2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Cameroon |
| Dates | 19 November – 3 December 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Asisat Oshoala (6 goals) |
The 2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations will be 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 will be 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 will play 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
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 will be held in Yaounde and Limbe.[2]
| Yaoundé | Limbe | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | Limbe Omnisports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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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]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- 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 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
25 November 2016 16:00 |
| Egypt |
0–5 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mgcoyi  27'Vilakazi 60'Jane 61'Seoposenwe 66'Motlhalo 84' |
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 |
20 November 2016 16:00 |
| Nigeria |
6–0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Ordega 22' Oshoala 41', 64', 69', 78'U. Sunday 48' (pen.) |
Report |
23 November 2016 16:00 |
| Nigeria |
1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Oshoala 19' |
Report | Addo 43' (pen.) |
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe Referee: Akhona Zennith Makalima (South African Football Association) |
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-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 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Henriette Akaba
- Linda Eshun
- Samira Suleman
- Bassira Toure
- 1 goal
References
- ↑ "AWC 2016: From Namibia to Cameroon". CAF. 26 October 2014.
- 1 2 "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAF. 27 May 2015.
- ↑ "Fixtures for Women AFCON 2016 & Africa Futsal Cup of Nations 2016". CAF. 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea disqualified, Mali in". CAF. 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "Women's Ranking, 26 August 2016 (CAF)". FIFA.com.
- 1 2 3 "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ "Accreditation for the Draw of the Final Tournament of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016". CAF. 27 August 2016.
- ↑ "Results of the draw of 10th Women's AFCON". CAF. 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Draw procedure for the 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 10 th Women's AFCON" (PDF). CAF.
External links
- Official website
- Women’s Africa Cup Of Nations, Cameroon 2016, CAFonline.com