The 2004 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the

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(CAF) to decide the participating teams of the

2004 African Women's Championship The 2004 African Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the ''Africa Women Cup of Nations''), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football ...

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from May to July 2004. From this tournament onwards, the defending champions does not receive automatic qualification.

Teams

A total of 17 national teams participated in the qualifying process. Teams who withdrew are in ''italics''.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away

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basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the

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would be applied, and if still level, the

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would be used to determine the winner (no

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would be played). The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Preliminary round

*¹

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

withdrew. Congo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the

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Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

won by default and advanced to the

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Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...

won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the

First round

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

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Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

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won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the

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Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

won 22–0 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- ¹ The match was abandoned at the 76th minute after an officer from the riot police mistakenly fired tear gas which dispersed fans rushing to find an open space.

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

won 12–3 on aggregate and qualified for the

. ---- Originally,

DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

qualified for the

after

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

withdrew. DR Congo subsequently withdrew, meaning CAF were required to select a ''

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'' to qualify for the final tournament.

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

, as the lucky loser, thus qualified for the

Goalscorers

Akua Anokyewaa and

Adjoa Bayor Adjoa Bayor (born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team. International career Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Wom ...

, both from

, were the top scorers of the qualifying process with 6 goals each. ;6 goals * Akua Anokyewaa *

;5 goals * Florence Okoe *

Cynthia Uwak Cynthia Uwak (born 15 July 1986 in Akwa Ibom State) is a Nigerian football striker who most recently played for Åland United in the Naisten Liiga in Finland. Early life Cynthia Uwak's first experience of playing football was against boys in th ...

;4 goals * Birtukan Gebrekirstos *

Patience Avre Patience Avre (born 10 June 1976) is a Nigerian former football forward who played for the Nigeria women's national football team at the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the ...

* Nomsa Moyo ;3 goals * Feleke Addis * Mwapewa Mtumwa ;2 goals *

Dalila Zerrouki Dalila Zerrouki ( ar, دليلة الزروقي; born 1 February 1982) is an Algerian football retired player and current manager. She played as a forward and has been a member of the Algeria women's national team. Early life Zerrouki was born ...

* Carmen Aguilera Angono * Anita Amenuku ;1 goal * Naïma Bouhenni * Séraphine Mbida *

Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk Marlyse Bernadette Ngo Ndoumbouk (born 3 January 1985) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lille and as a midfielder for the Cameroon women's national team. International career Ngo Ndoumbouk played for the senior ...

* Ndiaye Mpassou * Saya Ndolou * Semira Kemal * Helen Seifu * Elizabeth Baidu * Memuna Darku * Gloria Foriwaa * Fatou Camara *

Diaty N'Diaye Diaty N'Diaye (born 25 March 1984) is a Malian footballer. She has been a member of the Mali women's national team. International career N'Diaye capped for Mali at senior level during the 2006 African Women's Championship The 2006 African Wome ...

* Ijeoma Obi * Melkuleyi Titilayo * Jerome Ulunma * Awa Diop * Mamy N'Diaye * Bathe Thiaw * Mwanaidi Yusuf * Sharon Kulunga * Sithandekile Mathobela * Margaret Simao ;Unknown goalscorers *: 2 additional goals *: 1 additional goal *: 1 additional goal

Qualified teams

2004 African Womens Football Championship qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.

References

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