2004 African Women's Championship qualification

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2004 African Women's Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates29 May – 25 July 2004
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored72 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Akua Anokyewaa
Ghana Adjoa Bayor (6 goals)
← 2002
2006 →

The 2004 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2004 African Women's Championship. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from May to July 2004.

From this tournament onwards, the defending champions does not receive automatic qualification.

Teams[]

A total of 17 national teams participated in the qualifying process.

Teams who withdrew are in italics.

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Preliminary round
6
First round
11
Qualifying rounds Total 17
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.

Round Leg Date
Preliminary round First leg 29–30 May 2004
Second leg 12 June 2004
First round First leg 10–11 July 2004
Second leg 23–25 July 2004

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  2–4  Congo 2–2 0–2
Malawi  w/o1  Uganda — —
Tanzania  5–1  Eritrea 4–0 1–1
Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo
Goal 52', 60' Report Ndolou Goal 24'
Goal 50'
Congo 2–0 Equatorial Guinea
? Goal 1H'
? Goal 1H'		 Report

Congo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Malawi Cancelled Uganda

Malawi won by default and advanced to the first round.

Tanzania 4–0 Eritrea
Goal 2', 7', 10'
Goal 14'		 Report
Referee: (Malawi)
Eritrea 1–1 Tanzania
? Goal 2H' Report ? Goal 1H'

Tanzania won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo  0–2  Cameroon 0–2 0–0
Malawi  0–9  Ethiopia 0–4 0–5
Tanzania  0–7  Zimbabwe 0–3 0–4
Mali  2–3  Algeria 2–2 0–1
Guinea  0–22  Ghana 0–13 0–9
Senegal  3–12  Nigeria 2–8 1–4
DR Congo  —  Gabon — —
Congo 0–2 Cameroon
Report Goal 15'
Ngo Ndoumbouk Goal 75'
Cameroon 0–0 Congo
Report
Referee: (Angola)

Cameroon won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Malawi 0–4 Ethiopia
Report Goal 6', 87'
Goal 27'
Goal 83'
Referee: (Zimbabwe)
Ethiopia 5–0 Malawi
Goal 24', 32', 53'
Goal 57'
Goal 66'		 Report
Referee: (Uganda)

Ethiopia won 9–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Tanzania 0–3 Zimbabwe
Report Goal 8', 64'
Goal 82'
Referee: (Kenya)
Zimbabwe 4–0 Tanzania
Goal 5', 30'
Goal 84'
Goal 90'		 Report
Referee: (Madagascar)

Zimbabwe won 7–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Mali 2–2 Algeria
N'Diaye Goal 45'
Camara Goal 71'		 Report Zerrouki Goal 26', 58'
Referee: (Guinea)
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Zerrouki Goal 15' Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: (Senegal)

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Guinea 0–13 Ghana
Report Okoe Goal 10', 1H', 1H'
Anokyewaa Goal 14', 1H', 1H'
Bayor Goal 18', 1H', 84'
Darku Goal 1H'
Baidu Goal 2H'
Amenuku Goal 2H', 2H'
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Ghana 9–0 Guinea
Bayor Goal 4', 23', 54'
Okoe Goal 10', 40'
Anokyewaa Goal 14', 16', 48'
Goal 56'		 Report
Referee: (Nigeria)

Ghana won 22–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

Senegal 2–8 Nigeria
Goal 53'
Goal 90'		 Report Uwak Goal 8', 17', 89'
Avre Goal 15', 35', 50', 66'
Goal 89'
Dakar
Referee: (Benin)
Nigeria 4–11 Senegal
Uwak Goal 6', 59'
Obi Goal 49'
Goal 74'		 Report Goal 66'
Referee: (Togo)

1 The match was abandoned at the 76th minute after an officer from the riot police 'mistakenly' fired tear gas which dispersed fans rushing to find an open space.[1]

Nigeria won 12–3 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

DR Congo Cancelled Gabon

DR Congo won by default after Gabon withdrew and qualified for the final tournament. The former also withdrew later, forcing the CAF to elect a lucky loser, to select the best of the eliminated teams to qualify for the final tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
 Congo 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
 Tanzania 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
 Senegal 2 0 0 2 3 12 −9 0
 Malawi 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
 Guinea 2 0 0 2 0 22 −22 0

Mali won as lucky loser and qualified for the final tournament.

Goalscorers[]

Akua Anokyewaa and Adjoa Bayor, both from Ghana, were the top scorers of the qualifying process with 6 goals each.

6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
2 goals
1 goal
Unknown goalscorers

Qualified teams[]

  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter or withdrew
  Not part of CAF

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 South Africa Hosts 12 December 2003[2] 4 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Algeria Winners against Mali 23 July 2004 Debut
 Ghana Winners against Guinea 24 July 2004 5 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Nigeria Winners against Senegal 24 July 2004 5 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Cameroon Winners against Congo 25 July 2004 4 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002)
 Ethiopia Winners against Malawi 25 July 2004 1 (2002)
 Zimbabwe Winners against Tanzania 25 July 2004 2 (2000, 2002)
 Mali Lucky loser July–August 2004 1 (2002)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References[]

  1. ^ "Violence blights Nigerian football". BBC. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Three bids for Nations Cup 2008". BBC. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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