2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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)
← 2022
2026 →

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]

A total of 12 teams qualified for the group stages and joined automatically-qualified hosts Morocco.

Format[edit]

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[edit]

Round Leg Dates
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[4]
Second leg 4 and 5 December 2023[5]

Entrants[edit]

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.

Tournament hosts
Team Rank
 Morocco 72
Teams received a bye to the second round
Team Rank
 South Africa 54
 Zambia 77
Teams entering first round
Pot 1
Team Rank
 Nigeria 40
 Cameroon 56
 Ghana 58
 Ivory Coast 66
 Equatorial Guinea 70
 Tunisia 76
 Algeria 80
 Mali 81
 Senegal 82
Pot 2
Team Rank
 Egypt 88
 Congo 110
 DR Congo 112
 Togo 120
 Gambia 123
 Ethiopia 124
 Cape Verde 134
 Gabon 135
 Guinea 136
Pot 3
Team Rank
 Burkina Faso 141
 Angola 143
 Benin 145
 Namibia 146
 Kenya 148
 Botswana 150
 Tanzania 152
 Uganda 161
 Rwanda 163
 Liberia 164
 Niger 166
 Guinea-Bissau 173
 Mozambique 174
 Burundi 176
 Eswatini 177
 South Sudan 187
 Mauritius 188
 Central African Republic NR
 São Tomé and Príncipe NR
 Libya NR
 Djibouti NR
 Sudan NR
Notes
  • Teams marked in bold qualified for the group stages.


Did not enter
Team Rank
 Zimbabwe 125
 Sierra Leone 139
 Malawi 159
 Seychelles 165
 Lesotho 169
 Comoros 183
 Madagascar 184
 Chad NR
 Mauritania NR
 Eritrea NR

First round[edit]

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[edit]

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
 Report
Mali 3–0 Central African Republic

Mali won 10–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 8–0 Mauritius
 Report (FGF)
Mauritius 0–3 Guinea
Report (FGF)
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
 Report (FCF)

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
 Report (EFF)

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)
Benin 1–2 DR Congo
 Report (FECOFA)

DR Congo won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

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

Djibouti 0–7 Togo
Report (FTF)
Togo 6–0 Djibouti
 Report (FTF)

Togo won 13–0 on aggregate.

Rwanda 0–7 Ghana
Report (GFA)
Ghana 5–0 Rwanda
 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)

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)
Congo 2–0 Guinea-Bissau

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.

Burkina Faso 3–0 Eswatini

Burkina Faso won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]

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[edit]

Senegal 4–0 Egypt
 Report (FSF)
Egypt 0–0 Senegal

Senegal won 4–0 on aggregate.

Mali 7–2 Guinea
 Report (FEMAFOOT)
Report (FEGUIFOOT)
Guinea 0–3 Mali

Mali won 10–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 5–0 Cape Verde
 Report (NFF)
Cape Verde 1–2 Nigeria

Nigeria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Algeria 5–1 Burundi
 Report (FAF)
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.[6]

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

Ghana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 1–1 Botswana
 Report (CAF)
Botswana 1–0 Kenya

Botswana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

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
 Report (SAFA)
Referee: Aissata Lam (MRT)
South Africa 2–0 Burkina Faso

South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[edit]

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Women's Africa Cup of Nations1
 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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. ^ a b "Road to TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations kicks-off today with Qualifiers across the continent". CAFOnline.com. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers resume on Wednesday". CAFOnline.com. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023. The road to the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 resumes this week, as Africa's premier women's national team competition enters the nerve-wrecking second round of qualifiers.
  5. ^ "Final round of WAFCON Qualifiers this week". CAFOnline.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023. The race towards securing a place in the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 will be concluded on this week, ... A total of 22 teams will be in action between 04 – 05 December, ...
  6. ^ 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.