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]
| Copa Africana de Naciones femenina 2012 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations féminine 2012 Copa das Nações Africanas feminina 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 28 October – 11 November |
| Teams | 8 |
| 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 Añonman (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]
Tiebreakers
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
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 November – Malabo | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |||||
| 11 November – Malabo | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | |||||
| 7 November – Bata | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 11 November – Malabo | ||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Chinasa  7'Añonman 40' |
Report |
| Nigeria | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | van Wyk 23' |
Third place play-off
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Enganamouit 31' |
Report |
Final
| Equatorial Guinea | 4–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Chinasa 43', 72' Tiga 66'Añonman 70' |
Report |
Goalscorers
There were 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Bwadi Mwalutshe (against Equatorial Guinea)
References
External links
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