0 2–1
Tanzania   2–3   Zimbabwe 1–2 1–1
Zambia   5–3   Namibia 3–1 2–2
Libya   0–12   Egypt 0–8 0–4
Algeria   2–1   Ethiopia 1–0 1–1
Kenya   w.o.   DR Congo — —
Senegal   1–1 (4–2 p)   Guinea 1–0 0–1
Burkina Faso   0–2   Tunisia 0–0 0–2
Botswana   11–0   Mauritius 7–0 4–0
Mali  0–0  Morocco
Report
Referee: Christine Enyonam Ziga (Ghana)
Morocco  1–2  Mali
Jraidi   4' Report[7] Baradji   36'
Diarra   75'
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

  Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania  1–2  Zimbabwe
Omary   17' Report [8] Jeke   20', 48'
Referee: Tsige Sisay (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe  1–1  Tanzania
Kaitano   11' Report[9][10] Minja   4' (pen.)
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

  Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate.

Zambia  3–1  Namibia
Sosala   3', 45+2'
Chanda   22'		 Report[11][12] Jossob   89'
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
Namibia  2–2  Zambia
Coleman   48', 78' (pen.) Report[13][14][15] Chanda   3', 46'
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)

  Zambia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Libya  0–8  Egypt
Report[11][16] Shoukry   4', 9', 12', 54'
Ali   28'
Engy   32' (pen.)
Gazy   69'
Fayza   86' (pen.)
Referee: Lilia Abdeljawad (Tunisia)
Egypt  4–0  Libya
Tarek   4'
Mohammed   25'
Engy   36'
Shoukry   82'		 Report
Referee: Angelique Tuyishime (Rwanda)

  Egypt won 12–0 on aggregate.

Algeria  1–0  Ethiopia
Zerrouki   60' Report (CAF)[11][17]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)
Ethiopia  1–1  Algeria
Abera   34' Report (CAF)[18] Zerrouki   85'
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

  Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya  Cancelled  DR Congo
Report
DR Congo  Cancelled  Kenya
Report

  Kenya advanced after DR Congo withdrew for financial reasons.[19][20]

Senegal  1–0  Guinea
Diakhaté   5' Report[21]
Referee: Viviane Kouélé Igue (Benin)
Guinea  1–0  Senegal
Kanté   82' Report[22]
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Ross Leopoldina Dayves (Guinea-Bissau)

1–1 on aggregate.   Senegal won 4–2 on penalties.

Burkina Faso  0–0  Tunisia
Report
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Tunisia  2–0  Burkina Faso
Mamay   52'
Mchara   89'		 Report[23][24]
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Khadmallah Elsayed Angato Koko (Sudan)

  Tunisia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Botswana  7–0  Mauritius
Mahlasela   19', 52'
Otlhagile   45'
Motlhale   62'
Ngenda   71'
Selebatso   87'
Mathlo   90'		 Report[11][25]
Referee: Mercy Mziya (Malawi)
Mauritius  0–4  Botswana
Report[26] Lesaane   27'
Tholakele   28', 74'
Ramafifi   68'
Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar)

  Botswana won 11–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali   awd.   Equatorial Guinea 1–1 1–2
Zimbabwe   4–2   Zambia 1–0 3–2
Egypt   2–2 (a)   Ivory Coast 1–0 1–2
Algeria   3–3 (a)   Kenya 2–2 1–1
Senegal   1–3   Nigeria 1–1 0–2
Tunisia   1–6   Ghana 1–2 0–4
Botswana   0–5   South Africa 0–2 0–3
Mali  1–1  Equatorial Guinea
Diarra   89' Report[27][28] Añonma   2'
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Referee: Aissatou Inter Keita (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea  2–1  Mali
Boho  
Adriana Tiga   90'		 Report[29][30] Koite   53'
Referee: Bolokanang Julia Lekgow (Botswana)

  Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.
  Mali were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[31]

Zimbabwe  1–0  Zambia
Bhasopo   45+1' Report[32][33][34]
Zambia  2–3  Zimbabwe
Sosala   24'
Zulu   60' (pen.)		 Report[35][36][37] Bhasopo   7'
Zulu   39'
Msipa   90'
Referee: Nabikko Ssemambo (Uganda)

  Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Egypt  1–0  Ivory Coast
Samir   45' Report[38]
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Ivory Coast  2–1  Egypt
Elloh   38'
Nrehy   43'		 Report[39] Gamal   86'
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)

2–2 on aggregate.   Egypt won on away goals rule.

Algeria  2–2  Kenya
Bouhenni   28', 89' Report[40] Sekouane   78' (o.g.)
Adam   84'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alcidia Maria Silva dos Santos (Cape Verde)
Kenya  1–1  Algeria
Mango   75' Report Bouhenni   22'
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

3–3 on aggregate.   Kenya won on away goals rule.

Senegal  1–1  Nigeria
Diakhaté   52' Report[41][42] Wogu   45'
Referee: Lamyaa Lourarhi (Morocco)
Nigeria  2–0  Senegal
Chikwelu   36'
Igbinovia   46'		 Report
Referee: Julie Kanyembo Kyabuta (DR Congo)

  Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tunisia  1–2  Ghana
Kaabachi   33' (pen.) Report[27][43][44][45] Suleman   50'
Adubea   84'
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Ghana  4–0  Tunisia
Suleman   28', 85'
Boakye   34'
Adubea   77'		 Report
Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)

  Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate.

Botswana  0–2  South Africa
Report[46][47] Mollo   69', 73'
Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
South Africa  3–0  Botswana
Makhabane   19' (pen.)
Mollo   27'
Nyandeni   36'		 Report
Referee: Mathabo Maria Kolokotoane (Lesotho)

  South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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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

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5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

* includes a goal scored at Egypt vs. Libya match, which has no goal scorers references.

References

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