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 2010 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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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
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 |
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Egypt ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Namibia ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Botswana ![]() |
2–7 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–5 |
Senegal ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–0 |
Gabon ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 |
Guinea ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–1 |
Togo ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Ethiopia ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Kenya ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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 |
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Algeria ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Namibia ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
1–5 | n/p |
DR Congo ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–3 |
Senegal ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–3 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 |
Guinea ![]() |
2–3 | ![]() |
0–2 | 2–1 |
Tanzania ![]() |
11–4 | ![]() |
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 | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
4 November 2010 15:30 |
Mali ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
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Konate ![]() Diarra ![]() N'diaye ![]() |
Report | Mwasikili ![]() Swalehe ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
2 November 2010 11:00 |
Equatorial Guinea ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Jade ![]() Jumária ![]() |
Report | Patiance ![]() Michele ![]() |
8 November 2010 15:30 |
Ghana ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Agnes ![]() |
Report | Añonma ![]() S. Simporé ![]() Chinasa ![]() |
Knockout Stages
Knockout Map
Semi finals | Final | ||||||
11 November | |||||||
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5 | ||||||
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1 | ||||||
14 November | |||||||
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4 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
Third place play-off | |||||||
11 November | 14 November | ||||||
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3 | ![]() |
0 | ||||
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1 | ![]() |
2 |
Semifinals
11 November 2010 10:30 |
Nigeria ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
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Helen Ukaonu ![]() Oparanozie ![]() Nkwocha ![]() |
Report | Ngock ![]() |
11 November 2010 15:30 |
Equatorial Guinea ![]() |
3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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S. Simporé ![]() Jade ![]() |
Report | Dlamini ![]() |
Third place play-off
Final
14 November 2010 14:00 |
Nigeria ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Nkwocha ![]() Oparanozie ![]() Nke ![]() Carol ![]() |
Report | Carol ![]() Jade ![]() |
Awards
2010 African Women's Football Championship Winners |
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![]() 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