The 2015 African Games women's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games women's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the women's

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tournament, including

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who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were open to full women's national teams (unlike the men's tournament, which was age-restricted).

Teams

A total of 17 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the

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(CAF).

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 second round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Qualification rounds

First round

Note: Madagascar played their first FIFA sanctioned international match. Gabon and Libya withdrew. Gabon were not approved to travel by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. ''Mali won on walkover.'' ---- ''Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Guinea-Bissau won on walkover.''

Second round

Winners qualified for

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. Note: Guinea-Bissau withdrew. ''Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''South Africa won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Tanzania won 6–5 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Cameroon won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ivory Coast won on walkover.'' ---- ''Egypt won 2–1 on aggregate.''

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. :

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

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition.

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament.

Goalscorers

;3 goals * Asha Rashid ;2 goals * Madeleine Ngono Mani *

Desire Oparanozie Ugochi Desire Oparanozie (born 17 December 1993) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward in the Chinese Women's Super League for Wuhan Jianghan University and the Nigerian national team. Club career Oparanozie started her career at B ...

Francisca Ordega Francisca Ordega (born 19 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Women's Football Championship. She represents Nigeria women's national football team (Super Falcons) at both th ...

Asisat Oshoala Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish Liga F club FC Barcelona and the Nigeria women's national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest African female fo ...

Grace Chanda Grace Chanda (born 11 June 1997) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Zambia women's national team. International career Chanda represented Zambia at the 2018 Africa Women Cu ...

Misozi Zulu Misozi Chisha Rachael Zulu (born 11 October 1994) is a Zambian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Turkish Women's Super League club Hakkarigücü Spor and the Zambia women's national team. Club career Zulu went to Kazakhstan by Ju ...

;1 goal * Phatshimo Bosa * Amogelang Moahi * Thuto Ramafifi *

Claudine Meffometou Claudine Falonne Meffometou Tcheno (born 1 July 1990) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Fleury 91 of the Division 1 Féminine and for the Cameroon women's national football team. She has represented her country at the ...

Gabrielle Onguéné Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné (born 25 February 1989) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship and the Cameroon national team.

* Nada Nasser *

Salma Tarik Salma Tarik Mohamed Abdelmotaleb Ahmed (born 22 November 1989) is an Egyptian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Egypt women's national football team. At the club level, she played for Smouha in Egypt. Early life and edu ...

Loza Abera Loza Abera Geinore ( Amharic:ሎዛ አበራ) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who currently plays for Nigd Bank of the Ethiopian Women's Premier League and the Ethiopia women's national team as a forward. Early life She was the thir ...

Elizabeth Addo Elizabeth Addo (born 1 September 1993) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She is also the captain of the Ghana women's national football team. Club career Addo began her career in ...

* Agnes Aduako *

Portia Boakye Portia Boakye (born 17 April 1989) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward /defender for Djurgården in Sweden. She is regarded as one of the best left-footed players on the Africa continent. Club career Östersunds DFF 201 ...

Samira Suleman Samira Suleman (born August 16, 1991) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a forward in Iceland for Víkingur Ólafsvík. Club career Iceland Suleman came to Víkingur Ólafsvík in 2015 and made 10 appearances during the 201 ...

* Regina Mamiseheno * Marie Raharimalala * Awa Tangara *

Evelyn Nwabuoku Evelyn Nwabuoku (born 14 November 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for En Avant de Guingamp in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team and she is the captain of the national side. Nwa ...

* Ngozi Okobi * Esther Sunday * Binta Diakhaté *

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 ...

Mamello Makhabane Mamello Makhabane (born 24 February 1988) is a South African soccer player who plays as a midfielder for TS Galaxy Queens and the South Africa women's national team. Playing career Makhabane was included into the national team in 2005. After ...

Noko Matlou Noko Alice Matlou (born 30 September 1985) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Spanish Primera Federación side SD Eibar. She has represented the South Africa women's national team both as a striker and ...

Portia Modise Portia Modise (born 20 June 1983) is a South African footballer who was named Player of the Championship at the 2006 Women's African Football Championship. She represented the South Africa national team at the 2012 London Olympics. She became ...

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 ...

* Silindile Ngubane * Shelder Boniface *

Sophia Mwasikili Sophia Edward Mwasikili (born 4 April 1986) is a Tanzanian footballer who plays as a defender and captains the Tanzania women's national team. International career Mwasikili capped for Tanzania at senior level during the 2018 Africa Women Cup o ...

Mwanahamisi Shurua Mwanahamisi Omary Shurua (born 16 October 1989) is a Tanzanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a forward for Simba Queens and the Tanzania women's national football team, Tanzania women's national team. International ...

* Ireen Lungu * Emmaculate Msipa * Rudo Neshamba * Samkelisiwe Zulu ;Own goal * Annette Ngo Ndom (playing against Ethiopia)

References

External links

African Games Women 2015, Qualifiers
CAFonline.com
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