2008 African Women's Championship
8th edition of WAFCON
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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 between 15 and 29 November 2008. The tournament was held in and won by Equatorial Guinea, being the first tournament not won by Nigeria
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
Dates15 – 29 November
Teams8
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
| Copa Africana de Naciones femenina 2008 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations féminine 2008 Copa das Nações Africanas feminina 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 15 – 29 November |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Top scorer | Genoveva Añonman (6 goals) |
← 2006 2010 → | |
Qualification
- Qualified teams
Equatorial Guinea (hosts)
Ghana
Cameroon
Congo (debut)
Mali
Nigeria
South Africa
Tunisia (debut)
Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:
- greater number of points in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
- drawing of lots
Group A
| 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 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Añonman  16' (pen.) |
| Cameroon | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
|
75' (pen.) Doumbia |
| Equatorial Guinea | 5–2 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
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| Equatorial Guinea | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| K. Diarra 30' |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Ngono Mani 45' |
Group B
| 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 |
| South Africa | 2–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
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Guedri |
| Ghana | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| 24' V. Phewa |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | South Africa |
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| Chiejine 16' |
| Ghana | 3–2 | Tunisia |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 November - Malabo | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | |||||
| 28 November - Malabo | ||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 | |||||
| 25 November - Malabo | ||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 29 November - Malabo | ||||||
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
| South Africa | 3–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Matlou 28' 47' 80' |
Third place play-off
Final
| Equatorial Guinea | 2–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Matlou 35' |
Awards
| 2008 African Women's Championship winners |
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 Equatorial Guinea First/Inaugural 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
- Aminata Passou N'Diaye
- Gloria Chinasa
- Safia Abdul Rahman
- Ifeanyi Chiejine
1 goal
- Manuella Bekombo
- Marlyse Ngo Ndoumbouk
- Madeleine Ngono Mani
- Gabrielle Onguéné
- Dedina Mabonzo
- Anita Amarachi
- Blessing Diala
- Salimata Simporé
- Faiza Ibrahim
- Florence Okoe
- Korotoumou Diarra
- Fatoumata Doumbia
- Maureen Eke
- Hlengiwe Ngwane
- Veronica Phewa
- Nassima Abidi
- Haifa Guedri
- Sabrine Mamay
External links
- Information on the 2008 edition (archived) at Feminine Football France
- Tournament at Soccerway
- 2008 edition records and results at RSSSF