2002 African Women's Championship qualification


The 2002 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football to decide the participating teams of the 2002 African Women's Championship. Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.

Teams

A record 21 national teams participated in the qualifying process.
Teams who withdrew are in italics.
RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
First round
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14
Second round
7
Qualifying roundsTotal21
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.
The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg10–11 August 2002
First roundSecond leg24 August 2002
Second roundFirst leg21–22 September 2002
Second roundSecond leg11–13 October 2002

First round

Second round

Goalscorers

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.
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The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
Hosts and defending champions19 March 20024
Winners against DR Congo11 October 20021
Winners against Morocco11 October 2002Debut
Winners against Zambia12 October 20023
Winners against Gabon12 October 20023
Winners against Senegal12 October 20024
Winners against Uganda13 October 2002Debut
Winners against Tanzania13 October 20021