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2008 African Women's Championship

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2008 African Women's Championship
Copa Africana de Naciones femenina 2008
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations féminine 2008
Copa das Nações Africanas feminina 2008
Tournament details
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
Dates15 – 29 November
Teams8
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 Añonman (6 goals)
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The 2008 African Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football held between 15 and 29 November 2008 in and won by Equatorial Guinea.

Qualification

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


Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:

  1. greater number of points in matches between tied teams
  2. superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
  4. superior goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
  7. drawing of lots

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Equatorial Guinea (H) 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Congo 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  Mali 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Cameroon
Añonman 16' (pen.)
Mali 0–1 Congo
69' A.P. N'Diaye
Cameroon 2–1 Mali
 75' (pen.) Doumbia
Equatorial Guinea 5–2 Congo
  • 5' A.P. N'Diaye
  • 14' D. Mabonzo
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Mali
 K. Diarra 30'
Cameroon 1–0 Congo
Ngono Mani 45'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Chiejine 90' 32' Okoe
South Africa 2–1 Tunisia
 Guedri
Ghana 0–1 South Africa
24' V. Phewa
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria
Nigeria 1–0 South Africa
Chiejine 16'
Ghana 3–2 Tunisia

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 November - Malabo
 
 
 Equatorial Guinea1
 
28 November - Malabo
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Equatorial Guinea2
 
25 November - Malabo
 
 South Africa1
 
 South Africa3
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
Third place play-off
 
 
29 November - Malabo
 
 
 Nigeria (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Cameroon1 (3)

Semi-finals

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

Third place play-off

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Nigeria 1–1 Cameroon
Eke 28' 64' Onguéné
Penalties
 4–3

Final

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Equatorial Guinea 2–1 South Africa
 Matlou 35'

Awards

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 2008 African Women's Championship winners 

Equatorial Guinea
First/Inaugural title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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

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