2002 African Women's Championship qualification
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,[1] while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 13 October 2002 |
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |     |
Teams
A record 21 national teams participated in the qualifying process.[2]
Teams who withdrew are in italics.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 14 | |
| Second round | 7 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 21 |
| Final tournament |
|
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.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 10–11 August 2002 |
| Second leg | 24 August 2002 | |
| Second round | First leg | 21–22 September 2002 |
| Second leg | 11–13 October 2002 |
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia  |
w/o1 |  |
— | — |
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w/o1 |  |
— | — |
Eritrea  |
4–5 |  |
2–3 | 2–2 |
| Angola |
6–1 |  |
3–0 | 3–1 |
São Tomé and Príncipe  |
0–8 | |
0–2 | 0–6 |
Senegal  |
w/o1 |  |
— | — |
Ivory Coast  |
4–4 (a) |  |
3–3 | 1–1 |
- 1 Botswana, Guinea-Bissau and Swaziland withdrew.
Zambia won by default and advanced to the second round.
Ethiopia won by default and advanced to the second round.
| Tanzania | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
Mosi  Chambruma |
Report | Tekeste Bereket-ab |
Tanzania won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Angola | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramos Mvunbio |
Report |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Añonma |
Report | Mvunbio Ramos de Souza |
Angola won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okawe Etoua |
| Gabon | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Okawe Etoua Nisame Mapangou |
Report |
Gabon won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Senegal | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
Senegal won by default and advanced to the second round.
| Ivory Coast | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bancouly Koudougnon |
Report | Konate N'Diaye |
4–4 on aggregate. Mali won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
1–8 | |
1–4 | 0–4 |
| Ethiopia |
4–2 |  |
2–0 | 2–2 |
| Tanzania |
0–10 | |
0–5 | 0–5 |
| Angola |
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1–0 | 0–1 |
| Gabon |
0–4 |  |
0–0 | 0–4 |
| Senegal |
1–6 |  |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Mali |
0–0 (5–4 p) |  |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Zambia | 1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muchindu |
Report | Solomon Phewa |
| South Africa | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Nteso Mlomo Phewa |
Report |
South Africa won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
| Tanzania | 0–5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mpala Moyo Zulu |
| Zimbabwe | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zulu Moyo Mpala Phiri |
Report |
Zimbabwe won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
1–1 on aggregate. Angola won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament.
| Cameroon | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Belemgoto Mekongo Anounga Mvie Manga |
Report |
Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
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
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hosts and defending champions | 19 March 2002 | 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) |
| Winners against DR Congo | 11 October 2002 | 1 (1995) |
| Winners against Morocco | 11 October 2002 | Debut |
| Winners against Zambia | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1995, 1998, 2000) |
| Winners against Gabon | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1991, 1998, 2000) |
| Winners against Senegal | 12 October 2002 | 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) |
| Winners against Uganda | 13 October 2002 | Debut |
| Winners against Tanzania | 13 October 2002 | 1 (2000) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-11-18.
- "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-11-18.