2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Ghana who qualified automatically as hosts.[1] TeamsApart from Ghana, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 24 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced in early October 2017.[2] Equatorial Guinea were initially banned from the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[3] but were reinstated after the ban was lifted in July 2017 at an emergency CAF committee meeting, and were included in the qualifying draw. However, FIFA banned them from qualifying for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, meaning they could not qualify for the World Cup regardless of their performance in the Africa Women Cup of Nations.[4][5] FIFA Women's World Rankings in September 2017 in brackets (NR=Not ranked).[6]
FormatQualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.[7] ScheduleThe schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[8]
The first round was originally scheduled for 26 February – 6 March 2018, and the second round for 2–10 April 2018, but the dates were moved due to a clash with the CAF Women's Symposium in early March. BracketThe seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament.
First roundOverview
Matches
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast) Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate. Ethiopia won 15–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Thérèse Neguel (Cameroon)
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) 1–1 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.
Referee: Ajayi Foluso Adewuyi (Nigeria)
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia) Mali advanced on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) 3–3 on aggregate. Gambia won 5–3 on penalties.
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania) Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa) Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate. Lesotho won 3–1 on aggregate. 4–4 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals. Zimbabwe won 4–0 on aggregate. Second roundWinners qualified for 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations. Overview
MatchesAlgeria won 6–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Aurore Christelle M. Ligan (Benin)
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) 2–2 on aggregate. Mali won on away goals.
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia) Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate. Cameroon won 10–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Julie Kanyembo Kyabuta (DR Congo)
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia) Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate. On 17 October 2018, Kenya were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[10][11] However, on 7 November 2018, the decision was overturned on appeal.[12]
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) South Africa won 7–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar) 2–2 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals. Qualified teamsThe following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
GoalscorersThere were 95 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.97 goals per match. 8 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal
1 own goal
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