# 2020 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized the 5th edition of its qualifying tournament for African female national teams from 3 April 2019 to 10 March 2020 so as to gain entry into the 2020 Summer Olympics women's football tournament in Japan, in which CAF was allocated 1.5 places by FIFA.
Zambia qualified directly as winners, while as runners-up, Cameroon entered a play-off against the second-placed team from CONMEBOL, Chile.

## Teams

All 54 CAF member nations were eligible to enter the qualifying competition and a total of 25 national teams were in the qualifying draw which was announced on 21 February 2019. The seven teams which had the best performance at the previous edition of the qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.
Despite competing in the qualifying competition, Equatorial Guinea were banned by FIFA from qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
| Bye to second round (7 teams) | First round entrants (18 teams) |
| Cameroon  Equatorial Guinea (W)  Ghana  Kenya  Nigeria  South Africa  Zimbabwe | Algeria  Angola (W)  Botswana  Chad  Congo  DR Congo  Ethiopia  Gabon  Ivory Coast  Malawi  Mali  Morocco  Mozambique  Namibia  Sierra Leone (D)  Tanzania  Uganda  Zambia |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the Olympics
* (D): Disqualified after draw
* (W): Withdrew after draw

### Did not enter

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gambia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Niger
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tunisia
* Togo

## Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. The away goals rule is applied if the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, and if still level, extra time is played. The away goals rule applied again after extra time, although the penalty shoot-out applied if scorewere still level/unchanged.

## Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. All matches were played during the FIFA International Window.
| Round | Leg | Date |
| First round | First leg | 1 – 9 April 2019 |
| First round | Second leg | 1 – 9 April 2019 |
| Second round | First leg | 26 August – 3 September 2019 |
| Second round | Second leg | 26 August – 3 September 2019 |
| Third round | First leg | 30 September – 8 October 2019 |
| Third round | Second leg | 30 September – 8 October 2019 |
| Fourth round | First leg | 4 – 12 November 2019 |
| Fourth round | Second leg | 4 – 12 November 2019 |
| Fifth round | First leg | 2 – 11 March 2020 |
| Fifth round | Second leg | 2 – 11 March 2020 |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Fifth round | Fifth round | Fifth round |
| Ivory Coast | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 5 | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morocco | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Ivory Coast (a) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Chad | 0 | 1 | 1 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Uganda | 2 | 0 | 2 | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cameroon (a) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Tanzania | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | DR Congo | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 3 | DR Congo | — | — | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Equatorial Guinea | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Gabon (p) | 0 | 2 | 2 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Zambia (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 (3) | Gabon | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Malawi | 11 | 3 | 14 | | | | | Kenya (a.e.t.) | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malawi | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kenya | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Angola | — | — | | | | | | | | | | Zambia | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| Zambia | — | — | w/o | Zambia | 5 | — | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Zimbabwe | 0 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Zambia | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Botswana | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Namibia | 0 | 2 | 2 | Botswana (p) | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ivory Coast | w/o | Sierra Leone | — | — |
| Mali | 5–3 | Morocco | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Algeria | 3–1 | Chad | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Ethiopia | 4–2 | Uganda | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Tanzania | 2–3 | DR Congo | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Gabon | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Congo | 0–2 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Malawi | 14–1 | Mozambique | 11–1 | 3–0 |
| Angola | w/o | Zambia | — | — |
| Botswana | 3–2 | Namibia | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Ivory Coast won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.
Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.
Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate.
DR Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won 5–3 on penalties.
Malawi won 14–1 on aggregate.
Zambia won on walkover after Angola withdrew.
Botswana won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Second round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Mali | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Algeria | 0–3 | Nigeria | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Ethiopia | 1–1 (a) | Cameroon | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| DR Congo | w/o | Equatorial Guinea | — | — |
| Gabon | 0–5 | Ghana | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Malawi | 3–5 | Kenya | 3–2 | 0–3 |
| Zambia | w/o | Zimbabwe | 5–0 | — |
| Botswana | 0–0 (3–2 p) | South Africa | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
Ivory Coast won 3–0 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.
DR Congo won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
Ghana won 5–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.
Zambia won on walkover after Zimbabwe failed to arrive for the second leg.
0–0 on aggregate. Botswana won 3–2 on penalties.

## Third round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 (a) | Nigeria | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | DR Congo | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Ghana | 0–1 | Kenya | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Zambia | 3–0 | Botswana | 1–0 | 2–0 |
1–1 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.
Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.
Kenya won 1–0 on aggregate.
Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.

## Fourth round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Cameroon | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Kenya | 2–3 | Zambia | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

## Fifth round

The winner qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, while the loser entered a play-off against a team from CONMEBOL.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Cameroon | 4–4 (a) | Zambia | 3–2 | 1–2 |
4–4 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.

## Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following team from CAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic women's football tournament. Cameroon failed to qualify after they lost the play-off against the 2018 Copa América Femenina second-placed team, Chile.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Summer Olympics |
| Zambia | 10 March 2020 | 0 (debut) |
    $^2$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Goalscorers

There were 100 goals scored in 41 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.
8 goals
* Grace Chanda
6 goals
* Tabitha Chawinga
* Temwa Chawinga
5 goals
* Ajara Nchout
3 goals
* Salimata Diarra
2 goals
* Morgane Belkhiter
* Nondi Mahlasela
* Charlène Meyong
* Gabrielle Onguéné
* Marlène Kasaj
* Grâce Mfwamba
* Loza Abera
* Juliet Acheampong
* Portia Boakye
* Rebecca Elloh
* Mwanalima Adam
* Cynthia Shilwatso
* Linda Kasenda
* Ibtissam Jraidi
* Asisat Oshoala
* Racheal Kundananji
* Mary Mwakapila
1 goal
* Houria Affak
* Refilwe Tholakele
* Michaela Abam
* Solange Larkingam
* Paulmiche Mahouma
* Charmelle Moundzeli
* Isa Diakese
* Senait Bogale
* Serkaddis Guta
* Reine Edzoumou
* Doris Wassende
* Priscilla Okyere
* Nina Kpaho
* Ange N'Guessan
* Ines Nrehy
* Vivian Corazone
* Jentrix Shikangwa
* Elizabeth Wambui
* Wezzie Mvula
* Madina Nguluwe
* Sabina Thom
* Agueissa Diarra
* Aissata Traoré
* Najat Badri
* Isabel Jorge
* Zenatha Coleman
* Lovisa Mulunga
* Amarachi Okoronkwo
* Donisia Minja
* Asha Rashid
* Hasifah Nassuna
* Hellen Mubanga
* Lushomo Mweemba
* Misozi Zulu
1 own goal
* Isma Ouadah (against Nigeria)
* Tarikuwa Debiso (against Uganda)
* Aisha Namukisa (against Ethiopia)
* Martha Tembo (against Kenya)