# 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon who qualified automatically as hosts.

## Teams

A total of 23 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
| First round | Algeria  Botswana  Burkina Faso  DR Congo  Egypt  Ethiopia$^1$  Guinea  Kenya  Libya  Mali  Mauritius  Morocco  Namibia  Senegal  Tanzania  Tunisia  Zambia  Zimbabwe | 18 |
| Second round | Equatorial Guinea  Ghana  Ivory Coast  Nigeria  South Africa | 5 |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 23 |
| Final tournament | Cameroon (hosts) | 1 |
* Did not enter
* Angola
* Benin
* Burundi
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Congo
* Djibouti
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Guinea-Bissau
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritania
* Mozambique
* Niger
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Swaziland
* Togo$^1$
* Uganda
$^1$ Initially Togo entered the qualification but withdrew and were replaced by Ethiopia. Togo were sanctioned by the CAF and excluded from participating in the 2018 tournament.

## 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 second round qualified for the final tournament.

## Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
| Round | Leg | Date |
| First round | First leg | 4–6 March 2016 |
| First round | Second leg | 18–20 March 2016 |
| Second round | First leg | 6–9 April 2016 |
| Second round | Second leg | 10–12 April 2016 |
The second round was initially scheduled to be played on 8–10 April (first leg) and 22–24 April (second leg), but was later changed to be played during the FIFA International Match Calendar dates of 4–12 April.

## First round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mali | 2–1 | Morocco | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Tanzania | 2–3 | Zimbabwe | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Zambia | 5–3 | Namibia | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Libya | 0–12 | Egypt | 0–8 | 0–4 |
| Algeria | 2–1 | Ethiopia | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Kenya | w.o. | DR Congo | — | — |
| Senegal | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Guinea | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–2 | Tunisia | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Botswana | 11–0 | Mauritius | 7–0 | 4–0 |
Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe won 3–2 on aggregate.
Zambia won 5–3 on aggregate.
Egypt won 12–0 on aggregate.
Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Kenya advanced after DR Congo withdrew for financial reasons.
1–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 4–2 on penalties.
Tunisia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Botswana won 11–0 on aggregate.

## Second round

Winners qualified for 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mali | awd. | Equatorial Guinea | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Zimbabwe | 4–2 | Zambia | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Egypt | 2–2 (a) | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Algeria | 3–3 (a) | Kenya | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Senegal | 1–3 | Nigeria | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Tunisia | 1–6 | Ghana | 1–2 | 0–4 |
| Botswana | 0–5 | South Africa | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Equatorial Guinea won 3–2 on aggregate. Mali were awarded the tie after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.
Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Egypt won on away goals rule.
3–3 on aggregate. Kenya won on away goals rule.
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

## Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Cameroon (hosts) | 26 October 2014 | 10 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Zimbabwe | 10 April 2016 | 3 (2000, 2002, 2004) |
| Egypt | 11 April 2016 | 1 (1998) |
| Kenya | 12 April 2016 | 0 (debut) |
| Nigeria | 12 April 2016 | 11 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Ghana | 12 April 2016 | 10 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014) |
| South Africa | 12 April 2016 | 10 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) |
| Mali | 4 August 2016 | 5 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

## Goalscorers
### 5 goals

* Aliaa Shoukry*

### 3 goals

* Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane
* Samira Suleman
* Sanah Mollo
* Grace Chanda
* Noria Sosala

### 2 goals

* Dalila Zerrouki
* Nondi Mahlasela
* Refilwe Tholakele
* Engy Ahmed*
* Princella Adubea
* Binta Diarra
* Zenatha Coleman
* Binta Diakhaté
* Kudakwashe Bhasopo
* Erina Jeke

### 1 goal

* Refilwe Mathlo
* Tlamelo Motlhale
* Bame Ngenda
* Bonang Otlhagile
* Thuto Ramafifi
* Golebaone Selebatso
* Lesaane Tshoso
* Mahira Ali
* Neivin Gamal
* Nadeen Gazy
* Fayza Hidar
* Mahira Ali Mohammed*
* Yasmine Samir
* Noha Tarek*
* Genoveva Añonma
* Jade Boho
* Adriana Tiga
* Loza Abera
* Portia Boakye
* Fatoumata Kanté
* Rebecca Elloh
* Ines Nrehy
* Mwanalima Adam
* Enez Medeizi Mango
* Djeneba Baradji
* Bintou Koite
* Ibtissam Jraidi
* Lorraine Jossob
* Rita Chikwelu
* Osarenoma Igbinovia
* Chioma Wogu
* Mamello Makhabane
* Nompumelelo Nyandeni
* Donisia Daniel Minja
* Mwanahamisi Omary
* Ella Kaabachi
* Sabrine Mamay
* Imen Mchara
* Misozi Zulu
* Daisy Kaitano
* Emmculate Msipa
* Samkelisiwe Zulu

### Own goal

* Fatima Sekouane (against Kenya)
* includes a goal scored at Egypt vs. Libya match, which has no goal scorers references.