2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

The 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 5th edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates3 April 2019 – 10 March 2020
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Zambia
Runners-up Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored100 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Grace Chanda (8 goals)

CAF was given 1.5 places for the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan.[1] The winner of the qualifying tournament, Zambia, qualified directly, while runner-up Cameroon entered a play-off against the second-placed team from CONMEBOL, Chile.[2]

Teams

The 54 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 25 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 22 February 2019.[3] The seven teams which had the best performance in the qualifying competition for the 2016 Olympics were given a bye to the second round.

Equatorial Guinea were banned by FIFA from qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4] However, they were still entered in the qualifying competition.

Bye to second round
(7 teams)		 First round entrants
(18 teams)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
  • (D): Disqualified after draw
  • (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 level, extra time is played. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[5] All matches are played during the FIFA International Window.

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 1–9 April 2019
Second leg
Second round First leg 26 August – 3 September 2019
Second leg
Third round First leg 30 September – 8 October 2019
Second leg
Fourth round First leg 4–12 November 2019
Second leg
Fifth round First leg 2–11 March 2020
Second leg

Bracket

First round   Second round   Third round   Fourth round   Fifth round
 Ivory Coast — — w/o  
 Sierra Leone — —      Ivory Coast 3 0 3  
 Mali 3 2 5    Mali 0 0 0  
 Morocco 1 2 3        Ivory Coast (a) 0 1 1  
 Algeria 2 1 3        Nigeria 0 1 1  
 Chad 0 1 1      Algeria 0 0 0
 Nigeria    Nigeria 2 1 3  
Bye        Ivory Coast 0 1 1  
 Ethiopia 3 1 4        Cameroon 0 2 2  
 Uganda 2 0 2      Ethiopia 1 0 1  
 Cameroon    Cameroon (a) 1 0 1  
Bye        Cameroon 2 1 3
 Tanzania 2 0 2        DR Congo 0 2 2  
 DR Congo 2 1 3      DR Congo — — w/o
 Equatorial Guinea    Equatorial Guinea — —  
Bye        Cameroon 3 1 4
 Gabon (p) 0 2 2 (5)        Zambia (a) 2 2 4
 Congo 2 0 2 (3)      Gabon 0 0 0  
 Ghana    Ghana 3 2 5  
Bye        Ghana 0 0 0  
 Malawi 11 3 14        Kenya (a.e.t.) 0 1 1  
 Mozambique 1 0 1      Malawi 3 0 3
 Kenya    Kenya 2 3 5  
Bye        Kenya 2 0 2
 Angola — —        Zambia 2 1 3  
 Zambia — — w/o      Zambia[note 1] 5 — w/o  
 Zimbabwe    Zimbabwe 0 —  
Bye        Zambia 1 2 3
 Botswana 1 2 3        Botswana 0 0 0  
 Namibia 0 2 2      Botswana (p) 0 0 0 (3)
 South Africa    South Africa 0 0 0 (2)  
Bye  

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Mali  5–3  Morocco 3–1 2–2
Algeria  3–1  Chad 2–0 1–1
Ethiopia  4–2  Uganda 3–2 1–0
Tanzania  2–3  DR Congo 2–2 0–1
Gabon  2–2 (5–3 p)  Congo 0–2 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Malawi  14–1  Mozambique 11–1 3–0
Angola  w/o  Zambia — —
Botswana  3–2  Namibia 1–0 2–2
Ivory Coast Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report
Sierra Leone Cancelled Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.[2]

Mali 3–1 Morocco
 Report
  • Badri  54'
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako
Morocco 2–2 Mali
  • Jraidi  24', 82'
 Report

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

Algeria 2–0 Chad
 Report
Chad 1–1 Algeria
  • Larkinguem  90+3' (pen.)
 Report
  • Affak  9'

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 3–2 Uganda
  • Namukisa  13' (o.g.)
  • Abera  76'
  • Guta  79'
 Report
  • Debiso  90' (o.g.)
  • Nassuna  90+2'
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)
Uganda 0–1 Ethiopia
Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tanzania 2–2 DR Congo
  • Daniel  47'
  • Rashid  79'
 Report
  • Yav  12'
  • Balongo  54'
DR Congo 1–0 Tanzania
  • Balongo  45'
 Report

DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gabon 0–2 Congo
Report
  • Mahouma  38' (pen.)
  • Moundzeli  40'
Congo 0–2 (a.e.t.) Gabon
Report
  • Edzoumou  71'
  • Wassende  82'
Penalties
3–5

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

Malawi 11–1 Mozambique
 Report
  • George  90+3'
Mozambique 0–3 Malawi
Report

Malawi won 14–1 on aggregate.

Angola Cancelled Zambia
Report
Zambia Cancelled Angola
Report

Zambia won on walkover after Angola withdrew.[2]

Botswana 1–0 Namibia
  • Tholakele  81'
 Report
Namibia 2–2 Botswana
 Report
  • Mahlasela  10', 52'

Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  3–0  Mali 3–0 0–0
Algeria  0–3  Nigeria 0–2 0–1
Ethiopia  1–1 (a)  Cameroon 1–1 0–0
DR Congo  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
Gabon  0–5  Ghana 0–3 0–2
Malawi  3–5  Kenya 3–2 0–3
Zambia  w/o[note 1]  Zimbabwe 5–0 —
Botswana  0–0 (3–2 p)  South Africa 0–0 0–0 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Mali
Parc des Sports, Treichville
Referee: Incaf El Harkaoui (Morocco)
Mali 0–0 Ivory Coast
Stade Mamadou Konaté, Bamako

Ivory Coast won 3–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 0–2 Nigeria
Nigeria 1–0 Algeria

Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1–1 Cameroon
  • Bogale  82'
Cameroon 0–0 Ethiopia
Referee: Anaelle Omanda (Gabon)

1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

DR Congo Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled DR Congo
Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana)

DR Congo won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.[8]

Gabon 0–3 Ghana
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Ghana 2–0 Gabon

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

Malawi 3–2 Kenya
  • Shilwatso  24'
  • Wambui  81'
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
Kenya 3–0 Malawi
  • Shilwatso  19'
  • Adam  77', 88'
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zambia 5–0 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Cancelled[note 1] Zambia

Zambia won on walkover after Zimbabwe failed to arrive for the second leg.

Botswana 0–0 South Africa
South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Botswana
Penalties
 2–3
  • Radiakanyo
  • Gaofetoge
  • Tholakele
  • Mokgabo
  • Bosija

0–0 on aggregate. Botswana won 3–2 on penalties.

Third round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  1–1 (a)  Nigeria 0–0 1–1
Cameroon  3–2  DR Congo 2–0 1–2
Ghana  0–1  Kenya 0–0 0–1 (a.e.t.)
Zambia  3–0  Botswana 1–0 2–0
Ivory Coast 0–0 Nigeria
Parc des Sports, Treichville
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Nigeria 1–1 Ivory Coast
Referee: Juliet Appiah (Ghana)

1–1 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Cameroon 2–0 DR Congo
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)
DR Congo 2–1 Cameroon
  • Diakiese  11'
  • Yav  42'

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ghana 0–0 Kenya
Kenya 1–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
  • Shikangwa  99' (pen.)

Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate.

Zambia 1–0 Botswana
Botswana 0–2 Zambia

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ivory Coast  1–2  Cameroon 0–0 1–2
Kenya  2–3  Zambia 2–2 0–1
Ivory Coast 0–0 Cameroon
Parc des sports, Treichville
Cameroon 2–1 Ivory Coast
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kenya 2–2 Zambia
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Zambia 1–0 Kenya

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Fifth round

The winner qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, while the loser entered a play-off against a team from CONMEBOL.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon  4–4 (a)  Zambia 3–2 1–2
Cameroon 3–2 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Zambia 2–1 Cameroon
 Report

4–4 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following team from CAF qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament. Cameroon will qualify if they win the play-off against the 2018 Copa América Femenina second-placed team, Chile.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics2
 Zambia10 March 2020[9]0 (debut)
2 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 100 goals scored in 41 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

8 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Isma Ouadah (against Nigeria)
  • Tarikuwa Debiso (against Uganda)
  • Aisha Namukisa (against Ethiopia)
  • Martha Tembo (against Kenya)

Notes
  1. Zimbabwe Football Association failed to field a side for the second leg against Zambia after the players refused to fulfill the fixture as they were owed allowances from the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship.[6][7]

References
  1. "OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. 14 September 2017.
  2. "Tokyo 2020: Sierra Leone disqualified, Angola withdraws". cafonline.com. CAF. 5 March 2019.
  3. "African Women's Olympic qualifying tournament fixtures, dates released". goal.com. Goal. 22 February 2019.
  4. "Equatorial Guinea expelled from Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2020". FIFA.com. 11 April 2016.
  5. "FIXTURES OF THE AFRICAN Qualifiers WOMEN'S OLYMPICS-TOKYO 2020" (PDF). cafonline.com. CAF.
  6. Vickers, Steve; Mangunda, Yvonne (1 September 2019). "Zimbabwe's women boycott Olympic football qualifier against Zambia over unpaid fees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. "Kenya outwit Malawi, through to third round". cafonline.com. CAF. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  8. Mbala, Nana (28 August 2019). "La RDC gagne la Guinée Equatoriale par forfait". Radio Okapi (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  9. "Zambia earn historic ticket to Tokyo 2020". FIFA.com. 10 March 2020.
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