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2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

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2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
Tournament details
DatesFirst round: 12–18 July 2023
Second round: 25–31 October 2023
Third round: 23–28 February 2024
Fourth Round: 5–9 April 2024[1]
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored93 (2.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Südafrika Thembi Kgatlana
(5 goals)
← 2020
2028 →

The 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament (officially, the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers)[2] was the sixth 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.

On 24 February 2022, FIFA awarded CAF two slots for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France.[3]

Entrants

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Fifty-three CAF members were eligible to enter qualifying, with Zimbabwe having been suspended since 24 February 2022,[4] though only 25 submitted entries.[1] The draw took place on 30 May 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.[5] Seven teams were awarded a bye to the second round of qualifying based upon their results in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

Second round entrants
(7 teams) 		First round entrants
(18 teams)
  1.  Südafrika (54)
  2.  Marokko (73)
  3.  Sambia (77)
  4.  Nigeria (42)
  5.  Kamerun (56)
  6.  Tunesien (76)
  7.  Botswana (150)
  1.  Ghana (59)
  2.  Ivory Coast (64)
  3.  Äquatorial-Guinea (71)
  4.  Mali (81)
  5.  Congo (111)
  6.  DR Congo (112)
  7.  Burkina Faso (141)
  8.  Benin (146)
  9.  Äthiopien (125)
  10.  Guinea (136)
  11.  Sierra Leone (138)
  12.  Namibia (147)
  13.  Tansania (152)
  14.  Uganda (160)
  15.  Ruanda (163)
  16.  Guinea-Bissau (172)
  17.  Mosambik (173)
  18.  Tschad (unranked)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate world ranking at the time of the draw.
Did not enter

Draw

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The teams being drawn into round 1 were divided into 4 pots based upon geographical considerations, with teams from pot 1 being drawn against teams from pot 2 and teams from pot 3 being drawn against teams from pot 4; an empty pot was used to randomize which team played at home first. One team each from pots 1 and 2 were drawn and placed into pot 5, where the first team drawn was designated to play the first leg at home and the second team drawn was designated to play the second leg at home. This process was repeated until pots 1 and 2 were empty, then the same process occurred with pots 3 and 4.[7]

Pot 1 (WAFU A) Pot 2 (WAFU B) Pot 3 (UNIFFAC) Pot 4 (COSAFA & CECAFA)

Format

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Four rounds of home-and-away matches determined the two CAF representatives to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France. If the aggregate scores were tied at the end of the second leg, then 30 minutes of extra time were played. If the score was still level after extra time, then kicks from the penalty spot were used to determine the winner. The matches were played in the FIFA match windows in July and October 2023 and in February and April 2024.[1][8]

Match schedule
Round Dates
First round 10–18 July 2023
Second round 23–31 October 2023
Third round 23–28 February 2024
Fourth round 5–9 April 2024

Bracket

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The match bracket was as follows:[7]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
                            
10–18 July 2023
 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 4
23–31 October 2023
 Benin 2 3 5
 Benin 0 0 0
10–18 July 2023
 Ghana 3 2 5
 Guinea 0 0 0
19–28 February 2024
 Ghana 3 4 7
 Ghana 0 3 3
10–18 July 2023
 Sambia 1 3 4
 Burkina Faso 0 2 2
23–31 October 2023
 Mali (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
 Mali — —
 Sambia — — w/o
5–9 April 2024
 Sambia (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
10–18 July 2023
 Marokko 2 0 2
 Ivory Coast — — w/o
23–31 October 2023
 Sierra Leone — —
 Ivory Coast — —
 Tunesien — — w/o
19–28 February 2024
 Tunesien 1 1 2
10–18 July 2023
 Marokko 2 4 6
 Namibia 2 0 2
23–31 October 2023
 Äquatorial-Guinea 0 0 0
 Namibia 0 0 0
 Marokko 2 2 4
10–18 July 2023
 Uganda (a.e.t.) 3 1 4
23–31 October 2023
 Ruanda 3 0 3
 Uganda 2 0 2
 Kamerun (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
19–28 February 2024
 Kamerun 0 0 0
10–18 July 2023
 Nigeria 0 1 1
 Äthiopien 6 4 10
23–31 October 2023
 Tschad 0 0 0
 Äthiopien 1 0 1
 Nigeria 1 4 5
5–9 April 2024
 Nigeria 1 0 1
10–18 July 2023
 Südafrika 0 0 0
 Congo — —
23–31 October 2023
 Tansania — — w/o
 Tansania 2 1 3
 Botswana 0 0 0
19–28 February 2024
 Tansania 0 0 0
10–18 July 2023
 Südafrika 3 1 4
 Mosambik — —
23–31 October 2023
 DR Congo — — w/o
 DR Congo 1 0 1
 Südafrika 1 2 3

First round

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2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  4–5  Benin 2–2 2–3
Guinea  0–7  Ghana 0–3 0–4
Burkina Faso  2–3  Mali 0–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast  w/o[9]  Sierra Leone — —
Namibia  2–0  Äquatorial-Guinea 2–0 0–0
Uganda  4–3  Ruanda 3–3 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Äthiopien  10–0  Tschad 6–0 4–0
Congo  w/o[10]  Tansania — —
Mosambik  w/o[11]  DR Congo — —
Guinea-Bissau 2–2 Benin
 Bericht
Benin 3–2 Guinea-Bissau
 Bericht

Benin won 5–4 on aggregate.

Guinea 0–3 Ghana
Bericht
Ghana 4–0 Guinea
 Bericht

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 0–1 Mali
Bericht
Mali 2–2 (a.e.t.) Burkina Faso
 Bericht

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast Cancelled Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Cancelled Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]

Namibia 2–0 Äquatorial-Guinea
 Bericht
FNB Stadium, Nasrec (South Africa)
Äquatorial-Guinea 0–0 Namibia
Bericht

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 3–3 Ruanda
 Bericht
Ruanda 0–1 (a.e.t.) Uganda
Bericht

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate.

Äthiopien 6–0 Tschad
 Bericht
Tschad 0–4 Äthiopien
Bericht

Ethiopia won 10–0 on aggregate.

Congo Cancelled Tansania
Tansania Cancelled Congo

Tanzania won on walkover after Congo withdrew.[10]

Mosambik Cancelled DR Congo
DR Congo Cancelled Mosambik

DR Congo won on walkover after Mozambique withdrew.[11]

Second round

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2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  0–5  Ghana 0–3 0–2
Mali  w/o[12]  Sambia — —
Ivory Coast  w/o[13]  Tunesien — —
Namibia  0–4  Marokko 0–2 0–2
Uganda  2–3  Kamerun 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Äthiopien  1–5  Nigeria 1–1 0–4
Tansania  3–0  Botswana 2–0 1–0
DR Congo  1–3  Südafrika 1–1 0–2
Benin 0–3 Ghana
Bericht
Ghana 2–0 Benin
 Bericht

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

Mali Cancelled Sambia
Sambia Cancelled Mali

Zambia won on walkover after Mali withdrew.[12]

Ivory Coast Cancelled Tunesien
Tunesien Cancelled Ivory Coast

Tunisia won on walkover after Ivory Coast withdrew.[13]

Namibia 0–2 Marokko
Bericht
Marokko 2–0 Namibia
 Bericht

Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 2–0 Kamerun
 Bericht
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru
Kamerun 3–0 (a.e.t.) Uganda
 Bericht

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Äthiopien 1–1 Nigeria
 Bericht
Nigeria 4–0 Äthiopien
 Bericht

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Tansania 2–0 Botswana
 Bericht
Botswana 0–1 Tansania
Bericht

Tanzania won 3–0 on aggregate.

DR Congo 1–1 Südafrika
 Bericht
Südafrika 2–0 DR Congo
 Bericht

South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament third round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  3–4  Sambia 0–1 3–3
Tunesien  2–6  Marokko 1–2 1–4
Kamerun  0–1  Nigeria 0–0 0–1
Tansania  0–4  Südafrika 0–3 0–1
Ghana 0–1 Sambia
Bericht
Sambia 3–3 Ghana
 Bericht

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

Tunesien 1–2 Marokko
 Bericht
Stade municipal de Soliman, Soliman
Marokko 4–1 Tunesien
 Bericht

Morocco won 6–2 on aggregate.

Kamerun 0–0 Nigeria
Bericht
Nigeria 1–0 Kamerun
 Bericht

Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.

Tansania 0–3 Südafrika
Bericht
Südafrika 1–0 Tansania
 Bericht

South Africa won 4–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round

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The winners of the fourth round ties qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.

2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament fourth round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sambia  3–2  Marokko 1–2 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Nigeria  1–0  Südafrika 1–0 0–0
Sambia 1–2 Marokko
 Bericht
Referee: Aline Marie Noelle Guimbang Etong (Cameroon)
Marokko 0–2 (a.e.t.) Sambia
Bericht

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 1–0 Südafrika
 Bericht
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Südafrika 0–0 Nigeria
Bericht

Nigeria won 1–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics

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The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament in France.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics
 Nigeria 9 April 2024 3 (2000, 2004, 2008)
 Sambia 10 April 2024 1 (2020)

Goalscorers

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There were 93 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 2.58 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c "CAF Women's Football Calendar 2023–2024" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Draw announced for Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers". CAF. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 – information on preliminary competitions" (PDF). FIFA Circular Letter. No. 1792. FIFA. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Suspension of the Zimbabwe Football Association as of 24 February 2022 and until further notice" (PDF). FIFA Circular. No. 1783. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ "CAF launches new Women's Football season with Olympic football tournament Draw on Tuesday 30 May". CAF. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers Draw on Tuesday, Procedure announced". CAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "PROCEDURES OF THE DRAW OF THE QUALIFERS [sic] OF THE Women Olympic Football Tournament, Paris 2024" (PDF). CAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ^ "FIFA Women's International Match Calendar 2023–2025" (PDF). FIFA. April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Préparation JO Paris 2024 : Les Éléphantes Pour Deux Matchs Amicaux En Algérie". Facebook. Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Les Diables rouges dames ne participeront plus aux éliminatoires des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024". Instagram. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Paris 2024 Olympics African Women qualifiers get underway". cafonline.com. CAF. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  12. ^ a b Dube, Godfrey (7 October 2023). "Shepolopolo through to 3rd round of Women's Olympic Qualifiers after Mali pulls out". News Diggers!. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Communiqué" [Press release] (in French). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External websites

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CAF Women's Football

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