| Tourney Name: | Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Dates: | 18 – 26 October 2021 and 14 – 23 February 2022 |
| Num Teams: | 44 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2018 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
Qualification for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations began with the first round during the week of 18–26 October 2021 and concluded with the second during the week of 14–23 February 2022. For the first time in the tournament's history, 12 teams, including hosts (Morocco),[1] qualified to play in the group stages.[2]
Qualification ties were to be 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, even to the extent of a penalty shoot-out with no extra time played if scores are still tied to determine the winners.[3]
A record total of 44 out of 54 CAF member national teams entered qualification, whose draw was held on 10 May 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4]
The first round of matches was originally scheduled for June 2021, but were postponed to October that year due to the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.[5]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| First round | First leg | 18 – 26 October 2021[6] |
| Second leg | ||
| Second round | First leg | 16–18 February 2022[7] |
| Second leg | 21–23 February 2022[8] |
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2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won 2–1 on penalties.----Kenya won 15–1 on aggregate.----Burundi won 6–0 on aggregate.----Djibouti won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew before the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local league being contested since 2018.----Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.----Namibia won 5–3 on aggregate.----Zimbabwe won 6–1 on aggregate.----Botswana won 7–1 on aggregate.----South Africa won 13–0 on aggregate.----Algeria won on walkover after the second leg match originally scheduled for 26 October 2021 was postponed and later cancelled due to the October–November 2021 Sudanese coup d'état.----Tunisia won 7–2 on aggregate.----Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after DR Congo failed to appear for the first leg.----Togo won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew from the second leg in Togo.----2–2 on aggregate. Gabon won on away goals.----Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.----Gambia won 3–1 on aggregate.----Senegal won 8–1 on aggregate.----Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.----Guinea-Bissau won 2–0 on aggregate.----Burkina Faso won 5–2 on aggregate.----Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.----Ivory Coast won 20–0 on aggregate.
The matches were played between 16 and 23 February 2022. Winners will qualify for the group stages of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[9] |}
Uganda advanced on walkover after Kenya withdrew before the first leg.----Burundi won 11–1 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.----3–3 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.----South Africa won 3–1 on aggregate.----Tunisia won 7–3 on aggregate.----Togo won 4–2 on aggregate.----Cameroon won 10–1 on aggregate.----1–1 on aggregate. Senegal won 3–2 on penalties.----Burkina Faso won 7–0 on aggregate.----Nigeria won 3–0 on aggregate.
The following 12 teams qualified for the group stages.
| Team | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (hosts) | 2 (1998, 2000) | ||
| 1 (2000) | |||
| 0 (Debut) | |||
| 3 (1995, 2014, 2018) | |||
| 1 (2012) | |||
| 0 (Debut) | |||
| 1 (2008) | |||
| 0 (Debut) | |||
| 0 (Debut) | |||
| 12 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |||
| 13 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) | |||
| 12 (1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.