Football at the 2015 African Games – Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Republic of the Congo |
| City | Brazzaville |
| Dates | 6–18 September 2015 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Cameroon |
| Third place |
 Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |
 Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 28 (2.15 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Desire Oparanozie (5 goals) |
The 2015 African Games women's football tournament was the 4th edition of the African Games women's football tournament. The women's football tournament was held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6–18 September 2015 as part of the 2015 African Games. The tournament was open to full women's national teams (unlike the men's tournament, which was age-restricted).
Qualification
Congo qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and took place from February to April 2015.[1]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.[2]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3rd | Gold medal (2011) |
| Congo (hosts) | 1st | Debut |
 Egypt | 1st | Debut |
| Ghana | 3rd | Silver medal (2011) |
| Ivory Coast | 1st | Debut |
| Nigeria | 3rd | Gold medal (2003, 2007) |
 South Africa | 4th | Silver medal (2003, 2007) |
 Tanzania | 2nd | Group stage (2011) |
On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Senegal, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the tournament, and Group B, where Egypt were drawn in, was composed of three teams only.[3]
Venues
A new 60,000 capacity stadium, Stade Municipal de Kintélé, was built for the 2015 African Games. The Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat and Stade Kintélé 3 were also used.
Group stage
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[4] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[5][6] For the draw, the hosts Congo were seeded in position A1 and the holders Cameroon were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups.[7]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times were local, WAT (UTC+1).[8]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Tanzania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 | |
| 4 | Congo (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
6 September 2015 17:00 |
| Congo |
1–5 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Mabahou-Ngoma  61' |
Report | Oparanozie 5', 15', 89' Sunday 7'Uchendu 90' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | South Africa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Notes:
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 15 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||
| 17 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 15 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 18 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ninon Abena
- Henriette Akaba
- Christine Manie
- Madeleine Ngono Mani
- Flore Mabahou-Ngoma
- Dedina Mbondzo
- Hillia Kobblah
- Portia Boakye
- Samira Suleman
- Rita Akaffou
- Fatou Coulibaly
- Rebecca Elloh
- Josée Nahi
- Ange N'Guessan
- Sandrine Niamien
- Mercy Amanze
- Onome Ebi
- Chinwendu Ihezuo
- Chinaza Uchendu
- Leandra Smeda
- Shelder Mafuru
See also
References
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "African Games (Women): Finalists for Brazzaville decided". CAF. 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Accreditation for African Games Congo 2015 draw". CAF. 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "RESULTS OF AFRICAN GAMES BRAZZAVILLE 2015 DRAW". CAFonline.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Debutants Lady Pharaohs in 'group of death'". CAF. 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Procedure for the African Games Brazzaville 2015 draw". CAF. 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 11th African Games- Congo 2015". CAF.
- ↑ "Drawing of lots to decide between Ghana and South Africa". CAF. 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ghana – Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso – Nigeria for semis". CAF. 14 September 2015.
External links
- Official Website of the African Games, Brazzaville 2015
- African Games Women Brazzaville 2015, CAFonline.com
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