2000 African Women's Championship

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2000 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates11 – 25 November
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Fourth placeFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored60 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Mercy Akide (7 goals)
← 1998
2002 →

The 2000 African Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football and the second to be hosted by a country. It was held in South Africa between 11 and 25 November 2000.

Contents

Nigeria won their 4th title, beating South Africa 2–0 in a final which got abandoned at the 73rd minute.

Qualification

South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders qualified automatically, while the remaining six spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between June and August 2000.

Format

Qualification took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If aggregate scores were tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would apply, even adding the penalty shoot-out if scores were still level. No extra time period was used.

The six winners of the qualification round qualified for the group stage.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion w/o [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya — —
Réunion  Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg [lower-alpha 2] CancelledFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Notes
  1. ↑ Réunion advanced to the qualification round after Kenya withdrew.
  2. ↑ Réunion won by default and qualified for the qualification round.

Qualification round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Réunion  Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg5–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 4–3 1–1
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgw/o [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–3 —
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg6–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3–0 3–1
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg8–0Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho 4–0 4–0
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/o [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana — —
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgw/o [lower-alpha 3] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo — —
Notes
  1. ↑ Gabon failed to show for the second leg.
  2. ↑ DR Congo withdrew.
  3. ↑ Sierra Leone withdrew.


First leg on 29–30 July; Second leg on 11–13 August.

Réunion  Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg4–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–1Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion

Réunion won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon

Cameroon won by default and qualified for the group stage after Gabon failed to show up for the second leg.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  • El Jazouli Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • El Amrani Soccerball shade.svg47'
  • Najeh Soccerball shade.svg86'
 Report
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco

Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg4–0Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho
Moyo Soccerball shade.svg Report
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg0–4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won 8–0 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgCancelledFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana

Ghana won by default and qualified for the group stage.

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgCancelledFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo

Uganda won by default and qualified for the group stage.

Qualified teams

Réunion, Uganda and Zimbabwe made their tournament debut at this edition. Zimbabwe originally entered this tournament's inaugural edition, but withdrew before playing any match.

TeamAppearancePrevious best appearance
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3rdRunners-up (1991)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4thRunners-up (1998)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2ndGroup stage (1998)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4thChampions (1991, 1995, 1998)
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion 1stDebut
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (hosts)3rdRunners-up (1995)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1stDebut
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1stDebut

Squads

Match officials

Referees

The following referees were named for this edition of the tournament:

  • Flag of Cameroon.svg Ondo Akono
  • Flag of Ghana.svg Scholastica Tetteh
  • Flag of Madagascar.svg Justine Rasoanirina
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Bola Abidoye
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Bolanle Sekiteri
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Fatou Gaye
  • Flag of Uganda.svg Catherine Adipo
  • Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Sabelo Sibindi

Group stage

Tiebreakers

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

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)330081+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31115504 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 311146−24 [lower-alpha 1]
4Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion 300327−50
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Zimbabwe 0, Uganda −2.
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–0Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion
  • Phewa Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Ellis Soccerball shade.svg55'
  • Malaku Soccerball shade.svg69'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Bola Abidoye(Nigeria)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
  • Mathobela Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • Moyo Soccerball shade.svg79'
  • Nakawagi Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Nakintu Soccerball shade.svg30'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Bolanle Sekiteri (Nigeria)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–1Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion
Mussard Soccerball shade.svg18'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Ondo Akono (Cameroon)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
  • Solomon Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Luthuli Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Lekalakala Soccerball shade.svg51'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Scholastica Tetteh (Ghana)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–1Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion
Lecoutre Soccerball shade.svg29'
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Bola Abidoye (Nigeria)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–1Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
  • Luthili Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • Phewa Soccerball shade.svg65'
 Mpala Soccerball shade.svg44'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Ondo Akono (Cameroon)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3210112+97 [lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321072+57 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 310246−23
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3003113−120
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Nigeria +9, Ghana +5.
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Akide Soccerball shade.svg40', 50'
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg4–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Eko Njolle Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Anounga Soccerball shade.svg67'
  • Enama Abbe Soccerball shade.svg89'
  • Anong Soccerball shade.svg90'
Maqdi Soccerball shade.svg13'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Sabelo Sibindi (Zimbabwe)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Justine Rasoanirina (Madagascar)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Catherine Adipo (Uganda)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Sabelo Sibindi (Zimbabwe)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)

Knockout stage

A match at the third-place match with a levelled score at the end of 90 minutes would go to an extra time of 30 minutes is played and followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 November - Boksburg
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
 
25 November - Boksburg
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
21 November - Johannesburg
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0
 
Third place
 
 
24 November - Boksburg
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 6
 
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3

Semi-finals

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Solomon Soccerball shade.svg9'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Catherine Adipo (Uganda)

Third place play-off

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Justine Rasoanirina (Madagascar)

Final

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Ondo Akono (Cameroon)

1 The match was abandoned in the 73rd minute with Nigeria leading 2–0 after fans started throwing objects at the referee following the second goal, with riot police arriving 40 minutes later and firing tear gas in the crowds; fans needed hospital treatment and cars belonging to journalists were attacked as they were leaving the stadium. The result stood as final. [1]

Awards

 2000 African Women's Championship winners 
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
4th title

Statistics

Team statistics

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  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Group stage
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5410192+1713
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 540193+612
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5311136+710
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5113817–94
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 311146–24
6Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 310246–23
7Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion 300327–50
8Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3003113–120

Goalscorers

7 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

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