2002 African Women's Championship qualification

A record 21 national teams participated in the qualifying process.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/world_cup/1881807.stm|title=Nigeria rescue women's CAN|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2017-11-18}}

Teams who withdrew are in italics.

class="wikitable"
Round !Teams entering round !No. of teams
First round | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} {{fbw|ANG}} {{fbw|BOT}} {{fbw|EQG}} {{fbw|ERI}} {{fbw|ETH|1996}} {{fbw|GAB}} {{fbw|GNB}} {{fbw|CIV}} {{fbw|MLI}} {{fbw|STP}} {{fbw|SEN}} {{fbw|SWZ|name=Swaziland}} {{fbw|TAN}} {{fbw|ZAM}} {{div col end}} |align=center|14
Second round | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} {{fbw|CMR}} {{fbw|COD|1997}} {{fbw|GHA}} {{fbw|MAR}} {{fbw|RSA}} {{fbw|UGA}} {{fbw|ZIM}} {{div col end}} |align=center|7
Qualifying rounds !Total !21
Final tournament | {{fbw|NGA}} (hosts and defending champions) |align=center|1

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.

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/world_cup/1881807.stm|title=Nigeria rescue women's CAN|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2017-11-18}}

class="wikitable" !Round !Leg !Date

rowspan=2|First round |First leg |10–11 August 2002

Second leg |24 August 2002

rowspan=2|Second round |First leg |21–22 September 2002

Second leg |11–13 October 2002

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{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|STP}}||0–8|{{fbw|GAB}}||0–2|0–6|}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|SEN}}||w/o¹|{{fbw|GNB}}||—|—|}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|CIV}}||4–4 (a)|{{fbw|MLI}}||3–3|1–1|}}

|}

• ¹ Botswana, Guinea-Bissau and Swaziland withdrew.

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Zambia won by default and advanced to the second round.

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Ethiopia won by default and advanced to the second round.

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|goals1 = Mebrahtu {{goal|3}}
Debessay {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Kavena {{goal|20}}
Paul {{goal|31}}
Chambruma {{goal|45}}

|stadium = Asmara

|attendance =

|referee = Constance Adipo (Uganda)}}

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|date = 24 August 2002

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|score = 2–2

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|team2 = {{fbw|ERI}}

|goals1 = Mosi {{goal|54}}
Chambruma {{goal|89}}

|goals2 = Tekeste {{goal|7}}
Bereket-ab {{goal|17}}

|stadium = Dar es Salaam

|attendance =

|referee = Viviana Mbula Mukulu (DR Congo)}}

Tanzania won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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|date = 11 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ANG}}

|score = 3–0

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|team2 = {{fbw|EQG}}

|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|3||78}}
Mvunbio {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Luanda

|attendance =

|referee = Eugenie Akono Ondo (Cameroon)}}

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|date = 24 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|EQG}}

|score = 1–3

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|team2 = {{fbw|ANG}}

|goals1 = Añonman {{goal|10}}

|goals2 = Mvunbio {{goal|20}}
Ramos {{goal|39}}
de Souza {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Malabo

|attendance =

|referee = Chimene Nombault Nuptia (Congo)}}

Angola won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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|date = 10 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|STP}}

|score = 0–2

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|team2 = {{fbw|GAB}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Okawe {{goal|36|pen.}}
Etoua {{goal|48}}

|stadium = São Tomé

|attendance =

|referee = Nodjigoto Tokinon Esther (Chad)}}

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|date = 24 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GAB}}

|score = 6–0

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|team2 = {{fbw|STP}}

|goals1 = Okawe {{goal|24||71||81}}
Etoua {{goal|25}}
Nisame {{goal|45}}
Mapangou {{goal|85}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Libreville

|attendance =

|referee = Xonam Agboyi (Togo)}}

Gabon won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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|date = 10–11 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SEN}}

|score = Cancelled

|team2 = {{fbw|GNB}}

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|goals2 =

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|referee =}}

Senegal won by default and advanced to the second round.

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|date = 10 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CIV}}

|score = 3–3

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|team2 = {{fbw|MLI}}

|goals1 = Bancouly {{goal|27||71}}
Koudougnon {{goal|48}}

|goals2 = Konaté {{goal|7||45}}
N'Diaye {{goal|74}}

|stadium = Abidjan

|attendance =

|referee = Fatou Gaye (Senegal)}}

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|date = 24 August 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLI}}

|score = 1–1

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|team2 = {{fbw|CIV}}

|goals1 = N'Diaye {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = Bancouly {{goal|35}}

|stadium = Bamako

|attendance =

|referee = Abidoye Bola (Nigeria)}}

4–4 on aggregate. Mali won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

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{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|TAN}}||0–10|{{fbw|ZIM}}||0–5|0–5|}}

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{{TwoLegResult|{{fbw-rt|MLI}}||0–0 (5–4 p)|{{fbw|MAR}}||0–0|0–0|}}

|}

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|date = 21 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 1–4

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|RSA}}

|goals1 = Muchindu {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = Solomon {{goal|19||40||62}}
Phewa {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Lusaka

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Viviana Mbula Mukulu (DR Congo)}}

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|date = 12 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA}}

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|ZAM}}

|goals1 = Solomon {{goal|13}}
Nteso {{goal|17}}
Mlomo {{goal|36}}
Phewa {{goal|47}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, Bloemfontein

|attendance = 30,000

|referee = Rasoanirina Justine (Madagascar)}}

South Africa won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

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|date = 22 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ETH|1996}}

|score = 2–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|UGA}}

|goals1 = Adois {{goal|13}}
Endegene-Leme {{goal|?}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Addis Ababa

|attendance =

|referee = Ondo Akono (Cameroon)}}

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|date = 13 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|UGA}}

|score = 2–2

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|ETH|1996}}

|goals1 = Nakimbugwe {{goal|20}}
Mbekeka {{goal|51}}

|goals2 = Endegene-Leme {{goal|54}}
Teramah {{goal|72}}

|stadium = Kampala

|attendance =

|referee = Loise Shitilu Limsi (Kenya)}}

Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

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|date = 21 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TAN}}

|score = 0–5

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Mpala {{goal|10}}
Moyo {{goal|11||40||48}}
Zulu {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Dar es Salaam

|attendance =

|referee = Constance Catherine Adipo (Uganda)}}

{{football box

|date = 13 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZIM}}

|score = 5–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|TAN}}

|goals1 = Zulu {{goal|2||76}}
Moyo {{goal|9}}
Mpala {{goal|34}}
Phiri {{goal|62}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Harare

|attendance =

|referee = Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)}}

Zimbabwe won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

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|date = 22 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ANG}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|COD|1997}}

|goals1 = Ramos {{goal|38}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Lubango

|attendance =

|referee = Esther Tokino Nodjigoto (Chad)}}

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|date = 11 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|COD|1997}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|aet=yes

|team2 = {{fbw|ANG}}

|goals1 = Binga {{goal|16}}

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore=4–5

|stadium = Kinshasa

|attendance =

|referee = Sabelo Sibindi (Zimbabwe)}}

1–1 on aggregate. Angola won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament.

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|date = 21 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GAB}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|CMR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Libreville

|attendance =

|referee = Chimene Nombault Nuptia (Congo)}}

{{football box

|date = 12 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}

|score = 4–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|GAB}}

|goals1 = Belemgoto {{goal|20|pen.}}
Mekongo {{goal|72|pen.}}
Anounga {{goal|90+1}}
Mvie Manga {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Stade de la Réunification, Douala

|attendance =

|referee = Eugénie Kouao (Ivory Coast)}}

Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

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{{football box

|date = 22 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SEN}}

|score = 0–3

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|GHA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Amoah-Tetteh {{goal|24||56}}
Darku {{goal|29}}

|stadium = Stade Iba Mar Diop, Dakar

|attendance =

|referee = Xonam Agboyi (Togo)}}

{{football box

|date = 12 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GHA}}

|score = 3–1

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|SEN}}

|goals1 = Okah {{goal|30}}
Ohenewaa {{goal|51||67}}

|goals2 = Gueye {{goal|81}}

|stadium = Kumasi

|attendance =

|referee = Bola Abidoye (Nigeria)}}

Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.

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|date = 22 September 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MLI}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|team2 = {{fbw|MAR}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Bamako

|attendance =

|referee = Fati Maman Babatchene (Benin)}}

{{football box

|date = 11 October 2002

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MAR}}

|score = 0–0

|report = [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women02det.html Report]

|aet=yes

|team2 = {{fbw|MLI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore=4–5

|stadium = Rabat

|attendance =

|referee = Fatou Gaye (Senegal)}}

0–0 on aggregate. Mali won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament.

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

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• {{flagicon|ANG}} Jacinta Ramos
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Géraldine Okawe
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Joanne Solomon
• {{flagicon|ZIM}} Nomsa Moyo

{{div col end}}

;3 goals

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagicon|CIV}} Rachel Bancouly
• {{flagicon|ZIM}} Esther Zulu

{{div col end}}

;2 goals

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagicon|ANG}} Nadine Mvunbio
• {{flagicon|ETH|1996}} Awasso Endegene-Leme
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Ornella Etoua
• {{flagicon|GHA}} Basilea Amoah-Tetteh
• {{flagicon|GHA}} Joyce Ohenewaa
• {{flagicon|MLI}} Maïchata Konaté
• {{flagicon|MLI}} Diaty N'Diaye
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Veronica Phewa
• {{flagicon|TAN}} Ester Chambruma
• {{flagicon|ZIM}} Precious Mpala

{{div col end}}

;1 goal

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagicon|ANG}} Sonia de Souza
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Antoinette Anounga
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Rolande Belemgoto
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Cecile Mekongo
• {{flagicon|CMR}} Etebe Mvie Manga
• {{flagicon|COD|1997}} Louyeye Binga
• {{flagicon|EQG}} Genoveva Añonman
• {{flagicon|ERI}} Semhar Bereket-ab
• {{flagicon|ERI}} Teamu Debessay
• {{flagicon|ERI}} Makda Mebrahtu
• {{flagicon|ERI}} Merhawit Tekeste
• {{flagicon|ETH|1996}} Feleke Adois
• {{flagicon|ETH|1996}} Tesfaye Teramah
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Winie Mapangou
• {{flagicon|GAB}} Gladys Nisame
• {{flagicon|GHA}} Memuna Darku
• {{flagicon|GHA}} Sheila Okah
• {{flagicon|CIV}} Adélaïde Koudougnon
• {{flagicon|SEN}} Absah Gueye
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Nandipha Mlomo
• {{flagicon|RSA}} Mapule Nteso
• {{flagicon|TAN}} Mwaka Kavena
• {{flagicon|TAN}} Ally Mosi
• {{flagicon|TAN}} Sweet Paul
• {{flagicon|UGA}} Oliver Mbekeka
• {{flagicon|UGA}} Annet Nankimbugwe
• {{flagicon|ZAM}} Christabel Muchindu
• {{flagicon|ZIM}} Pretty Phiri

{{div col end}}

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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"
Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! data-sort-type="number"|Previous appearances in tournament1
{{fbw|NGA}}	Hosts and defending champions	19 March 2002	4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000)
{{fbw|ANG}}	Winners against DR Congo	11 October 2002	1 (1995)
{{fbw|MLI}}	Winners against Morocco	11 October 2002	Debut
{{fbw|RSA}}	Winners against Zambia	12 October 2002	3 (1995, 1998, 2000)
{{fbw|CMR}}	Winners against Gabon	12 October 2002	3 (1991, 1998, 2000)
{{fbw|GHA}}	Winners against Senegal	12 October 2002	4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000)
{{fbw|ETH|1996}}	Winners against Uganda	13 October 2002	Debut
{{fbw|ZIM}}	Winners against Tanzania	13 October 2002	1 (2000)

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{{Africa Women Cup of Nations}}

{{2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification}}

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