The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organizes a quadrennial qualification tournament for African nations to gain entry into the women's tournament at every Summer Olympic Games event since its introduction at the 1996 edition of the Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Results
| Olympics | Qualifying tournament | #CAF Berths |
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| 1996 | (1995 World Cup) | N/A | None | Top seven teams in the World Cup were to qualify | |
| 2000 | (1999 World Cup) | N/A |  Nigeria
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Top seven teams in the World Cup were to qualify | |
| 2004 | Qualifying tournament | 1 | Nigeria
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| 2008 | Qualifying tournament | 1.5 | Nigeria
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Second-placed team ( Ghana) lost play-off to  Brazil
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| 2012 | Qualifying tournament | 2 |  Cameroon
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 South Africa
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| 2016 | Qualifying tournament | 2 | South Africa
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 Zimbabwe
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| 2020 | Qualifying tournament | 1.5 |  Zambia
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Second-placed team ( Cameroon) lost play-off to  Chile
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| 2024 | Qualifying tournament | 2 | |||
External links
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This page was last edited on 14 December 2023, at 23:42