2008 African Women's Championship

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2008 African Women's Football Championship
2008 Campeonato Femenino de Fútbol de África
Tournament details
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
Dates15–29 November 2008
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Equatorial Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Genoveva Añonma
(6 goals)
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The 2008 Women's African Football Championship is of 15–29 November 2008 in Equatorial Guinea. The central African country is the first time host of the tournament. Eight national teams played in group matches and then against each other.

Qualification[]

Main article: 2008 African Women's Championship qualification
Qualified teams

Tunisia and Congo will compete at the African Championship for the first time.

Final tournament[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Equatorial Guinea 3 3 0 0 8 3 9
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
 Congo 3 1 0 2 3 6 3
 Mali 3 0 0 3 2 5 0
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Cameroon
Añonma Goal 16' (pen.)
Mali 0–1 Congo
Goal 69'
Cameroon 2–1 Mali
Goal 38'
Ngo Ndoumbouk Goal 90+3'		 Doumbia Goal 75' (pen.)
Equatorial Guinea 5–2 Congo
S. Simporé Goal 1'
Chinasa Goal 9'
Goal 46'
Añonma Goal 65' Goal 90' (pen.)		 Goal 5'
Goal 14'
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Mali
Chinasa Goal 18'
Añonma Goal 88'		 Goal 30'
Cameroon 1–0 Congo
Ngono Mani Goal 45'

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 2 1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 5 1
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Chiejine Goal 90' Okoe Goal 32'
South Africa 2–1 Tunisia
Matlou Goal
Goal		 Guedri Goal
Ghana 0–1 South Africa
Goal 24'
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 1–0 South Africa
Chiejine Goal 16'
Ghana 3–2 Tunisia
Ibrahim Goal 45+1'
Abdul-Rahman Goal 51' Goal 82'		 Mamay Goal 4'
Abidi Goal 48'

Knockout stage[]

Semi-Finals[]

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
Añonma Goal 58'
South Africa 3–0 Cameroon
Matlou Goal 28' Goal 47' Goal 80'

Third Place match[]

Nigeria 1–1 Cameroon
Eke Goal 28' Onguene Aboudi Goal 64'
Penalties
Eke Penalty missed
Ekpo Penalty scored
Chiejine Penalty scored
George Penalty scored
Nkwocha Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty scored Ngo Ndoumbouk
Penalty scored Manie
Penalty missed Bella
Penalty scored Onguene Aboudi
Penalty missed

Final match[]

Equatorial Guinea 2–1 South Africa
Diala Goal 22'
Añonma Goal 68'		 Matlou Goal 35'

Awards[]

Equatorial Guinea's Genoveva Añonma was announced player of the tournament[1] and also won the top scorer award with six goals.[citation needed]

 2008 Women's African Football Championship Winners 

Equatorial Guinea
First title

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 37 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.31 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ "Coupe d'Afrique des Nations : la Guinée Equatoriale championne". le football au féminin. 29 November 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2008.

External links[]

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