2002 African Women's Championship qualification

August 2023 2002 African Women's Championship qualification 10 August – 13 October 2002 21 1 22 70 ANG GuiguiGAB Géraldine OkaweRSA Joanne SolomonZIM Nomsa Moyo (4 goals) 2000 2004 The 2002 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2002 African Women's Championship. Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/world_cup/1881807.stm Nigeria rescue women's CAN BBC Sport 2017-11-18 while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002. Teams A record 21 national teams participated in the qualifying process.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/world_cup/1881807.stm Nigeria rescue women's CAN BBC Sport 2017-11-18 Teams who withdrew are in italics. RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teamsFirst round22em ANG BOT EQG ERI ETH 1996 GAB GNB CIV MLI STP SEN SWZ Swaziland TAN ZAM14Second round22em CMR COD 1997 GHA MAR RSA UGA ZIM7Qualifying roundsTotal21Final tournamentNGA (hosts and defending champions)1 Format Qualification ties were 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, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time 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.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/world_cup/1881807.stm Nigeria rescue women's CAN BBC Sport 2017-11-18 RoundLegDateFirst roundFirst leg10–11 August 2002Second leg24 August 2002Second roundFirst leg21–22 September 2002Second leg11–13 October 2002 First round ZAM w/o1 BOT — — ETH 1996 w/o1 SWZ Swaziland — — ERI 4–5 TAN 2–3 2–2 ANG 6–1 EQG 3–0 3–1 STP 0–8 GAB 0–2 0–6 SEN w/o1 GNB — — CIV 4–4 (a) MLI 3–3 1–1 |} 1 Botswana, Guinea-Bissau and Swaziland withdrew. 10–11 August 2002 ZAM Cancelled BOT Zambia won by default and advanced to the second round. 10–11 August 2002 ETH 1996 Cancelled SWZ Swaziland Ethiopia won by default and advanced to the second round. 10 August 2002 ERI 2–3 Report TAN Mebrahtu 3Debessay 47 Kavena 20Paul 31Chambruma 45 Asmara Constance Adipo (Uganda) 24 August 2002 TAN 2–2 Report ERI Mosi 54Chambruma 89 Tekeste 7Bereket-ab 17 Dar es Salaam Viviana Mbula Mukulu (DR Congo) Tanzania won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. 11 August 2002 ANG 3–0 Report EQG Guigui 3 78Mvunbio 83 Luanda Eugenie Akono Ondo (Cameroon) 24 August 2002 EQG 1–3 Report ANG Añonman 10 Mvunbio 20Guigui 39de Souza 86 Malabo Chimene Nombault Nuptia (Congo) Angola won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. 10 August 2002 STP 0–2 Report GAB Okawe 36 pen.Etoua 48 São Tomé Nodjigoto Tokinon Esther (Chad) 24 August 2002 GAB 6–0 Report STP Okawe 24 71 81Etoua 25Nisame 45Mapangou 85 Libreville Xonam Agboyi (Togo) Gabon won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. 10–11 August 2002 SEN Cancelled GNB Senegal won by default and advanced to the second round. 10 August 2002 CIV 3–3 Report MLI Bancouly 27 71Koudougnon 48 Konaté 7 45N'Diaye 74 Abidjan Fatou Gaye (Senegal) 24 August 2002 MLI 1–1 Report CIV N'Diaye 59 Bancouly 35 Bamako Abidoye Bola (Nigeria) 4–4 on aggregate. Mali won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round. Second round ZAM 1–8 RSA 1–4 0–4 ETH 1996 4–2 UGA 2–0 2–2 TAN 0–10 ZIM 0–5 0–5 ANG 1–1 (5–4 p) COD 1997 1–0 0–1 GAB 0–4 CMR 0–0 0–4 SEN 1–6 GHA 0–3 1–3 MLI 0–0 (5–4 p) MAR 0–0 0–0 |} 21 September 2002 ZAM 1–4 Report RSA Muchindu 64 Solomon 19 40 62Phewa 80 Lusaka 5,000 Viviana Mbula Mukulu (DR Congo) 12 October 2002 RSA 4–0 Report ZAM Solomon 13Nteso 17Mlomo 36Phewa 47 Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Bloemfontein 30,000 Rasoanirina Justine (Madagascar) South Africa won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament. 22 September 2002 ETH 1996 2–0 Report UGA Adois 13Endegene-Leme ? Addis Ababa Ondo Akono (Cameroon) 13 October 2002 UGA 2–2 Report ETH 1996 Nakimbugwe 20Mbekeka 51 Endegene-Leme 54Teramah 72 Kampala Loise Shitilu Limsi (Kenya) Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament. 21 September 2002 TAN 0–5 Report ZIM Mpala 10Moyo 11 40 48Zulu 43 Dar es Salaam Constance Catherine Adipo (Uganda) 13 October 2002 ZIM 5–0 Report TAN Zulu 2 76Moyo 9Mpala 34Phiri 62 Harare Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Zimbabwe won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament. 22 September 2002 ANG 1–0 Report COD 1997 Ramos 38 Lubango Esther Tokino Nodjigoto (Chad) 11 October 2002 COD 1997 1–0 Report yes ANG Binga 16 4–5 Kinshasa Sabelo Sibindi (Zimbabwe) 1–1 on aggregate. Angola won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament. 21 September 2002 GAB 0–0 Report CMR Libreville Chimene Nombault Nuptia (Congo) 12 October 2002 CMR 4–0 Report GAB Belemgoto 20 pen.Mekongo 72 pen.Anounga 90+1Mvie Manga 90+4 Stade de la Réunification, Douala Eugénie Kouao (Ivory Coast) Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament. 22 September 2002 SEN 0–3 Report GHA Amoah-Tetteh 24 56Darku 29 Stade Iba Mar Diop, Dakar Xonam Agboyi (Togo) 12 October 2002 GHA 3–1 Report SEN Okah 30Ohenewaa 51 67 Gueye 81 Kumasi Bola Abidoye (Nigeria) Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament. 22 September 2002 MLI 0–0 Report MAR Bamako Fati Maman Babatchene (Benin) 11 October 2002 MAR 0–0 Report yes MLI 4–5 Rabat Fatou Gaye (Senegal) 0–0 on aggregate. Mali won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament. Goalscorers Angolan Jacinta Ramos, Gabonese Géraldine Okawe, South African Joanne Solomon and Zimbabwean Nomsa Moyo were the top scorers in the qualifying process. In total, 70 goals were scored by 44 different players. 4 goals 22em ANG Jacinta Ramos GAB Géraldine Okawe RSA Joanne Solomon ZIM Nomsa Moyo 3 goals 22em CIV Rachel Bancouly ZIM Esther Zulu 2 goals 22em ANG Nadine Mvunbio ETH 1996 Awasso Endegene-Leme GAB Ornella Etoua GHA Basilea Amoah-Tetteh GHA Joyce Ohenewaa MLI Maïchata Konaté MLI Diaty N'Diaye RSA Veronica Phewa TAN Ester Chambruma ZIM Precious Mpala 1 goal 22em ANG Sonia de Souza CMR Antoinette Anounga CMR Rolande Belemgoto CMR Cecile Mekongo CMR Etebe Mvie Manga COD 1997 Louyeye Binga EQG Genoveva Añonman ERI Semhar Bereket-ab ERI Teamu Debessay ERI Makda Mebrahtu ERI Merhawit Tekeste ETH 1996 Feleke Adois ETH 1996 Tesfaye Teramah GAB Winie Mapangou GAB Gladys Nisame GHA Memuna Darku GHA Sheila Okah CIV Adélaïde Koudougnon SEN Absah Gueye RSA Nandipha Mlomo RSA Mapule Nteso TAN Mwaka Kavena TAN Ally Mosi TAN Sweet Paul UGA Oliver Mbekeka UGA Annet Nankimbugwe ZAM Christabel Muchindu ZIM Pretty Phiri Qualified teams thumb|right|250px|#0000ff Qualified #ff0000 Did not qualify #000000 Did not enter or withdrew #cccccc Not part of CAF The following teams qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1 NGA Hosts and defending champions 19 March 2002 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) ANG Winners against DR Congo 11 October 2002 1 (1995) MLI Winners against Morocco 11 October 2002 Debut RSA Winners against Zambia 12 October 2002 3 (1995, 1998, 2000) CMR Winners against Gabon 12 October 2002 3 (1991, 1998, 2000) GHA Winners against Senegal 12 October 2002 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) ETH 1996 Winners against Uganda 13 October 2002 Debut ZIM Winners against Tanzania 13 October 2002 1 (2000) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. References Category:2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Championship qualification 2002