The 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the fourth edition of the

CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament The CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a association football, football competition which acts as qualification to the Football at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics women's football tournament for the Confederation of African Football ( ...

, the quadrennial international

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competition organised by the

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(CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the

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. The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives.

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qualified for the second Olympics in a row, while

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qualified for the first time.

Teams

A total of 18 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.

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,

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would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner. The two winners of the fourth round qualified for the Olympic football tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

First round

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew. ''Liberia won on walkover.'' ---- ''Gabon won on walkover.''

Second round

Note: Liberia, Mali and Tunisia withdrew. Liberia because of administrative reasons, due to Ebola outbreak (initially to play home match in Cameroon). Nigeria versus Mali and Liberia versus Cameroon were to be played in early/mid-May so Nigeria and Cameroon were able to leave earlier for the World Cup. ''Cameroon won on walkover.'' ---- ''Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ivory Coast won on walkover.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.'' ---- ''South Africa won 8–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals.'' ---- ''Nigeria won on walkover.'' ---- ''Equatorial Guinea won 7–0 on aggregate.''

Third round

Note: Zimbabwe failed to secure the necessary funds to travel for the first leg, and FIFA awarded the match 3–0 to Ivory Coast. It was initially indicated by the CAF that Ivory Coast won the tie and the second leg was cancelled, but this was overturned by FIFA. Ivory Coast then failed to show up for the original second leg, but they were not punished, and the second leg was rescheduled. Ivory Coast then withdrew from the tie before the rescheduled second leg. ''3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.'' ---- ''Zimbabwe won on walkover.'' ---- ''South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Fourth round

Winners qualified for

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''2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.'' ---- ''South Africa won 1–0 on aggregate.''

Qualified teams for Olympics

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament. :

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

;5 goals *

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;3 goals * Madeleine Ngono Mani * Portia Boakye * Rudo Neshamba ;2 goals *

Sanah Mollo Sanah Mollo (born 30 January 1987) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Mamelodi Sundowns and has represented the South Africa women's national football team, including at the Summer Olympics football tournaments. F ...

;1 goal * Lesego Keleboge * Refilwe Tholakele *

Christine Manie Christine Manie (born 4 May 1984) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for French club Yzeure and the Cameroon women's national football team. At the 2014 African Women's Championship, Manie scored an extra-time winner in the se ...

Agnès Nkada Agnès Marie Claire Nkada (born 12 March 1995) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Nacional club Extremadura UD and the Cameroon women's national team. Club career Nkada joined Spanish Primera Nacional club Ex ...

* Engy Ahmed * Genoveva Añonma * Gloria Chinasa *

Dorine Chuigoué Dorine Nina Chuigoué (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Spanish Liga F club Real Betis. Born and raised in Cameroon to Cameroonian parents, Chuigoué has played in the Equatorial Guinean women's ...

* Jumária * Yog Atouth Louise * Winnie Mapangou * Elizabeth Addo * Jane Ayieyam * Samira Suleman * Mercy Myles * Mary Kinuthia * Dorcas Shikobe *

Halimatu Ayinde Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde (born 16 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Rosengård and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Western New York Flash in the United States, Delta Qu ...

* Ngozi Okobi *

Amanda Dlamini Amanda Sinegugu Dlamini (born 22 July 1988) is a former South African soccer player who is currently a soccer analyst and football administrator. She represented the South Africa women's national team at the 2012 (as the captain) and 2016 Summer ...

Refiloe Jane Refiloe Jane (born 4 August 1992) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club US Sassuolo and the South African women's national team which she captains. Personal life She married Christa ...

Rhoda Mulaudzi Rhoda Mulaudzi (born 2 December 1989) is a South African soccer player who plays as a forward for Belarusian club FC Dinamo Minsk and the South Africa women's national team. Club career On 20 August 2018, Canberra United announced they had ...

Lebogang Ramalepe Lebogang Ester Ramalepe (also Lebohang; born 3 December 1991) is a South African soccer player who plays as a defender for Belarusian club FC Dinamo Minsk and the South Africa women's national team. Playing career In September 2014, Ramalepe ...

Barbara Banda Barbra Banda (born 20 March 2000) is a Zambian amateur boxer and footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese club Shanghai Shengli and the Zambia women's national team. She captains the Zambia women's national football team. Early life Banda ...

* Hellen Mubanga * Felistas Muzongondi Note: One goal scored by Equatorial Guinea missing goalscorer information.

References

External links

Olympic Football Tournament Rio 2016, (Women) Qualifiers
CAFonline.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Caf Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2015

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