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2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016
Tournament details
Host country Cameroon
Dates19 November – 3 December 2016
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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 played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Asisat Oshoala (6 goals)
Best player(s)Cameroon Gabrielle Onguéné
Fair play award Cameroon
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The 2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Cameroon between 19 November and 3 December 2016.[1] The initial dates were 8–22 October 2016, but were changed due to weather considerations.[2] A total of eight teams played in the tournament.[3]

On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Women's Championship to the Africa Women Cup of Nations, similar to the men's version, Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

Qualification

Main article: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

Cameroon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from March to April 2016.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Mali replaced Equatorial Guinea after they were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[5]

Team Appearance Previous best appearance FIFA ranking
at start of event[6]
 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

Venues

The tournament was held in Yaoundé and Limbe.[2]

Yaoundé
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Locations of the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations venues
 Limbe
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Limbe Omnisports Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 20,000
File:Stade Omnisport de Limbé.jpg

Squads

Main article: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.[7]

Draw

The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 18 September 2016, 16:00 UTC+1, at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé.[8] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[9] For the draw, the hosts Cameroon were seeded in position A1 and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were seeded based on their results in the three most recent final tournaments.[10]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

Group stage

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[11]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cameroon 2–0 Egypt
Onguéné 25'
Manie 72' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
South Africa 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Referee: Caroline Wanjala (Kenya)
Cameroon 1–0 South Africa
Ngo 83' Report
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Zimbabwe 0–1 Egypt
Report Tarik 83'
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Zimbabwe 0–2 Cameroon
Report Akaba 2', 50'
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)
Egypt 0–5 South Africa
Report Mgcoyi 27'
Vilakazi 60'
Jane 61'
Seoposenwe 66'
Motlhalo 84'
Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 6–0 Mali
Ordega 21'
Oshoala 40', 63', 69', 78'
U. Sunday 48' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Ghana 3–1 Kenya
Suleman 49'
Addo 71'
Boakye 90'		 Report Akida 23'
Referee: Jeanne Ekoumou (Cameroon)
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Oshoala 19' Report Addo 43' (pen.)
Referee: Akhona Zennith Makalima (South Africa)
Kenya 1–3 Mali
Avilia 80' Report Coulibaly 36'
Touré 50', 62' (pen.)
Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Kenya 0–4 Nigeria
Report Okobi 3'
Ikidi 7'
Oshoala 53'
Oparanozie 89'
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)
Mali 1–3 Ghana
Diarra 87' Report Eshun 44'
Suleman 68'
Addo 79' (pen.)
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.[7]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 November – Yaoundé
 
 
 Cameroon1
 
3 December – Yaoundé
 
 Ghana0
 
 Cameroon0
 
29 November – Limbe
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Nigeria1
 
 
 South Africa0
 
Third place
 
 
2 December – Yaoundé
 
 
 Ghana1
 
 
 South Africa0

Semi-finals

Cameroon 1–0 Ghana
Feudjio 72' Report
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Nigeria 1–0 South Africa
Oparanozie 54' Report
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Third place play-off

Ghana 1–0 South Africa
Eshun 48' Report
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)

Final

Cameroon 0–1 Nigeria
Report Oparanozie 86'
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[12]

Award Winner
Best player Cameroon Gabrielle Onguéné
Top scorer Nigeria Asisat Oshoala
Fair Play award  Cameroon
Best XI
Position Players
Goalkeeper Cameroon Annette Ngo Ndom
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes

References

  1. ^ "AWC 2016: From Namibia to Cameroon". CAF. 26 October 2014. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAF. 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Fixtures for Women AFCON 2016 & Africa Futsal Cup of Nations 2016". CAF. 3 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Equatorial Guinea disqualified, Mali in". CAF. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Women's Ranking, 26 August 2016 (CAF)". FIFA.com.
  7. ^ a b c "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  8. ^ "Accreditation for the Draw of the Final Tournament of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016". CAF. 27 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Results of the draw of 10th Women's AFCON". CAF. 18 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Draw procedure for the 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016" (PDF). CAF.
  11. ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 10 th Women's AFCON" (PDF). CAF.
  12. ^ "Women's AFCON 2016: Awards". CAF. 4 December 2016.
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