2010 African Women's Championship

2010 African Women's Football Championship
2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	31 October – 14 November 2010
Teams	8 (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 played	16
Goals scored	58 (3.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Perpetua Nkwocha (11 goals)

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.

Qualification

Main article: 2010 African Women's Football 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]

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

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	3	0	10	1	+9	9
South Africa	3	2	1	7	3	+4	6
Mali	3	1	2	3	11	−8	3
Tanzania	3	0	3	3	8	−5	0

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

South Africa v Tanzania

31 October 2010
13:00

South Africa	2–1	Tanzania
Popela 35' Mamello 87' (pen.)	Report	Chabruma 43'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)

Nigeria v Mali

1 November 2010
15:30

Nigeria	5–0	Mali
Nkwocha 15', 16', 42' Mbachu 70' Ordega 84'	Report

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)

South Africa v Nigeria

4 November 2010
11:00

South Africa	1–2	Nigeria
van Wyk 44'	Report	Nkwocha 33', 39'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

Mali v Tanzania

4 November 2010
15:30

Mali	3–2	Tanzania
Konate 25' Diarra 31' N'diaye 67'	Report	Mwasikili 30' Swalehe 32'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)

Mali v South Africa

7 November 2010
15:30

Mali	0–4	South Africa
	Report	Amanda 32', 76', 90' Jermaine 84'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

Tanzania v Nigeria

7 November 2010
15:30

Tanzania	0–3	Nigeria
	Report	Nkwocha 12', 32' Oparanozie 82'

Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa
Referee: Aissatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Equatorial Guinea	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	6	4	+2	7
Ghana	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
Algeria	3	0	0	3	2	5	−3	0

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Equatorial Guinea v Cameroon

2 November 2010
11:00

Equatorial Guinea	2–2	Cameroon
Jade 2' Jumária 30'	Report	Patiance 45+1' Michele 57'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Algeria v Ghana

2 November 2010
15:30

Algeria	1–2	Ghana
Ouadah 4'	Report	Agnes 62', 73'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

Equatorial Guinea v Algeria

5 November 2010
11:00

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Algeria
Chinasa 31'	Report

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)

Ghana v Cameroon

5 November 2010
15:30

Ghana	1–2	Cameroon
Agnes 31'	Report	Manie 24' Ngo-Ndoumbouk 37'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Ghana v Equatorial Guinea

8 November 2010
15:30

Ghana	1–3	Equatorial Guinea
Agnes 40' (pen.)	Report	Añonma 12' (pen.) S. Simporé 58' Chinasa 68'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Cameroon v Algeria

8 November 2010
15:30

Cameroon	2–1	Algeria
Onguene 50' Ejangue 65'	Report	Bouhenni 55'

Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)

Knockout Stages

Knockout Map

Semi finals			Final

11 November
Nigeria	5
Cameroon	1

			14 November
			Nigeria	4
			Equatorial Guinea	2


			Third place play-off
11 November		14 November
Equatorial Guinea	3	Cameroon	0
South Africa	1		South Africa	2

Semifinals

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Nigeria v Cameroon

11 November 2010
10:30

Nigeria	5–1	Cameroon
Helen Ukaonu 33' Oparanozie 45+1' Nkwocha 58', 74', 81' (pen.)	Report	Ngock 47'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)

Equatorial Guinea v South Africa

11 November 2010
15:30

Equatorial Guinea	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	South Africa
S. Simporé 103', 125' Jade 109'	Report	Dlamini 128'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Aisatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Third place play-off

Cameroon v South Africa

14 November 2010
10:00

Cameroon	0–2	South Africa
	Report	Skiti 8' Dlamini 38'

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Final

Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea

14 November 2010
14:00

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

Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)

Awards

2010 African Women's Football Championship Winners
Nigeria Eighth title

References and notes

↑ Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw, 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

Africa Women Cup of Nations

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Qualification	1991 1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

Finals	1991 1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

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Statistics	Appearances Records and statistics

No qualification took place in 1991 and 1995.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

AFC	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification Finals

CAF	2010 African Women's Championship Qualification Finals

CONCACAF	2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualification - Central America, Caribbean Finals

CONMEBOL	2010 Sudamericano Femenino

OFC	2010 OFC Women's Nations Cup

UEFA	Qualifying Round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Play-offs Direct qualification Repechage I Repechage II

Play-off	UEFA v CONCACAF

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