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 country	Equatorial Guinea
Dates	15 – 29 November
Teams	8
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 played	16
Goals scored	37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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.

Qualified teams

•  Equatorial Guinea (hosts)
•  Ghana
•  Cameroon
•  Congo (debut)
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•  Tunisia (debut)

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

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

15 November 2008

15:00

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Cameroon
Añonman 16' (pen.)

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

15 November 2008

17:30

Mali	0–1	Congo
		69' A.P. N'Diaye

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

18 November 2008

15:00

Cameroon	2–1	Mali
M.Bekombo 38' Ngo Ndoumbouk 90+3'		75' (pen.) Doumbia

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

18 November 2008

17:30

Equatorial Guinea	5–2	Congo
S. Simporé 1' Chinasa 9' A. Amarachi 46' Añonma 65' 90' (pen.)		5' A.P. N'Diaye 14' D. Mabonzo

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

21 November 2008

15:00

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	Mali
Chinasa 18' Añonman 88'		K. Diarra 30'

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

21 November 2008

15:00

Cameroon	1–0	Congo
Ngono Mani 45'

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

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

16 November 2008

13:00

Nigeria	1–1	Ghana
Chiejine 90'		32' Okoe

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

16 November 2008

15:30

South Africa	2–1	Tunisia
Matlou H. Ngwane		Guedri

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

19 November 2008

13:00

Ghana	0–1	South Africa
		24' V. Phewa

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

19 November 2008

15:30

Tunisia	0–0	Nigeria

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

22 November 2008

15:00

Nigeria	1–0	South Africa
Chiejine 16'

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

22 November 2008

15:00

Ghana	3–2	Tunisia
Ibrahim 45+1' Abdul-Rahman 51' 82'		4' Mamay 48' Abidi

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

25 November 2008

14:00

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Nigeria
Añonman 58'

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

25 November 2008

17:00

South Africa	3–0	Cameroon
Matlou 28' 47' 80'

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

28 November 2008

15:00

Nigeria	1–1	Cameroon
Eke 28'		64' Onguene Aboudi
Penalties
Eke Ekpo Chiejine George Nkwocha	4–3	Ngo Ndoumbouk Manie Bella Onguene Aboudi S. Mbida

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

29 November 2008

15:00

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	South Africa
Diala 22' Añonman 68'		Matlou 35'

Estadio Internacional, Malabo

2008 African Women's Championship winners
Equatorial Guinea First/Inaugural title

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

• Information on the 2008 edition (archived) at Feminine Football France
• Tournament at Soccerway
• 2008 edition records and results at RSSSF

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