2010 African Women's Championship
2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 31 October – 14 November |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (8th title) |
Runners-up | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea |
Third place | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
Fourth place | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nigeria Perpetua Nkwocha (11 goals) |
← 2008 2012 → |
The 2010 African Women's 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.
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] Qualified teams
- File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
- File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
- File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
- File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
Squads
Group stage
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).
Tiebreakers
Where teams finish the group stage at an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:[4]
- greater number of points in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
- drawing of lots
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 | |
4 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 5–0 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
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Nkwocha File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 16', 42' Mbachu File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Ordega File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Report |
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
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van Wyk File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' | Report | Nkwocha File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 39' |
Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg | 0–4 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
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Report | Amanda File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 76', 90' Jermaine File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
Tanzania File:Flag of Tanzania.svg | 0–3 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
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Report | Nkwocha File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 32' Oparanozie File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Algeria File:Flag of Algeria.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
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Ouadah File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' | Report | Agnes File:Soccerball shade.svg 62', 73' |
Equatorial Guinea File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
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Chinasa File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Report |
Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg | 1–2 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon |
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Agnes File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Report | Manie File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Ngo Ndoumbouk File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' |
Cameroon File:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 2–1 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
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Onguene File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Ejangue File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' |
Report | Bouhenni File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
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Semi-finals
All times are SAST (UTC+2) Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Third place play-off
Cameroon File:Flag of Cameroon.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
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Report | Skiti File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Dlamini File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' |
Final
Awards
2010 African Women's Football Championship winners |
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File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Eighth title |
References and notes
- ↑ Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw[permanent dead link ], from MTN Football.com, retrieved 13 September 2009
- ↑ Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent, from South African Football Association, retrieved 21 September 2010
- ↑ "African Women's Championship resurrects old rivalries". bbc.co.uk. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ↑ Regulations of the African Women Championship, from cafonline.com, retrieved 4 November 2010
External links
- 2010 African Women's Championship
- Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
- 2010–11 in South African soccer
- 2010 in South African women's sport
- International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
- 2010 in women's association football
- October 2010 sports events in Africa
- November 2010 sports events in Africa