Discover the complete results of the matches played this week across Africa, counting for the second leg of the first round of qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics. And the fixtures for the second round.
Apart from those exempted from the first round, all the teams that have qualified for the preliminary second round of the women’s football tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics are now known. After defeating Guinea in the first leg (3-0), the Black Queens crushed the Guinea Women’s team in Accra. The Ghanaian team secured a convincing 4-0 victory. It was a display of strength from Ghana, who will face the Amazons of Benin, who eliminated Guinea-Bissau (2-2, 3-2).
After defeating Burkina Faso at the General Mathieu Kérékou Stadium in Cotonou last week (1-0), Mali overcame the Etalons Ladies in Bamako, in a match that was decided after extra time (2-2). Following their flawless victory in the first leg (2-0), Namibia settled for a goalless draw (0-0) in Malabo to secure their ticket against Equatorial Guinea.
Tanzania, DR Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire, all qualified after the respective withdrawals of Congo, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone, as well as Uganda and Ethiopia, who emerged victorious against Rwanda (0-1, 4-3 on aggregate) and Chad (0-4, 10-0 on aggregate) away on July 16, also progress to the second round.
In the next round, Morocco, exempted from the first round, will face Namibia. Mali, on the other hand, will be up against Zambia. In other fixtures, we will have Côte d’Ivoire vs Tunisia, Cameroon vs Uganda, Ethiopia vs Nigeria, Tanzania vs Botswana, and DR Congo vs South Africa. The first-leg matches will take place on October 23. The return legs will be played on October 31. Both legs will be held after the 2023 World Cup.
Results of the second leg matches of the first round of qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics: Benin-Guinea-Bissau: 3-2 (2-2 in the first leg) Ghana-Guinea: 4-0 (0-3) Mali-Burkina Faso: 2-2 (0-1) Sierra Leone-Côte d’Ivoire (withdrawal) Equatorial Guinea-Namibia: 0-0 (2-0) Rwanda-Uganda: 0-1 (3-3) Chad-Ethiopia: 0-4 (6-0) Tanzania-Congo (withdrawal) DR Congo-Mozambique (withdrawal)
Fixtures for the second round of qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics: Benin-Ghana Mali-Zambia Côte d’Ivoire-Tunisia Namibia-Morocco Uganda-Cameroon Ethiopia-Nigeria Tanzania-Botswana DR Congo-South Africa
