2010 African Women's Championship

The 2010 Women's African Football Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea qualifying for the finals in Germany.

2010 African Women's Football Championship
2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates31 October – 14 November 2010
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (8th title)
Runners-up Equatorial Guinea
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored58 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s) Perpetua Nkwocha
(11 goals)

Qualification
Main article: 2010 African Women's Championship qualification

A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[1]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held on 5–7 March 2010 (first leg) and 19–21 March 2010 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  w/o  Algeria
Namibia  3–2  Angola 2–1 1–1
Botswana  2–7  DR Congo 0–2 2–5
Senegal  1–0  Morocco 0–0 1–0
Gabon  2–5  Ivory Coast 1–2 1–3
Guinea  4–3  Sierra Leone 3–2 1–1
Togo  w/o  Mali
Ethiopia  2–4  Tanzania 1–3 1–1
Kenya  w/o  Eritrea

First round

The first round was held on 21–23 May 2010 (first leg) and 5–6 June 2010 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  2–1  Tunisia 1–1 1–0
Namibia  w/o  Equatorial Guinea 1–5 n/p
DR Congo  0–5  Cameroon 0–2 0–3
Senegal  0–4  Ghana 0–1 0–3
Ivory Coast  2–5  Nigeria 1–2 1–3
Guinea  2–3  Mali 0–2 2–1
Tanzania  11–4  Eritrea 8–1 3–3

Final tournament

The final tournament was held in Gauteng, South Africa[2] from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place on 21 September.[3]

Matches were played at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton and Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa (both located in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng).

Where teams finish the group stage at an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:[4]

  1. greater number of points in matches between tied teams
  2. superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
  4. superior goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
  7. drawing of lots

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3300101+99
 South Africa 320173+46
 Mali 3102311−83
 Tanzania 300338−50

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa 2–1 Tanzania
Popela  35'
Mamello  87' (pen.)		 Report Chabruma  43'
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Nigeria 5–0 Mali
Nkwocha  15', 16', 42'
Mbachu  70'
Ordega  84'		 Report
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
South Africa 1–2 Nigeria
van Wyk  44' Report Nkwocha  33', 39'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Mali 3–2 Tanzania
Konate  25'
Diarra  31'
N'diaye  67'		 Report Mwasikili  30'
Swalehe  32'
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)
Mali 0–4 South Africa
Report Amanda  32', 76', 90'
Jermaine  84'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Tanzania 0–3 Nigeria
Report Nkwocha  12', 32'
Oparanozie  82'
Referee: Aissatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Equatorial Guinea 321063+37
 Cameroon 321064+27
 Ghana 310246−23
 Algeria 300325−30

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Cameroon
Jade  2'
Jumária  30'		 Report Patiance  45+1'
Michele  57'
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Algeria 1–2 Ghana
Ouadah  4' Report Agnes  62', 73'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Algeria
Chinasa  31' Report
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Ghana 1–2 Cameroon
Agnes  31' Report Manie  24'
Ngo Ndoumbouk  37'
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)
Ghana 1–3 Equatorial Guinea
Agnes  40' (pen.) Report Añonma  12' (pen.)
S. Simporé  58'
Chinasa  68'
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)
Cameroon 2–1 Algeria
Onguene  50'
Ejangue  65'		 Report Bouhenni  55'
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)

Knockout Stages

Knockout Map
 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 November
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
14 November
 
 Cameroon1
 
 Nigeria4
 
11 November
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
 Equatorial Guinea3
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 November
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 South Africa2

Semifinals

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Nigeria 5–1 Cameroon
Helen Ukaonu  33'
Oparanozie  45+1'
Nkwocha  58', 74', 81' (pen.)		 Report Ngock  47'
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) South Africa
S. Simporé  103', 120+5'
Jade  109'		 Report Dlamini  120+8'
Referee: Aisatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Third place play-off
Cameroon 0–2 South Africa
Report Skiti  8'
Dlamini  38'
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Final
Nigeria 4–2 Equatorial Guinea
Nkwocha  8'
Oparanozie  76'
Nke  77' (o.g.)
Carol  84' (o.g.)		 Report Carol  62'
Jade  81'
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

Awards
 2010 African Women's Football Championship Winners 

Nigeria
Eighth title

References and notes
  1. Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw, from MTN Football.com, retrieved 13 September 2009
  2. Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent, from South African Football Association, retrieved 21 September 2010
  3. "African Women's Championship resurrects old rivalries". bbc.co.uk. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  4. Regulations of the African Women Championship, from cafonline.com, retrieved 4 November 2010
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