The qualification procedure for the 2014 African Women's Championship, the continent's women's association football championship started on 14 February 2014. A record 25 teams applied for the 2014 African Women's Championship. Four teams eventually withdrew before playing any match.
This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the African zone.
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
The best placed teams from the 2012 tournament Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Africa received a bye to the second round.
The first round was held on 14âÂÂ16 February (first leg) and 28 FebruaryâÂÂ2 March 2014 (second leg).
Algeria won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Tunisia won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Ethiopia won by default.
Ghana won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Rwanda won by away goals.
Nigeria won by default.
Senegal won by default.
Comoros won by default.
Zimbabwe won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Zambia won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
The second round was held on 23âÂÂ25 May (first leg) and 6âÂÂ8 June 2014 (second leg).
Algeria won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Ghana won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.
Nigeria won 12âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
South Africa won by default.
Zambia won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.