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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.
2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 31 October – 14 November |
Teams | 8 |
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) |
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
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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
South Africa | 2–1 | Tanzania |
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Popela 35' Mamello 87' (pen.) |
Report | Chabruma 43' |
South Africa | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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van Wyk 44' | Report | Nkwocha 33', 39' |
Mali | 0–4 | South Africa |
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Report | Amanda 32', 76', 90' Jermaine 84' |
Tanzania | 0–3 | Nigeria |
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Report | Nkwocha 12', 32' Oparanozie 82' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Algeria |
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Chinasa 31' | Report |
Ghana | 1–3 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Agnes 40' (pen.) | Report | Añonma 12' (pen.) S. Simporé 58' Chinasa 68' |
Semi finals | Final | |||||
11 November | ||||||
Nigeria | 5 | |||||
14 November | ||||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 4 | |||||
11 November | ||||||
Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |||||
Equatorial Guinea | 3 | |||||
South Africa | 1 | |||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
14 November | ||||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||
South Africa | 2 |
Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Nigeria | 5–1 | Cameroon |
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Helen Ukaonu 33' Oparanozie 45+1' Nkwocha 58', 74', 81' (pen.) |
Report | Ngock 47' |
Equatorial Guinea | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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S. Simporé 103', 120+5' Jade 109' |
Report | Dlamini 120+8' |
Cameroon | 0–2 | South Africa |
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Report | Skiti 8' Dlamini 38' |
2010 African Women's Football Championship winners |
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Nigeria Eighth title |
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