2012 African Women's Championship
The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 28 October – 11 November 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Equatorial Guinea (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 47 (2.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Genoveva Añonma (6 goals) |
Qualification
A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs. The ten winners joined the four semifinalists of the 2010 Women's African Football Championship in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[2]
Qualified teams
Squads
Group stage
The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals. Equatorial Guinea was put in Group A as hosts, while Nigeria as winners of 2010 edition was put into Group B. The draw was held on 17 July 2012.[3]
If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:[4]
- Points in head to head matches between tied teams
- Goal difference in head to head matches between tied teams
- Goals scored in head to head matches between tied teams
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Goals scored in all group matches
- Fair play conduct
- Drawing of lots
All times are WAT (UTC+1)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
 Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Chinasa  33' |
Report |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Añonma 25', 66', 73' Bwadi 39' (o.g.)Chinasa 63'Jade 86' |
Report |
| South Africa | 4–1 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Smeda 3' Mgcoyi 10', 48', 57' |
Report | Tuzolana 88' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Knockout Stages
Knockout Map
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 November 2012 | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |||||
| 11 November 2012 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | |||||
| 7 November 2012 | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 11 November 2012 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
All times are WAT (UTC+1)
Semifinals
| Nigeria | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | van Wyk 23' |
Third place play-off
Final
| Equatorial Guinea | 4–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Chinasa 43', 72' Tiga 66'Añonma 70' |
Report |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
- Bwadi Mwalutshe (playing against Equatorial Guinea)
References and notes
- "Women's round-up: January 2012". FIFA. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- "FIXTURES VIIITH AFRICAN WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP-2012" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. 19 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- "8th African Women Championship final draw completed in Cairo". CAF. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- "2012 Regulations". CAF. Retrieved 30 October 2012.