2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
Tournament details
DatesFirst round: 10–18 July 2023
Second round: 23–31 October 2023
Third round: 19–28 February 2024
Fourth Round: 1–9 April 2024[1]
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored67 (2.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Evelyn Badu
(4 goals)

The 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament (officially, the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers)[2] will be the sixth edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football tournament.

On 24 February 2022, FIFA awarded CAF two slots for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France.[3]

Entrants

Fifty-three CAF members were eligible to enter qualifying, with Zimbabwe having been suspended since 24 February 2022,[4] though only 25 submitted entries.[1] The draw took place on 30 May 2023 in Cairo, Egypt.[5] Seven teams were awarded a bye to the second round of qualifying based upon their results in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

Second round entrants
(7 teams)		 First round entrants
(18 teams)
  1.  South Africa (54)
  2.  Morocco (73)
  3.  Zambia (77)
  4.  Nigeria (42)
  5.  Cameroon (56)
  6.  Tunisia (76)
  7.  Botswana (150)
  1.  Ghana (59)
  2.  Ivory Coast (64)
  3.  Equatorial Guinea (71)
  4.  Mali (81)
  5.  Congo (111)
  6.  DR Congo (112)
  7.  Burkina Faso (141)
  8.  Benin (146)
  9.  Ethiopia (125)
  10.  Guinea (136)
  11.  Sierra Leone (138)
  12.  Namibia (147)
  13.  Tanzania (152)
  14.  Uganda (160)
  15.  Rwanda (163)
  16.  Guinea-Bissau (172)
  17.  Mozambique (173)
  18.  Chad (unranked)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics.
  • Numbers in parentheses indicate world ranking at the time of the draw.
Did not enter

Draw

The teams being drawn into round 1 were divided into 4 pots based upon geographical considerations, with teams from pot 1 being drawn against teams from pot 2 and teams from pot 3 being drawn against teams from pot 4; an empty pot was used to randomize which team played at home first. One team each from pots 1 and 2 were drawn and placed into pot 5, where the first team drawn was designated to play the first leg at home and the second team drawn was designated to play the second leg at home. This process was repeated until pots 1 and 2 were empty, then the same process occurred with pots 3 and 4.[7]

Pot 1 (WAFU A) Pot 2 (WAFU B) Pot 3 (UNIFFAC) Pot 4 (COSAFA & CECAFA)

Format

Four rounds of home-and-away matches will determine the two CAF representatives to the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in France. If the cumulative scores are even after the second leg ends regulation time, then 30 minutes of extra time will be played. If the score is still level after extra time, then kicks from the penalty spot will be used to determine the winner. The matches will be played in the FIFA match windows in July and October 2023 and in February and April 2024.[1][8]

Match Schedule
RoundDates
First round10–18 July 2023
Second round23–31 October 2023
Third round19–28 February 2024
Fourth round1–9 April 2024

Bracket

The match bracket is as follows:[7]

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
                            
10–18 July 2023
 Guinea-Bissau 2 2 4
23–31 October 2023
 Benin 2 3 5
 Benin 0 0 0
10–18 July 2023
 Ghana 3 2 5
 Guinea 0 0 0
19–28 February 2024
 Ghana 3 4 7
 Ghana      
10–18 July 2023
 Zambia      
 Burkina Faso 0 2 2
23–31 October 2023
 Mali (a.e.t.) 1 2 3
 Mali — —
 Zambia — — w/o
1–9 April 2024
Winner Matches 35/36      
10–18 July 2023
Winner Matches 37/38      
 Ivory Coast — — w/o
23–31 October 2023
 Sierra Leone — —
 Ivory Coast — —
 Tunisia — — w/o
19–28 February 2024
 Tunisia      
10–18 July 2023
 Morocco      
 Namibia 2 0 2
23–31 October 2023
 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0
 Namibia 0 0 0
 Morocco 2 2 4
10–18 July 2023
 Uganda (a.e.t.) 3 1 4
23–31 October 2023
 Rwanda 3 0 3
 Uganda 2 0 2
 Cameroon (a.e.t.) 0 3 3
19–28 February 2024
 Cameroon      
10–18 July 2023
 Nigeria      
 Ethiopia 6 4 10
23–31 October 2023
 Chad 0 0 0
 Ethiopia 1 0 1
 Nigeria 1 4 5
1–9 April 2024
Winner Matches 39/40      
10–18 July 2023
Winner Matches 41/42      
 Congo — —
23–31 October 2023
 Tanzania — — w/o
 Tanzania 2 1 3
 Botswana 0 0 0
19–28 February 2024
 Tanzania      
10–18 July 2023
 South Africa      
 Mozambique — —
23–31 October 2023
 DR Congo — — w/o
 DR Congo 1 0 1
 South Africa 1 2 3

First round

2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament first round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  4–5  Benin 2–2 2–3
Guinea  0–7  Ghana 0–3 0–4
Burkina Faso  2–3  Mali 0–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast  w/o[9]  Sierra Leone — —
Namibia  2–0  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 0–0
Uganda  4–3  Rwanda 3–3 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Ethiopia  10–0  Chad 6–0 4–0
Congo  w/o[10]  Tanzania — —
Mozambique  w/o[11]  DR Congo — —

All times in GMT

Guinea-Bissau 2–2 Benin
  • Quade 45'
  • Soares 60'
 Report
  • Gnammi 14'
  • Gbedjissi 76'
Benin 3–2 Guinea-Bissau
  • Fachina 23'
  • Gbedjissi 28'
  • Gnammi 38'
 Report
  • Sissé 2'
  • Gomes 83'

Benin won 5–4 on aggregate.

Guinea 0–3 Ghana
Report
Ghana 4–0 Guinea
 Report

Ghana won 7–0 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 0–1 Mali
Report
Mali 2–2 (a.e.t.) Burkina Faso
 Report
  • Sawadogo 11', 52'

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast Cancelled Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Cancelled Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]

Namibia 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
FNB Stadium, Nasrec (South Africa)
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Namibia
Report

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 3–3 Rwanda
 Report
  • Mukhirwa 33'
  • Nibagwire 66'
  • Usanase 86'
Rwanda 0–1 (a.e.t.) Uganda
Report

Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 6–0 Chad
  • Temesgen 13'
  • Kalsa 24', 63'
  • Getnet 26'
  • Abera 79'
  • Yein 82'
 Report
Chad 0–4 Ethiopia
Report
  • Abera 11'
  • Wakuma 19', 45'
  • Lemma 89'

Ethiopia won 10–0 on aggregate.

Congo Cancelled Tanzania
Tanzania Cancelled Congo

Tanzania won on walkover after Congo withdrew.[10]

Mozambique Cancelled DR Congo
DR Congo Cancelled Mozambique

DR Congo won on walkover after Mozambique withdrew.[11]

Second round

2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament second round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  0–5  Ghana 0–3 0–2
Mali  w/o[12]  Zambia — —
Ivory Coast  w/o[13]  Tunisia — —
Namibia  0–4  Morocco 0–2 0–2
Uganda  2–3  Cameroon 2–0 0–3 (a.e.t.)
Ethiopia  1–5  Nigeria 1–1 0–4
Tanzania  3–0  Botswana 2–0 1–0
DR Congo  1–3  South Africa 1–1 0–2
Benin 0–3 Ghana
Report
Ghana 2–0 Benin
 Report

Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.

Mali Cancelled Zambia
Zambia Cancelled Mali

Zambia won on walkover after Mali withdrew.[12]

Ivory Coast Cancelled Tunisia
Tunisia Cancelled Ivory Coast

Tunisia won on walkover after Ivory Coast withdrew.[13]

Namibia 0–2 Morocco
Report
Morocco 2–0 Namibia
 Report

Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 2–0 Cameroon
 Report
FUFA Technical Centre, Njeru
Cameroon 3–0 (a.e.t.) Uganda
 Report

Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1–1 Nigeria
  • Amare 6'
 Report
Nigeria 4–0 Ethiopia
 Report

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 2–0 Botswana
 Report
Botswana 0–1 Tanzania
Report

Tanzania won 3–0 on aggregate.

DR Congo 1–1 South Africa
 Report
South Africa 2–0 DR Congo
 Report

South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third round

2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament third round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  –  Zambia 19–28 Feb 19–28 Feb
Tunisia  –  Morocco 19–28 Feb 19–28 Feb
Cameroon  –  Nigeria 19–28 Feb 19–28 Feb
Tanzania  –  South Africa 19–28 Feb 19–28 Feb
Ghana v Zambia
Report
TBC, Ghana
Zambia v Ghana
Report
TBC, Zambia
Tunisia v Morocco
Report
TBC, Tunisia
Morocco v Tunisia
Report
TBC, Morocco
Cameroon v Nigeria
Report
TBC, Cameroon
Nigeria v Cameroon
Report
TBC, Nigeria
Tanzania v South Africa
Report
TBC, Tanzania
South Africa v Tanzania
Report
TBC, South Africa

Fourth round

The winners of the fourth round ties will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France.

2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament fourth round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Winner Matches 35/36 – Winner Matches 37/38 1–9 Apr 1–9 Apr
Winner Matches 39/40 – Winner Matches 41/42 1–9 Apr 1–9 Apr
Winner Matches 35/36vWinner Matches 37/38
Winner Matches 37/38vWinner Matches 35/36
Winner Matches 39/40vWinner Matches 41/42
Winner Matches 41/42vWinner Matches 39/40

Qualified teams

The following two teams from CAF qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympic women's football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics
TBDApril 2024
TBDApril 2024

Goalscorers

There have been 67 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.79 goals per match (as of 31 October 2023). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Benin Kadidjath Orou Karo (against Ghana)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "CAF® Women's Football Calendar 2023–2024" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Draw announced for Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers". CAF. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Football Tournaments Paris 2024 – information on preliminary competitions" (PDF). FIFA Circular Letter. No. 1792. FIFA. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Suspension of the Zimbabwe Football Association as of 24 February 2022 and until further notice" (PDF). FIFA Circular. No. 1783. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "CAF launches new Women's Football season with Olympic football tournament Draw on Tuesday 30 May". CAF. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers Draw on Tuesday, Procedure announced". CAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. 1 2 "PROCEDURES OF THE DRAW OF THE QUALIFERS [sic] OF THE Women Olympic Football Tournament, Paris 2024" (PDF). CAF. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "FIFA® Women's International Match Calendar 2023–2025" (PDF). FIFA. April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Préparation JO Paris 2024 : Les Éléphantes Pour Deux Matchs Amicaux En Algérie". Facebook. Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Les Diables rouges dames ne participeront plus aux éliminatoires des Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024". Instagram. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Paris 2024 Olympics African Women qualifiers get underway". cafonline.com. CAF. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  12. 1 2 Dube, Godfrey (7 October 2023). "Shepolopolo through to 3rd round of Women's Olympic Qualifiers after Mali pulls out". News Diggers!. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Communiqué" [Press release] (in French). 26 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

External websites

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