| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August – 13 October 2002 | 
| Teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 | 
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Jacinta Ramos  Géraldine Okawe  Joanne Solomon  Nomsa Moyo (4 goals) | 
The 2002 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2002 African Women's Championship. Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions,[1] 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.[2]
Teams who withdrew are in italics.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | 14 | |
| Second round | 7 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 21 | 
| 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.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date | 
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 10–11 August 2002 | 
| Second leg | 24 August 2002 | |
| Second round | First leg | 21–22 September 2002 | 
| Second leg | 11–13 October 2002 | 
First round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia  | w/o1 |  Botswana | — | — | 
| Ethiopia .svg.png.webp) | w/o1 |  Swaziland | — | — | 
| Eritrea  | 4–5 |  Tanzania | 2–3 | 2–2 | 
| Angola  | 6–1 |  Equatorial Guinea | 3–0 | 3–1 | 
| São Tomé and Príncipe  | 0–8 |  Gabon | 0–2 | 0–6 | 
| Senegal  | w/o1 |  Guinea-Bissau | — | — | 
| Ivory Coast  | 4–4 (a) |  Mali | 3–3 | 1–1 | 
- 1 Botswana, Guinea-Bissau and Swaziland withdrew.
Zambia won by default and advanced to the second round.
Ethiopia won by default and advanced to the second round.
| Tanzania  | 2–2 |  Eritrea | 
|---|---|---|
| Mosi  54' Chambruma  89' | Report | Tekeste  7' Bereket-ab  17' | 
Tanzania won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Angola  | 3–0 |  Equatorial Guinea | 
|---|---|---|
| Ramos  3', 78' Mvunbio  83' | Report | 
| Equatorial Guinea  | 1–3 |  Angola | 
|---|---|---|
| Añonman  10' | Report | Mvunbio  20' Ramos  39' de Souza  86' | 
Angola won 6–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| São Tomé and Príncipe  | 0–2 |  Gabon | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okawe  36' (pen.) Etoua  48' | 
| Gabon  | 6–0 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 
|---|---|---|
| Okawe  24', 71', 81' Etoua  25' Nisame  45' Mapangou  85' | Report | 
Gabon won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Senegal  | Cancelled |  Guinea-Bissau | 
|---|---|---|
Senegal won by default and advanced to the second round.
| Ivory Coast  | 3–3 |  Mali | 
|---|---|---|
| Bancouly  27', 71' Koudougnon  48' | Report | Konaté  7', 45' N'Diaye  74' | 
4–4 on aggregate. Mali won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia  | 1–8 |  South Africa | 1–4 | 0–4 | 
| Ethiopia .svg.png.webp) | 4–2 |  Uganda | 2–0 | 2–2 | 
| Tanzania  | 0–10 |  Zimbabwe | 0–5 | 0–5 | 
| Angola  | 1–1 (5–4 p) | .svg.png.webp) DR Congo | 1–0 | 0–1 | 
| Gabon  | 0–4 |  Cameroon | 0–0 | 0–4 | 
| Senegal  | 1–6 |  Ghana | 0–3 | 1–3 | 
| Mali  | 0–0 (5–4 p) |  Morocco | 0–0 | 0–0 | 
| Zambia  | 1–4 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Muchindu  64' | Report | Solomon  19', 40', 62' Phewa  80' | 
| South Africa  | 4–0 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Solomon  13' Nteso  17' Mlomo  36' Phewa  47' | Report | 
South Africa won 8–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
| Uganda  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) Ethiopia | 
|---|---|---|
| Nakimbugwe  20' Mbekeka  51' | Report | Endegene-Leme  54' Teramah  72' | 
Ethiopia won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
| Tanzania  | 0–5 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mpala  10' Moyo  11', 40', 48' Zulu  43' | 
Zimbabwe won 10–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
1–1 on aggregate. Angola won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament.
| Cameroon  | 4–0 |  Gabon | 
|---|---|---|
| Belemgoto  20' (pen.) Mekongo  72' (pen.) Anounga  90+1' Mvie Manga  90+4' | Report | 
Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
| Senegal  | 0–3 |  Ghana | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Amoah-Tetteh  24', 56' Darku  29' | 
Ghana won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the final tournament.
0–0 on aggregate. Mali won the penalty shoot-out 5–4 and qualified for the final tournament.
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.
- 4 goals
 Jacinta Ramos Jacinta Ramos
 Géraldine Okawe Géraldine Okawe
 Joanne Solomon Joanne Solomon
 Nomsa Moyo Nomsa Moyo
- 3 goals
 Rachel Bancouly Rachel Bancouly
 Esther Zulu Esther Zulu
- 2 goals
 Nadine Mvunbio Nadine Mvunbio
.svg.png.webp) Awasso Endegene-Leme Awasso Endegene-Leme
 Ornella Etoua Ornella Etoua
 Basilea Amoah-Tetteh Basilea Amoah-Tetteh
 Joyce Ohenewaa Joyce Ohenewaa
 Maïchata Konaté Maïchata Konaté
 Diaty N'Diaye Diaty N'Diaye
 Veronica Phewa Veronica Phewa
 Ester Chambruma Ester Chambruma
 Precious Mpala Precious Mpala
- 1 goal
 Sonia de Souza Sonia de Souza
 Antoinette Anounga Antoinette Anounga
 Rolande Belemgoto Rolande Belemgoto
 Cecile Mekongo Cecile Mekongo
 Etebe Mvie Manga Etebe Mvie Manga
.svg.png.webp) Louyeye Binga Louyeye Binga
 Genoveva Añonman Genoveva Añonman
 Semhar Bereket-ab Semhar Bereket-ab
 Teamu Debessay Teamu Debessay
 Makda Mebrahtu Makda Mebrahtu
 Merhawit Tekeste Merhawit Tekeste
.svg.png.webp) Feleke Adois Feleke Adois
.svg.png.webp) Tesfaye Teramah Tesfaye Teramah
 Winie Mapangou Winie Mapangou
 Gladys Nisame Gladys Nisame
 Memuna Darku Memuna Darku
 Sheila Okah Sheila Okah
 Adélaïde Koudougnon Adélaïde Koudougnon
 Absah Gueye Absah Gueye
 Nandipha Mlomo Nandipha Mlomo
 Mapule Nteso Mapule Nteso
 Mwaka Kavena Mwaka Kavena
 Ally Mosi Ally Mosi
 Sweet Paul Sweet Paul
 Oliver Mbekeka Oliver Mbekeka
 Annet Nankimbugwe Annet Nankimbugwe
 Christabel Muchindu Christabel Muchindu
 Pretty Phiri Pretty Phiri
Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | 
|---|---|---|---|
|  Nigeria | Hosts and defending champions | 19 March 2002 | 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) | 
|  Angola | Winners against DR Congo | 11 October 2002 | 1 (1995) | 
|  Mali | Winners against Morocco | 11 October 2002 | Debut | 
|  South Africa | Winners against Zambia | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1995, 1998, 2000) | 
|  Cameroon | Winners against Gabon | 12 October 2002 | 3 (1991, 1998, 2000) | 
|  Ghana | Winners against Senegal | 12 October 2002 | 4 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000) | 
| .svg.png.webp) Ethiopia | Winners against Uganda | 13 October 2002 | Debut | 
|  Zimbabwe | Winners against Tanzania | 13 October 2002 | 1 (2000) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ↑ "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
