Its draw was held at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé, Morocco on 6 July 2023 at 18:00 CET (UTC+1).

[1] A total of 12 teams qualified for the group stages and joined automatically-qualified hosts Morocco.

Qualification ties took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

[2] The applicant teams were seeded according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking of June 2023 and their performance in the previous edition of the tournament.

Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the second round after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew prior to the first leg without providing a reason for their withdrawal.

Equatorial Guinea won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Libya withdrew prior to the first leg due to the aftermath of the 2023 Libya floods.

Angola won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Sudan withdrew prior to the first leg citing lack of preparation due to no local championship being contested since the War in Sudan started.

A CAF decision on Equatorial Guinea challenge, regarding DR Congo players Fideline Ngoy and Falonne Pambani's dates of birth, is pending.