2008 African Women's Championship
| 2008 Campeonato Femenino de Fútbol de África | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 15–29 November 2008 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Equatorial Guinea (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 South Africa |
| Third place |
 Nigeria |
| Fourth place |
 Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Genoveva Añonma (6 goals) |
The 2008 Women's African Football Championship is of 15–29 November 2008 in Equatorial Guinea. The central African country is the first time host of the tournament. Eight national teams played in group matches and then against each other.
Qualification
A total of 22 national teams entered qualification. The qualification was in two rounds, with each match taking place over 2 legs. In the first round, the 16 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The eight winners joined six other national teams in the 2nd round, where the seven winners together with the hosts qualified for the finals.[1]
First round
Was played between 30 November and 16 December 2007. Cameroon, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa had a bye to the second round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Morocco  |
1–3 |  Algeria |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Zimbabwe  |
6–3 |  Zambia |
3–1 | 3–2 |
Eritrea  |
2–4 |  Tanzania |
2–3 | 0–1 |
Botswana  |
1–9 |  Namibia |
0–3 | 1–6 |
Senegal  |
1–3 |  Ivory Coast |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Tunisia  |
w/o |  Egypt |
— | — |
Burundi  |
w/o |  Congo |
— | — |
Guinea  |
w/o |  Benin |
— | — |
Egypt, Burundi and Benin withdrew their matches.
Second round
Played between 24 February and 8 March 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2–1 | Algeria |
0–0 | 2–1 |
| Congo |
5–2 |  DR Congo |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Zimbabwe |
1–6 | South Africa |
1–4 | 0–2 |
| Tanzania |
1–5 | Cameroon |
0–3 | 1–2 |
| Namibia |
1–13 | Nigeria |
0–3 | 1–10 |
| Guinea |
0–11 |  Mali |
0–8 | 0–3 |
| Ivory Coast |
1–4 |  Ghana |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Participants
Therefore, the following eight teams will take part at the African Championship:
Tunisia and Congo will compete at the African Championship for the first time.
Final tournament
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Mali |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
5–2 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
S. Simporé  1'Chinasa 9'Amarachi 46'Añonma 65' 90' (pen.) |
Passou N'Diaye 5' Mabonzo 14' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Semi-Finals
Third Place match
| Nigeria |
1–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Eke 28' |
Onguene Aboudi 64' | |
| Penalties | ||
Eke  Ekpo  Chiejine George Nkwocha |
4–3 | Ngo Ndoumbouk Manie Bella Onguene Aboudi Mbida |
Final match
Awards
Equatorial Guinea's Genoveva Añonma was announced player of the tournament[2] and also won the top scorer award with six goals.
| 2008 Women's African Football Championship Winners |
|---|
Equatorial Guinea First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
6 Goals Genoveva Añonma
References
- ↑ cafonline.com: RESULTS AND STATISTICS/ African Women Championship
- ↑ "Coupe d'Afrique des Nations : la Guinée Equatoriale championne". le football au féminin. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
External links
- Tournament at soccerway.com
- RSSSF
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