2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

The 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification is a women's football competition which will decide the participating teams of the 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
DatesTBC (originally 6 April – 9 June 2020)
Teams36 (from 1 confederation)

A total of 12 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including a team to be confirmed which will qualify automatically as hosts.[1]

Draw

A record total of 36 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 4 December 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2][3][4] The draw procedures were as follows:[5]

  • In the first round, the 28 teams were drawn into 14 ties, with teams divided into four pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
  • In the second round, the 14 preliminary round winners and the eight teams receiving byes to the second round were allocated into 11 ties based on the first round tie numbers, with eight first round winners playing against the eight teams receiving byes, and the other six first round winners playing against each other.
Bye to second round
(8 teams)		 First round entrants (28 teams)
Pot A
(8 from COSAFA)		 Pot B
(1 from COSAFA + 5 from UNIFFAC)		 Pot C
(6 from CECAFA)		 Pot D
(4 from WAFU A)		 Pot E
(3 from WAFU B + 1 from UNAF)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[4]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg TBC (originally 6–14 April 2020)
Second leg
Second round First leg TBC (originally 1–9 June 2020)
Second leg

Bracket

The 11 winners of the second round qualify for the 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[3][4]

  First round Second round
                         
 Zambia    
 Mozambique    
    Winner 1  
  Winner 2  
 Zimbabwe  
 Mauritius    
  First round Second round
                         
 Malawi    
 Eswatini    
    Winner 3  
   South Africa  
 South Africa  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Namibia    
 Botswana    
    Winner 4  
  Winner 5  
 Gabon  
 Central African Republic    
  First round Second round
                         
 Angola    
 Congo    
    Winner 6  
   Equatorial Guinea  
 Equatorial Guinea  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 DR Congo    
 São Tomé and Príncipe    
    Winner 7  
  Winner 8  
 Tanzania  
 Kenya    
  First round Second round
                         
 Burundi    
 Uganda    
    Winner 9  
   Cameroon  
 Cameroon  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Ethiopia    
 Djibouti    
    Winner 10  
   Morocco  
 Morocco  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Liberia    
 Senegal    
    Winner 11  
   Mali  
 Mali  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Guinea-Bissau    
 Gambia    
    Winner 12  
   Ghana  
 Ghana  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Togo    
 Niger    
    Winner 13  
   Nigeria  
 Nigeria  
Bye    
  First round Second round
                         
 Algeria    
 Burkina Faso    
    Winner 14  
   Ivory Coast  
 Ivory Coast  
Bye    

First round

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all first round matches, originally scheduled for 6–14 April 2020, had been postponed until further notice.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  Match 1  Mozambique TBD TBD
Zimbabwe  Match 2  Mauritius TBD TBD
Malawi  Match 3  Eswatini TBD TBD
Namibia  Match 4  Botswana TBD TBD
Gabon  Match 5  Central African Republic TBD TBD
Angola  Match 6  Congo TBD TBD
DR Congo  Match 7  São Tomé and Príncipe TBD TBD
Tanzania  Match 8  Kenya TBD TBD
Burundi  Match 9  Uganda TBD TBD
Ethiopia  Match 10  Djibouti TBD TBD
Liberia  Match 11  Senegal TBD TBD
Guinea-Bissau  Match 12  Gambia TBD TBD
Togo  Match 13  Niger TBD TBD
Algeria  Match 14  Burkina Faso TBD TBD
Zambia v Mozambique
Mozambique v Zambia
Zimbabwe v Mauritius
Mauritius v Zimbabwe
Malawi v Eswatini
Eswatini v Malawi
Namibia v Botswana
Botswana v Namibia
Angola v Congo
Congo v Angola
Tanzania v Kenya
Kenya v Tanzania
Burundi v Uganda
Uganda v Burundi
Ethiopia v Djibouti
Djibouti v Ethiopia
Liberia v Senegal
Senegal v Liberia
Guinea-Bissau v Gambia
Gambia v Guinea-Bissau
Togo v Niger
Niger v Togo
Algeria v Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso v Algeria

Second round

Winners qualify for 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, FIFA had recommended that all June 2020 international matches be postponed.[7]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner 1 Match 15 Winner 2 TBD TBD
Winner 3 Match 16  South Africa TBD TBD
Winner 4 Match 17 Winner 5 TBD TBD
Winner 6 Match 18  Equatorial Guinea TBD TBD
Winner 7 Match 19 Winner 8 TBD TBD
Winner 9 Match 20  Cameroon TBD TBD
Winner 10 Match 21  Morocco TBD TBD
Winner 11 Match 22  Mali TBD TBD
Winner 12 Match 23  Ghana TBD TBD
Winner 13 Match 24  Nigeria TBD TBD
Winner 14 Match 25  Ivory Coast TBD TBD
Winner 1vWinner 2
Winner 2vWinner 1
Winner 3v South Africa
South Africa vWinner 3
Winner 4vWinner 5
Winner 5vWinner 4
Winner 6v Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea vWinner 6
Winner 7vWinner 8
Winner 8vWinner 7
Winner 9v Cameroon
Cameroon vWinner 9
Winner 10v Morocco
Morocco vWinner 10
Winner 11v Mali
Mali vWinner 11
Winner 12v Ghana
Ghana vWinner 12
Winner 13v Nigeria
Nigeria vWinner 13
Winner 14v Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast vWinner 14

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams will qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa Women Cup of Nations1
TBD (hosts)TBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
TBDTBC
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Record entry as Caf releases African Women's Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures and dates". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "Draw 2020 U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers". Facebook. CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "CAF draws lots for the Total Women AFCON 2020 and preliminaries for FIFA U-17 & U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Fixtures for the Women's AFCON Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. "Draw Procedures for the Women's AFCON Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  7. "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. 3 April 2020.
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