Английская Википедия:2008 African Women's Championship qualification
Шаблон:One source Шаблон:Infobox international football competition The 2008 African Women's Championship qualification process was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2008 African Women's Championship. Equatorial Guinea qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by qualifying rounds, which took place from November 2007 to March 2008.
Teams
A total of 22 national teams entered qualification. The qualification was in two rounds, with each match taking place over 2 legs. In the first round, the 16 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The eight winners joined six other national teams in the 2nd round, where the seven winners together with the hosts qualified for the finals.[1]
Teams who withdrew before playing a match are in italics.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 16 | |
| Second round | 6 | |
| Qualifying rounds | Total | 22 |
| 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.
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 30 November 2007 |
| Second leg | 16 December 2007 | |
| Second round | First leg | 24 February 2008 |
| Second leg | 8 March 2008 |
First round
Was played between 30 November and 16 December 2007. Cameroon, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa had a bye to the second round.
Overview
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Matches
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Tunisia advanced on walkover after Egypt withdrew.
Second round
Played between 24 February and 8 March 2008.
Overview
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Matches
Шаблон:Football box Шаблон:Football box Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The following teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Fbw | Hosts | 1 (2006) | |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Tanzania | 8 March 2008 | 6 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against DR Congo | 8 March 2008 | Debut |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Ivory Coast | 8 March 2008 | 7 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Guinea | 8 March 2008 | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Namibia | 8 March 2008 | 7 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Zimbabwe | 8 March 2008 | 6 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006) |
| Шаблон:Fbw | Winners against Algeria | 8 March 2008 | Debut |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
Шаблон:CAF Women's Championship
- ↑ cafonline.com: RESULTS AND STATISTICS/ African Women Championship Шаблон:Webarchive
