| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 May – 18 October 2015 |
| Teams | 18 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 48 (2.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Jade Jermaine Seoposenwe(5 goals each) |
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The2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the fourth edition of theCAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial internationalfootball competition organised by theConfederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for theOlympic football tournament.
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives.[1]
South Africa qualified for the second Olympics in a row, whileZimbabwe qualified for the first time.[2]
A total of 18CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 4 | |
| Second round | 14 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 18 |
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,extra time would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, and if still level, thepenalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[3]
The two winners of the fourth round qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[4]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 24–26 April 2015 |
| Second leg | 8–10 May 2015 | |
| Second round | First leg | 22–24 May 2015 |
| Second leg | 29–31 May 2015 | |
| Third round | First leg | 17–19 July 2015 |
| Second leg | 31 July–2 August 2015 | |
| Fourth round | First leg | 2–4 October 2015 |
| Second leg | 16–18 October 2015 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau  | w/o |  Liberia | — | — |
Gabon  | w/o |  Libya | — | — |
Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.[5]
| Guinea-Bissau | Cancelled | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Liberia | Cancelled | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Liberia won on walkover.
Gabon won on walkover.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | w/o |  Cameroon | — | — |
Egypt  | 1–4 |  Ghana | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Ivory Coast  | w/o |  Tunisia | — | — |
Zambia  | 2–2 (a) |  Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 2–8 | South Africa | 2–3 | 0–5 |
Botswana  | 2–2 (a) |  Kenya | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Nigeria  | w/o |  Mali | — | — |
Congo  | 0–7 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–3 | 0–4 |
Note: Liberia, Mali and Tunisia withdrew.[6][7] Liberia because of administrative reasons, due to Ebola outbreak (initially to play home match in Cameroon).[8] Nigeria versus Mali and Liberia versus Cameroon were to be played in early/mid-May so Nigeria and Cameroon were able to leave earlier for the World Cup.[9][10]
Cameroon won on walkover.
Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Ivory Coast | Cancelled | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Tunisia | Cancelled | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Ivory Coast won on walkover.
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.
| Gabon | 2–3 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Mapangou 3' (pen.)Louise 70' | Report | Seoposenwe 26',35' Mollo 75' |
| South Africa | 5–0 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Seoposenwe 8',58' Dlamini 22'Jane 24'Mollo 77' | Report |
South Africa won 8–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals.
| Nigeria | Cancelled | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Nigeria won on walkover.
| Congo | 0–3 | Equatorial Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jumária 6' Jade 10',19' |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Jade ?',?',?' ? ?' | Report |
Equatorial Guinea won 7–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3–3 (a) | Ghana | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Ivory Coast | w/o | Zimbabwe | 3–0 (awd.) | — |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Note: Zimbabwe failed to secure the necessary funds to travel for the first leg, and FIFA awarded the match 3–0 to Ivory Coast.[11] It was initially indicated by the CAF that Ivory Coast won the tie and the second leg was cancelled,[12][13] but this was overturned by FIFA. Ivory Coast then failed to show up for the original second leg, but they were not punished, and the second leg was rescheduled.[14][15] Ivory Coast then withdrew from the tie before the rescheduled second leg.[16]
3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.
| Zimbabwe | Cancelled | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Zimbabwe won on walkover.
South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.
Winners qualified for2016 Summer Olympics.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2–2 (a) | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Equatorial Guinea | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Cameroon | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Ngono Mani 69',81' | Report | Neshamba 6' |
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.
South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 October 2015 | 0 (debut) |
| South Africa | 18 October 2015 | 1 (2012) |
Lesego KelebogeRefilwe TholakeleChristine ManieAgnès NkadaEngy AhmedGenoveva AñonmaGloria ChinasaDorine ChuigouéJumáriaYog Atouth LouiseWinnie MapangouElizabeth AddoJane AyieyamSamira SulemanMercy MylesMary KinuthiaDorcas ShikobeHalimatu AyindeNgozi OkobiAmanda DlaminiRefiloe JaneRhoda MulaudziLebogang RamalepeBarbara BandaHellen MubangaFelistas MuzongondiNote: One goal scored by Equatorial Guinea missing goalscorer information.
