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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 58 (3.63 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (11 goals) |
← 2008 2012 → |
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 StadiuminDaveyton and Makhulong StadiuminTembisa (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]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 9 |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 3 |
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' |
Referee: Therese Neguel (Cameroon)
Nigeria | 5–0 | Mali |
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Nkwocha 15', 16', 42' Mbachu 70' Ordega 84' |
Report |
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
South Africa | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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van Wyk 44' | Report | Nkwocha 33', 39' |
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Mali | 3–2 | Tanzania |
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Konate 25' Diarra 31' N'Diaye 67' |
Report | Mwasikili 30' Swalehe 32' |
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)
Mali | 0–4 | South Africa |
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Report | Amanda 32', 76', 90' Jermaine 84' |
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Tanzania | 0–3 | Nigeria |
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Report | Nkwocha 12', 32' Oparanozie 82' |
Referee: Aissatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Equatorial Guinea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2–2 | Cameroon |
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Jade 2' Jumária 30' |
Report | Patiance 45+1' Michele 57' |
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Algeria | 1–2 | Ghana |
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Ouadah 4' | Report | Agnes 62', 73' |
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Algeria |
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Chinasa 31' | Report |
Referee: Kankou Coulibaly (Mali)
Ghana | 1–2 | Cameroon |
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Agnes 31' | Report | Manie 24' Ngo Ndoumbouk 37' |
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)
Ghana | 1–3 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Agnes 40' (pen.) | Report | Añonma 12' (pen.) S. Simporé 58' Chinasa 68' |
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)
Cameroon | 2–1 | Algeria |
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Onguene 50' Ejangue 65' |
Report | Bouhenni 55' |
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
| Semi finals | Final | ||||
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| 11 November | |||||
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| Nigeria | 5 | ||||
| 14 November | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | ||||
| Nigeria | 4 | ||||
| 11 November | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 3 | ||||
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| South Africa | 1 | ||||
| Third place play-off | |||||
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| 14 November | |||||
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| Cameroon | 0 | ||||
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| 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' |
Referee: Therese Sagno (Guinea)
Equatorial Guinea | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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S. Simporé 103', 120+5' Jade 109' |
Report | Dlamini 120+8' |
Referee: Aisatta Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Cameroon | 0–2 | South Africa |
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Report | Skiti 8' Dlamini 38' |
Referee: Pamela Chiwaya (Zimbabwe)
Nigeria | 4–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Nkwocha 8' Oparanozie 76' Nke 77' (o.g.) Carol 84' (o.g.) |
Report | Carol 62' Jade 81' |
Referee: Fadouma Dia (Senegal)
2010 African Women's Football Championship winners |
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Nigeria Eighth title |