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12th edition of WAFCON From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football that was held in Cameroon.[1] Originally scheduled to be held between 8 and 22 October 2016, it was delayed to between 19 November and 3 December 2016 due to weather considerations.[2]
Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Cameroon |
Dates | 19 November – 3 December |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (10th title) |
Runners-up | Cameroon |
Third place | Ghana |
Fourth place | South Africa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Asisat Oshoala (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Gabrielle Onguéné |
Fair play award | Cameroon |
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee announced a tournament name change from the African Women's Championship to the African Women Cup of Nations, similar to the male Africa Cup of Nations.[3] However, CAF alternated this tournament's official logo between the original name and the new name, the Women/Women's Africa Cup of Nations or Women/Women's AFCON.
Hosts Cameroon qualified automatically, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between March and April 2016.
The following eight teams qualified for the group stage. Mali protested to CAF about Equatorial Guinea fielding an ineligible player in their qualifier; CAF thus disqualified the latter and had the former replace them at the group stage.[4]
Team | Appearance | Previous best appearance | FIFA ranking at start of event |
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Cameroon (hosts) | 11th | Runners-up (1991, 2004, 2014) | 47 |
Egypt | 2nd | Group stage (1998) | 80 |
Ghana | 11th | Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006) | 46 |
Kenya | 1st | Debut | 132 |
Mali | 6th | Group stage (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 92 |
Nigeria | 12th | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014) | 37 |
South Africa | 11th | Runners-up (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012) | 48 |
Zimbabwe | 4th | Fourth place (2000) | 94 |
This edition of the tournament took place in Yaoundé and Limbe.[2]
Yaoundé | Limbe | |
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | Limbe Omnisports Stadium | |
Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Each participating team's squad contained a maximum of 21 players.[6]
The draw for the group stage took place at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé on 18 September 2016 at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1).[7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[8] For the draw, hosts Cameroon were seeded in position A1 and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in position B1, with the remaining six teams seeded based on their results in the preceding three tournament editions.[9]
The fixtures were released on 3 November 2015.[10] The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
The teams are ranked according to the three points for a win system; 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. If tied on points, the following tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cameroon (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Cameroon | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Ngo 83' | Report |
Egypt | 0–5 | South Africa |
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Report |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
At this stage, if a match has its scores level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time except for the third place match and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out[6]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 November – Yaoundé | ||||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||
3 December – Yaoundé | ||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||
29 November – Limbe | ||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
South Africa | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
2 December – Yaoundé | ||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||
South Africa | 0 |
Nigeria | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Oparanozie 54' | Report |
Ghana | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Eshun 48' | Report |
Cameroon | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Report | Oparanozie 86' |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of this edition of the tournament:[12]
Award | Winner |
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Best player | Gabrielle Onguéné |
Top scorer | Asisat Oshoala |
Fair Play award | Cameroon |
Position | Players |
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Goalkeeper | Annette Ngo Ndom |
Defenders | |
Midfielders | |
Forwards | |
Substitutes |
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