| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 13 October 2002 |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jacinta Ramos Géraldine Okawe Joanne Solomon Nomsa Moyo (4 goals) |
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The2002 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the2002 African Women's Championship.Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions,[1] while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.
A record 21 national teams participated in the qualifying process.[2]
Teams who withdrew are initalics.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 14 | |
| Second round | 7 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 21 |
| Final tournament |
| 1 |
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-awaytwo-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, theaway goals rule would be applied, and if still level, thepenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (noextra time would be played).
The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 10–11 August 2002 |
| Second leg | 24 August 2002 | |
| Second round | First leg | 21–22 September 2002 |
| Second leg | 11–13 October 2002 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia  | w/o1 |  Botswana | — | — |
Ethiopia  | w/o1 |  Swaziland | — | — |
Eritrea  | 4–5 |  Tanzania | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Angola | 6–1 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3–0 | 3–1 |
São Tomé and Príncipe  | 0–8 | Gabon | 0–2 | 0–6 |
Senegal  | w/o1 |  Guinea-Bissau | — | — |
Ivory Coast  | 4–4 (a) |  Mali | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Zambia won by default and advanced to thesecond round.
Ethiopia won by default and advanced to thesecond round.
| Eritrea | 2–3 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
Mebrahtu 3'Debessay 47' | Report | Kavena 20' Paul 31'Chambruma 45' |
| Tanzania | 2–2 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Mosi 54' Chambruma 89' | Report | Tekeste 7' Bereket-ab 17' |
Tanzania won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| Angola | 3–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos 3',78' Mvunbio 83' | Report |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–3 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Añonman 10' | Report | Mvunbio 20' Ramos 39'de Souza 86' |
Angola won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okawe 36' (pen.) Etoua 48' |
| Gabon | 6–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
|---|---|---|
| Okawe 24',71',81' Etoua 25'Nisame 45'Mapangou 85' | Report |
Gabon won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to thesecond round.
| Senegal | Cancelled | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
Senegal won by default and advanced to thesecond round.
| Ivory Coast | 3–3 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Bancouly 27',71' Koudougnon 48' | Report | Konaté 7',45' N'Diaye 74' |
| Mali | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| N'Diaye 59' | Report | Bancouly 35' |
4–4 on aggregate.Mali won on theaway goals rule and advanced to thesecond round.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1–8 | South Africa | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| Ethiopia | 4–2 |  Uganda | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Tanzania | 0–10 | Zimbabwe | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| Angola | 1–1 (5–4p) |  DR Congo | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 0–4 |  Cameroon | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Senegal | 1–6 |  Ghana | 0–3 | 1–3 |
| Mali | 0–0 (5–4p) |  Morocco | 0–0 | 0–0 |
South Africa won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for thefinal tournament.
| Ethiopia | 2–0 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Adois 13' Endegene-Leme ?' | Report |
| Uganda | 2–2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Nakimbugwe 20' Mbekeka 51' | Report | Endegene-Leme 54' Teramah 72' |
Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for thefinal tournament.
| Tanzania | 0–5 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mpala 10' Moyo 11',40',48'Zulu 43' |
Zimbabwe won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for thefinal tournament.
1–1 on aggregate.Angola won thepenalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for thefinal tournament.
| Gabon | 0–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for thefinal tournament.
| Senegal | 0–3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Amoah-Tetteh 24',56' Darku 29' |
Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for thefinal tournament.
0–0 on aggregate.Mali won thepenalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for thefinal tournament.
AngolanJacinta Ramos, GaboneseGéraldine Okawe, South AfricanJoanne Solomon and ZimbabweanNomsa Moyo were the top scorers in the qualifying process. In total, 70 goals were scored by 44 different players.
Rachel BancoulyEsther ZuluSonia de SouzaAntoinette AnoungaRolande BelemgotoCecile MekongoEtebe Mvie MangaLouyeye BingaGenoveva AñonmanSemhar Bereket-abTeamu DebessayMakda MebrahtuMerhawit TekesteFeleke AdoisTesfaye TeramahWinie MapangouGladys NisameMemuna DarkuSheila OkahAdélaïde KoudougnonAbsah GueyeNandipha MlomoMapule NtesoMwaka KavenaAlly MosiSweet PaulOliver MbekekaAnnet NankimbugweChristabel MuchinduPretty Phiri
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | Hosts and defending champions | 19 March 2002 | 4 (1991,1995,1998,2000) |
| Angola | Winners againstDR Congo | 11 October 2002 | 1 (1995) |
| Mali | Winners againstMorocco | 11 October 2002 | Debut |
| South Africa | Winners againstZambia | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1995,1998,2000) |
| Cameroon | Winners againstGabon | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1991,1998,2000) |
| Ghana | Winners againstSenegal | 12 October 2002 | 4 (1991,1995,1998,2000) |
| Ethiopia | Winners againstUganda | 13 October 2002 | Debut |
| Zimbabwe | Winners againstTanzania | 13 October 2002 | 1 (2000) |
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