2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 March – 12 April 2016 |
| Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 83 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Aliaa Shoukry (5 goals)
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The 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon who qualified automatically as hosts.
A total of 23 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.
1 Initially Togo entered the qualification but withdrew and were replaced by Ethiopia. Togo were sanctioned by the CAF and excluded from participating in the 2018 tournament.
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 second round qualified for the final tournament.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
The second round was initially scheduled to be played on 8–10 April (first leg) and 22–24 April (second leg), but was later changed to be played during the FIFA International Match Calendar dates of 4–12 April.
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