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Qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations began with the first round during the week of 18–26 October 2021 and concluded with the second during the week of 14–23 February 2022. For the first time in the tournament's history, 12 teams, including hosts (Morocco), qualified to play in the group stages.

Format

Qualification ties were to be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, even to the extent of a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played if scores are still tied to determine the winners.

Draw

A record total of 44 out of 54 CAF member national teams entered qualification, whose draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

• In the first round, the 44 teams were drawn into 22 ties, with teams divided into six pots based on their geographical zones and those in the same pot drawn to play against each other.
• In the second round, the preliminary round winners were allocated into 11 ties based on the first round tie numbers.

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the group stages.
• (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

•  Cape Verde
•  Chad
•  Comoros
•  Lesotho
•  Libya
•  Madagascar
•  Mauritius
•  Seychelles
•  Somalia

Schedule

The first round of matches was originally scheduled for June 2021, but were postponed to October that year due to the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

First round

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Uganda	2–2 (2–1 p)	Ethiopia	2–0	0–2
Kenya	15–1	South Sudan	8–0	7–1
Eritrea	0–6	Burundi	0–5	0–1
Djibouti	w/o	Rwanda	—	—
Malawi	3–4	Zambia	1–1	2–3
Tanzania	3–5	Namibia	1–2	2–3
Zimbabwe	6–1	Eswatini	3–1	3–0
Angola	1–7	Botswana	1–5	0–2
Mozambique	0–13	South Africa	0–7	0–6
Algeria	w/o	Sudan	14–0	—
Egypt	2–7	Tunisia	2–6	0–1
Equatorial Guinea	w/o	DR Congo	—	—
São Tomé and Príncipe	w/o	Togo	0–5	—
Congo	2–2 (a)	Gabon	2–1	0–1
Central African Republic	0–3	Cameroon	0–1	0–2
Sierra Leone	1–3	Gambia	0–2	1–1
Liberia	1–8	Senegal	1–2	0–6
Mali	4–2	Guinea	2–2	2–0
Guinea-Bissau	2–0	Mauritania	1–0	1–0
Burkina Faso	5–2	Benin	2–1	3–1
Nigeria	2–1	Ghana	2–0	0–1
Niger	0–20	Ivory Coast	0–9	0–11

Notes:

1. Djibouti won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Rwanda withdrew before the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local league being contested since 2018.
2. The second leg match between Sudan and Algeria initially scheduled for 26 October was postponed and later cancelled due to security concerns following the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état.
3. Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after DR Congo failed to appear for the first leg.
4. Togo won on walkover and advanced to the second round after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew from the second leg in Togo.

Matches

Uganda	2–0	Ethiopia
Nabbosa 3' Najjemba 75'

Ethiopia	2–0	Uganda
Wakuma 22' Abera 32'
Penalties
Abera Kalsa Adisu Dengiso Gebrekirstos	1–2	Nassuna Nabirye Najjemba Komuntale

2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won 2–1 on penalties.

Kenya	8–0	South Sudan
Atieno 2', 3', 34', 57', 62' Shikangwa 40', 72' Adam 65'

South Sudan	1–7	Kenya
Lasu 81'		Adam 37' (pen.), 45' Bundi 48' Shikangwa 67', 73' Akoth 88' Atieno 90+3'

Kenya won 15–1 on aggregate.

Eritrea	0–5	Burundi
		Uwimana 13' Niyonkuru 20' Djafari 24', 49' (pen.) Bukuru 81'

Burundi	1–0	Eritrea
Bukuru 21'

Burundi won 6–0 on aggregate.

Djibouti	Cancelled	Rwanda

Rwanda	Cancelled	Djibouti

Djibouti won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew before the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local league being contested since 2018.

Malawi	1–1	Zambia
Thom 66'		Chanda 21'

Zambia	3–2	Malawi
Kundananji 25', 41' Mweemba 74'		Simwaka 9' Mvula 70'

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

Tanzania	1–2	Namibia
Athumani 41'		Coleman 22', 61'

Namibia	3–2	Tanzania
Coleman 16', 21', 43'		Shurua 8' Clement 58'

Namibia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe	3–1	Eswatini
Nyaumwe 5' Mupeti 17' Msipa 45'		Mokgale 42'

Eswatini	0–3	Zimbabwe
		Nyaumwe 12' Mafuruse 57' Dambamuromo 58'

Zimbabwe won 6–1 on aggregate.

Angola	1–5	Botswana
Ngonguinha 8'		Tholakele 5', 49' Thanda 42' Radiakanyo 48', 74'

Botswana	0–0	Angola
Thanda 14' Ramafifi 16'

Botswana won 7–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique	0–7	South Africa
		Jane 22' Motlhalo 41', 87' Salgado 45+2', 65' Van Wyk 64' Cesane 75'

South Africa	6–0	Mozambique
Mbane 10' Motlhalo 32', 65' Magaia 40', 50' Holweni 85'

South Africa won 13–0 on aggregate.

Algeria	14–0	Sudan
Oum Srir 2' (o.g.) Bouhenni 6', 15', 37', 46' Koui 11', 67' Bouzid 17', 18' Ould Braham 29', 30' Belkacemi 48' Bara 71' Merrouche 82'

Sudan	Cancelled	Algeria

Algeria won on walkover after the second leg match originally scheduled for 26 October 2021 was postponed and later cancelled due to the October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état.

Egypt	2–6	Tunisia
Sherif 7' Nadda 66'		Maknoun 6' Kaabachi 34', 47', 79' Houij 74' (pen.) Ellouzi 82'

Tunisia	1–0	Egypt
Houij 90+1'

Tunisia won 7–2 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea	Cancelled	DR Congo

DR Congo	Cancelled	Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after DR Congo failed to appear for the first leg.

São Tomé and Príncipe	0–5	Togo
		Gnintegma 2', 63', 67' Woedikou 17' Konou 70' (pen.)

Togo	Cancelled	São Tomé and Príncipe

Togo won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew from the second leg in Togo.

Congo	2–1	Gabon
Yamounou 15' Loufoua 44'		Edzoumou 84'

Gabon	1–0	Congo
Bikita 79'

2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won on away goals.

Central African Republic	0–1	Cameroon
		Nchout 90+1'

Cameroon	2–0	Central African Republic
Yango 69' Bodolo 90+3'

Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone	0–2	Gambia
		Buwaru 53' Joof 77'

Gambia	0–1	Sierra Leone
Kanteh 23'		Macauley 54'

Gambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Liberia	1–2	Senegal
Kikeh 90+5'		Diop 24' Diakhaté 85'

Senegal	0–0	Liberia
Diakhaté 4' Ndiaye 30', 44', 45+2' Diop 63', 67'

Senegal won 8–1 on aggregate.

Mali	2–2	Guinea
B. Diarra 11' Traoré 22'		Sogoré 5' (o.g.) Camara 66'

Guinea	0–2	Mali
		Traoré 56' A. Diarra 77'

Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau	0–0	Mauritania
Mané 73'

Mauritania	0–1	Guinea-Bissau
		Man 49'

Guinea-Bissau won 2–0 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso	2–1	Benin
Millogo 48' Nikiéma 79'		Fachinan 39'

Benin	1–3	Burkina Faso
Atanhloueto 90'		Tamboura 39' Sawadogo 50' Millogo 90+2'

Burkina Faso won 5–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria	2–0	Ghana
Kanu 22', 26'

Ghana	1–0	Nigeria
Adubea 47'

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Niger	0–9	Ivory Coast
		Diakité 8' Elloh 10' Guehai 24', 29', 30' N'Guessan 46', 48' Nrehy 55' Kouassi 82'

Ivory Coast	11–0	Niger
Nrehy 1' Coulibaly 19', 67' Kakounan 30' Guehai 35' Kouassi 44', 79', 85' Aby 53' Elloh 62' Konan 80'

Ivory Coast won 20–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Summary

The matches were played between 16 and 23 February 2022. Winners will qualify for the group stages of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Uganda	w/o	Kenya	—	—
Burundi	11–1	Djibouti	6–1	5–0
Zambia	1–1 (a)	Namibia	0–0	1–1
Zimbabwe	3–3 (a)	Botswana	1–3	2–0
South Africa	3–1	Algeria	2–0	1–1
Tunisia	7–3	Equatorial Guinea	5–0	2–3
Togo	4–2	Gabon	2–1	2–1
Cameroon	10–1	Gambia	8–0	2–1
Senegal	1–1 (3–2 p)	Mali	1–0	0–1
Guinea-Bissau	0–7	Burkina Faso	0–6	0–1
Nigeria	3–0	Ivory Coast	2–0	1–0

1. Uganda won on walkover and advanced to the group stages after Kenya withdrew before the first leg.

Matches

Uganda	Cancelled	Kenya

Kenya	Cancelled	Uganda

Uganda advanced on walkover after Kenya withdrew before the first leg.

Burundi	6–1	Djibouti
Bizimana 19', 43', 62' Djafari 24' Uwimana 45+3' Niyonkuru 57'		Abdo 33'

Djibouti	0–5	Burundi
		Bizimana 9', 54' Uwimana 38', 86', 90+5'

Burundi won 11–1 on aggregate.

Zambia	0–0	Namibia

Namibia	1–1	Zambia
Naris 6'		Mapepa 70'

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

Zimbabwe	1–3	Botswana
Mupeti 86'		Tholakele 47' Radiakanyo 77', 90+5'

Botswana	0–2	Zimbabwe
		Msipa 66' Mupeti 70'

3–3 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.

South Africa	2–0	Algeria
Magaia 40' Kgatlana 89'

Algeria	1–1	South Africa
Koui 45+2'		Motlhalo 63' (pen.)

South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Tunisia	5–0	Equatorial Guinea
Houij 2', 32', 45+3' Ellouzi 55', 65'

Equatorial Guinea	3–2	Tunisia
Elena 36', 90' Anaís 82'		Houij 8' Aouni 20'

Tunisia won 7–3 on aggregate.

Togo	2–1	Gabon
Gake 29' Gnintegma 90+6'		Obiang 59'

Gabon	1–2	Togo
Obiang 63'		Sama 32' Yaya 82'

Togo won 4–2 on aggregate.

Cameroon	8–0	Gambia
Kameni 2', 30' Nchout 15' Bella 27' Meffometou 56' Ewodo Ekogo 69' Ngo Mbeleck 74', 86'

Gambia	0–2	Cameroon
Jatta 56'		Onguéné 7' Ossol 40'

Cameroon won 10–1 on aggregate.

Senegal	0–0	Mali
Ndiaye 72'

Mali	1–0	Senegal
A. Diarra 14'
Penalties
F. Diarra S. Diarra Sogoré Baradji Niakaté	2–3	Diop Ndiaye Diakhaté Baldé

1–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 3–2 on penalties.

Guinea-Bissau	0–6	Burkina Faso
		Nana 16', 42' Kabré 40' Congo 41' Rouamba 82' Nikiéma 85'

Burkina Faso	0–0	Guinea-Bissau
Nana 11'

Burkina Faso won 7–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria	2–0	Ivory Coast
Onumonu 21', 56'

Ivory Coast	0–1	Nigeria
		Okoronkwo 87'

Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the group stages.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco (hosts)	15 January 2021	2 (1998, 2000)
Uganda	28 January 2022	1 (2000)
Burundi	21 February 2022	0 (Debut)
Zambia	22 February 2022	3 (1995, 2014, 2018)
Senegal	22 February 2022	1 (2012)
Togo	23 February 2022	0 (Debut)
Tunisia	23 February 2022	1 (2008)
Burkina Faso	23 February 2022	0 (Debut)
Botswana	23 February 2022	0 (Debut)
Cameroon	23 February 2022	12 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Nigeria	23 February 2022	13 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
South Africa	23 February 2022	12 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 218 goals scored in 58 matches, for an average of 3.76 goals per match.

6 goals

• Neddy Atieno
• Mariem Houij

5 goals

• Rukiya Bizimana
• Aniella Uwimana
• Zenatha Coleman
• Linda Motlhalo

4 goals

• Naïma Bouhenni
• Lesego Radiakanyo
• Ida Guehai
• Rosemonde Kouassi
• Jentrix Shikangwa
• Nguenar Ndiaye
• Odette Gnintegma

3 goals

• Sylia Koui
• Refilwe Tholakele
• Juliette Nana
• Asha Djafari
• Mwanalima Adam
• Mama Diop
• Hildah Magaia
• Sabrine Ellouzi
• Ella Kaabachi
• Priviledge Mupeti

2 goals

• Wissem Bouzid
• Amira Ould Braham
• Mokgabo Thanda
• Charlotte Millogo
• Limata Nikiéma
• Joëlle Bukuru
• Sandrine Niyonkuru
• Flora Kameni
• Ajara Nchout
• Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck
• Elena Obono
• Jessy Obiang
• Fatou Coulibaly
• Rebecca Elloh
• Ange N'Guessan
• Ines Nrehy
• Agueissa Diarra
• Aissata Traoré
• Uchenna Kanu
• Ifeoma Onumonu
• Awa Diakhaté
• Gabriela Salgado
• Racheal Kundananji
• Emmaculate Msipa
• Marjory Nyaumwe

1 goal

• Fatima Bara
• Lydia Belkacemi
• Imène Merrouche
• Ngonguinha
• Nadège Atanhloueto
• Léa Fachinan
• Thuto Ramafifi
• Adama Congo
• Adele Kabré
• Madinatou Rouamba
• Balkissa Sawadogo
• Fatoumata Tamboura
• Rose Bella
• Eliane Bodolo
• Tatiana Ewodo Ekogo
• Claudine Meffometou
• Gabrielle Onguéné
• Kévine Ossol
• Jeannette Yango
• Vanella Loufoua
• Aïcha Yamounou
• Lerman Abdo
• Dana Nadda
• Laila Sherif
• Anaís
• Lesego Mokgale
• Loza Abera
• Senaf Wakuma
• Flora Bikita
• Reine Edzoumou
• Ola Buwaru
• Cathrine Jatta
• Ruggy Joof
• Fatou Kanteh
• Princella Adubea
• Mabinty Camara
• Adama Mané
• Tchaloda Man
• Jessica Aby
• Binta Diakité
• Bernadette Kakounan
• Inès Konan
• Lydia Akoth
• Janet Bundi
• Lucy Kikeh
• Wezzie Mvula
• Asimenye Simwaka
• Sabinah Thom
• Binta Diarra
• Emma Naris
• Esther Okoronkwo
• Zainab Macauley
• Noxolo Cesane
• Sibulele Holweni
• Refiloe Jane
• Thembi Kgatlana
• Bambanani Mbane
• Janine van Wyk
• Amy Lasu
• Stumai Athumani
• Opa Clement
• Mwanahamisi Shurua
• Reine Gake
• Yawa Konou
• Koudjoukalo Sama
• Mafille Woedikou
• Takiyatou Yaya
• Samia Aouni
• Leïla Maknoun
• Riticia Nabbosa
• Fauzia Najjemba
• Grace Chanda
• Siomara Mapepa
• Lushomo Mweemba
• Shyline Dambamuromo
• Maudy Mafuruse

1 own goal

• Coulouba Sogoré (against Guinea)
• Amina Oum Srir (against Algeria)

Notes

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