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.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
| Preliminary round |
| 14 |
| First round |
| 17 |
| Second round | 3 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 34 |
| 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.| Round | Leg | Date |
| Preliminary round | First leg | 19 February 2006 |
| Preliminary round | Second leg | 26 February 2006 |
| First round | First leg | 11–12 March 2006 |
| First round | Second leg | 25–26 March 2006 |
| Second round | First leg | 22–23 July 2006 |
| Second round | Second leg | 4–6 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.| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
| Replacement hosts | 17 May 2006 | 6 | |
| By default | 17 May 2006 | Debut | |
| Winners against Tanzania | 4 August 2006 | 5 | |
| Winners against Egypt | 5 August 2006 | 1 | |
| Winners by default against Congo | 5 August 2006 | 6 | |
| Winners against Kenya | 5 August 2006 | 5 | |
| Winners against Senegal | 5 August 2006 | 1 | |
| Winners against Benin | 6 August 2006 | 2 |