The women's football tournament was held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6–18 September 2015 as part of the 2015 African Games.

Senegal, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice.

[3] A new 60,000 capacity stadium, Stade Municipal de Kintélé, was built for the 2015 African Games.

The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups.