2006 African Women's Championship qualification


The 2006 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football to decide the participating teams of the 2006 African Women's Championship. Gabon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from February to August 2006. Later, Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition due to organisational reasons. The CAF awarded the hosting of the competition to Nigeria in May 2006.

Teams

A record 34 national teams participated in the qualifying process.
Teams who withdrew before playing a match are in italics.
RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Preliminary round
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14
First round
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17
Second round
3
Qualifying roundsTotal34
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
Preliminary roundFirst leg19 February 2006
Preliminary roundSecond leg26 February 2006
First roundFirst leg11–12 March 2006
First roundSecond leg25–26 March 2006
Second roundFirst leg22–23 July 2006
Second roundSecond leg4–6 August 2006

Preliminary round

The results of this round do not appear in the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation or the official FIFA website.

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1
Replacement hosts17 May 20066
By default17 May 2006Debut
Winners against Tanzania4 August 20065
Winners against Egypt5 August 20061
Winners by default against Congo5 August 20066
Winners against Kenya5 August 20065
Winners against Senegal5 August 20061
Winners against Benin6 August 20062