2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates20–26 September and 29 November – 5 December 2023
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored205 (3.66 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Agueicha Diarra
(8 goals)

On 6 July 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed the qualification draw for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco at 18:00 CET (UTC+1).[1]

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

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 20 – 22 September 2023[3]
Second leg 24 – 26 September 2023[3]
Second round First leg 29 November – 1 December 2023
Second leg 4 – 5 December 2023

Entrants

The teams were seeded according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking of June 2023 and their performance in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Final tournament hosts
TeamRank
 Morocco72
Teams received a bye to the second round
TeamRank
 South Africa54
 Zambia77
Teams entering first round
Pot 1
TeamRank
 Nigeria40
 Cameroon56
 Ghana58
 Ivory Coast66
 Equatorial Guinea70
 Tunisia76
 Algeria80
 Mali81
 Senegal82
Pot 2
TeamRank
 Egypt88
 Congo110
 DR Congo112
 Togo120
 Gambia123
 Ethiopia124
 Cape Verde134
 Gabon135
 Guinea136
Pot 3
TeamRank
 Burkina Faso141
 Angola143
 Benin145
 Namibia146
 Kenya148
 Botswana150
 Tanzania152
 Uganda161
 Rwanda163
 Liberia164
 Niger166
 Guinea-Bissau173
 Mozambique174
 Burundi176
 Eswatini177
 South Sudan187
 Mauritius188
 Central African RepublicNR
 São Tomé and PríncipeNR
 LibyaNR
 DjiboutiNR
 SudanNR
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold qualified for the group stages.


Did not enter
TeamRank
 Zimbabwe125
 Sierra Leone139
 Malawi159
 Seychelles165
 Lesotho169
 Comoros183
 Madagascar184
 ChadNR
 MauritaniaNR
 EritreaNR

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
  • Ndiaye 59'
 Report (FSF)
Mozambique 1–2 Senegal
 Report (FSF)

Senegal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Egypt 4–0 South Sudan
 Report (EFA)
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
South Sudan 0–4 Egypt
Report (EFA)

Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate.

Central African Republic 1–7 Mali
  • Demba ?'
 Report (FEMAFOOT)
Mali 3–0 Central African Republic

Mali won 10–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 8–0 Mauritius
  • Kourouma 9', 75'
  • Fancinandouno 40', 66'
  • M. Camara 54'
  • Lamah 59'
  • A. Camara 77'
  • N. Camara 90'
 Report (FGF)
Mauritius 0–3 Guinea
Report (FGF)
  • A. Camara 5', 38'
  • M. Camara 32'
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Quatre Bornes

Guinea won 11–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria Cancelled São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe Cancelled Nigeria

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.

Cape Verde 3–0 Liberia
 Report (FCF)
Liberia 2–3 Cape Verde
  • Agbotsu 13'
  • Kpan 70' (pen.)
 Report (FCF)
  • Pereira 10'
  • Santos 23'
  • Borges 38'

Cape Verde won 6–2 on aggregate.

Uganda 1–2 Algeria
 Report (FAF)
Report (FUFA)
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru
Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)
Algeria 1–1 Uganda
Referee: Chahenda El Maghribi (Egypt)

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burundi 1–1 Ethiopia
  • Kanyamuneza 49'
 Report (EFF)
  • Asresahegn 38'
Ethiopia 1–1 Burundi
  • Asresahegn 19'
 Report (EFF)
Penalties
 3–5

2–2 on aggregate. Burundi won 5–3 on penalties.

Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Libya
Libya Cancelled Equatorial Guinea

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 2–1 Benin
 Report (FECOFA)
  • Gnammi 30'
Benin 1–2 DR Congo
  • Gnammi 5'
 Report (FECOFA)

DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast 2–0 Tanzania
 Report (FIF)
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Tanzania 2–0 Ivory Coast
 Report (FIF)
Penalties
 4–2

2–2 on aggregate. Tanzania won 4–2 on penalties.

Djibouti 0–7 Togo
Report (FTF)
Togo 6–0 Djibouti
  • Woedikou 4', 15', 40'
  • Koudjoukalo 31', 89'
  • Adinda-Apko 66'
 Report (FTF)

Togo won 13–0 on aggregate.

Rwanda 0–7 Ghana
Report (GFA)
Ghana 5–0 Rwanda
  • Kusi 22', 26', 37'
  • Badu 42'
  • Nyamekye 90+3'
 Report (GFA)
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Ghana won 12–0 on aggregate.

Gambia 2–3 Namibia
 Report (GFF)
Namibia 2–0 Gambia
 Report (GFF)
Report (NFA)

Namibia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Cameroon 1–0 Kenya
 Report (FKF)
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Kenya 1–0 Cameroon
 Report (FKF)
Penalties
 4–3

1–1 on aggregate. Kenya won 4–3 on penalties.

Gabon 1–4 Botswana
Assengone 90+3' (pen.) Report (BFA)
Referee: Greta Musimu (DR Congo)
Botswana 6–0 Gabon
 Report (BFA)

Botswana won 10–1 on aggregate.

Tunisia 7–0 Niger
 Report (FTF)
Stade municipal de Soliman, Soliman
Niger 1–5 Tunisia
 Report (FTF)
Stade municipal de Soliman, Soliman (Tunisia)

Tunisia won 12–1 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Congo
Report (FECOFOOT)
  • Mabahou 89'
Congo 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • Senga 58'
  • Dembélé 78'

Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.

Angola Cancelled Sudan
Sudan Cancelled Angola

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
 Report (FBF)
Report (EFA)
  • Belem 16'
  • R. Sawadogo 20'
  • Compaore 32'
Burkina Faso 3–0 Eswatini
  • Kabré 8', 19'
  • Zongo 61'

Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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 4–0 Egypt
 Report (FSF)
Egypt 0–0 Senegal

Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Mali 7–2 Guinea
 Report (FEMAFOOT)
Report (FEGUIFOOT)
  • Lamah 39'
  • Kourouma 90'
Guinea 0–3 Mali

Mali won 10–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 5–0 Cape Verde
 Report (NFF)
Cape Verde 1–2 Nigeria
  • Fortes 8'

Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Algeria 5–1 Burundi
 Report (FAF)
  • Niyomwungere 29'
Referee: Aline Guimbang A Etong (Cameroon)
Burundi 0–1 Algeria
Report (FAF)
Referee: Dominique Hanjavola (Madagascar)

Algeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 DR Congo
DR Congo 2–1 Equatorial Guinea

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.[4]

Tanzania 3–0 Togo
 Report (FTF)
Togo 2–0 Tanzania

Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ghana 3–1 Namibia
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Namibia 1–0 Ghana
  • Nanamus 15'

Ghana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 1–1 Botswana
 Report (CAF)
  • Dithebe 37'
Botswana 1–0 Kenya
  • Dithebe 62'

Botswana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tunisia 5–2 Congo
 Report (FTF)
  • [[]] 56'
  • [[]] 87'
Stade municipal de Soliman, Soliman
Congo 1–1 Tunisia
  • Bouanga 18'

Tunisia won 6–3 on aggregate.

Angola 0–6 Zambia
Report (CAF)
Zambia 6–0 Angola

Zambia won 12–0 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 1–1 South Africa
  • Konaté 68'
 Report (SAFA)
Referee: Aissata Lam (MRT)
South Africa 2–0 Burkina Faso

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
 MoroccoHosts10 August 20223 (1998, 2000, 2022)
 South AfricaSecond round winners4 December 202313 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 Algeria5 (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)
 Ghana5 December 202312 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Botswana1 (2022)
 DR Congo3 (1998, 2006, 2012)
 Tunisia2 (2008, 2022)
 Senegal2 (2012, 2022)
 Zambia4 (1995, 2014, 2018, 2022)
 Tanzania1 (2010)
 Mali7 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
 Nigeria14 (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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 qualifiers draw concluded". CAFOnline.com. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "road-to-totalenergies-caf-women-s-africa-cup-of-nations-kicks-off-today-with-qualifiers-across-the-continent". CAF. 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Anatolio (6 December 2023). "El Nzalang Femenino podría jugar la CAN por alineación indebida de RDC" [Nzalang Femenino could play the AFCON due to DRC improper fielding]. Actualidad Guinea Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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