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2010 African Women's Championship

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2010 African Women's Championship
2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates31 October – 14 November
Teams8
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)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

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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

Squads

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Group stage

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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

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 3 11 −8 3
4  Tanzania 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Equatorial Guinea 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7[a]
3  Ghana 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4  Algeria 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Equatorial Guinea +3, Cameroon +2.

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 stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
 Cameroon1
 
 Nigeria4
 
11 November - Daveyton
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
 Equatorial Guinea (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 South Africa1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
14 November - Daveyton
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 South Africa2

Semi-finals

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All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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

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Cameroon 0–2 South Africa
Report Skiti 8'
Dlamini 38'
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)

Final

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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

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 2010 African Women's Football Championship winners 

Nigeria
Eighth title

References and notes

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  1. ^ Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw[permanent dead link], 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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