Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CAF–CONMEBOL play-off)

The CAF–CONMEBOL play-off of the 2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition is an upcoming two-legged home-and-away tie that will decide one spot in the Olympic football tournament in Japan. The play-off will be contested by the runners-up from CAF, Cameroon, and the runners-up from CONMEBOL, Chile. The first leg will be hosted by Cameroon, while the second leg will be hosted by Chile.[1]

2020 Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualification (CAF–CONMEBOL play-off)
EventFootball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Cameroon Chile
First leg
Cameroon Chile
DateApril 2021 (2021-04)
VenueStade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Second leg
Chile Cameroon
DateApril 2021 (2021-04)
VenueEstadio Nacional, Santiago

Qualified teams
Confederation Placement Team
CAF 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2nd place  Cameroon
CONMEBOL 2018 Copa América Femenina 2nd place  Chile

Summary

The draw for the order of legs was held on 31 January 2020 at the FIFA headquarters in Zürich, Switzerland. The first leg will be held in Cameroon (the participating team from Africa was not known at the time of draw), while the second leg will be held in Chile.[2][3] The matches were originally scheduled to be played on 9 and 15 April 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The matches were rescheduled to 18 and 24 February 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021.[5] However, FIFA announced on 4 February 2021 that the matches had been further postponed to the women's international match window in April 2021, with exact dates to be confirmed.[6]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cameroon   Chile TBD Apr TBD Apr

Matches
Cameroon v Chile
Chile v Cameroon

References
  1. "La Roja Femenina ya conoce la programación del repechaje olímpico ante Camerún" [La Roja women already know the schedule for the Olympic play-off against Cameroon]. laroja.cl (in Spanish). 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. "FIFA.com en español". Twitter (in Spanish). Zürich: @fifacom_es. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020. 🚨 Chile jugará de local la vuelta del repechaje intercontinental a #Tokyo2020 Así lo ha determinado el sorteo celebrado hoy en Zúrich 🇨🇱 @LaRoja se medirá a 🇨🇲 Camerún o 🇿🇲 Zambia por el pase al Torneo Olímpico de Fútbol Femenino 🗓️ 9 Abril - Ida 🗓️ 15 Abril - Vuelta
  3. "El Estadio Tierra de Campeones de Iquique albergará la vuelta del repechaje olímpico" [The Estadio Tierra de Campeones will host the 2nd Leg of the Olympic Play-offs] (in Spanish). La Roja. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. "FIFA pospone el repechaje olímpico entre Chile y Camerún debido al COVID-19". ANFP. 17 March 2020.
  5. "La Roja Femenina disputará en febrero el repechaje para los Juegos Olímpicos". laroja.cl. 31 July 2020.
  6. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament: Cameroon-Chile postponed". FIFA.com. 4 February 2021.
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