2006 African Women's Championship

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2006 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates28 October – 11 November
Teams8
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Third placeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fourth placeFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored54 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Perpetua Nkwocha (7 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Portia Modise
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The 2006 African Women's Championship was the 7th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. Originally scheduled to be held in Gabon in September, it took place in Nigeria for the 4th time from 28 October to 11 November 2006.

Contents

Gabon withdrew as hosts due to "organizational reasons", [1] thus CAF gave this tournament edition's hosting rights to Nigeria in May 2006. [2] Initially, this edition of the tournament was scheduled for September 2006, but it was moved to October due to weather considerations. [3]

This edition of the tournament also doubled as the African qualification for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nigeria won its 7th consecutive title, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final, although both finalists were guaranteed qualification to that edition of the international tournament in China. South Africa's Portia Modise was named player of the championship. [4]

Qualification

The original hosts (Gabon) qualified automatically, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place from March to August 2006.

Nigeria initially entered qualification at the second round and was scheduled to play Equatorial Guinea when CAF elected them as replacement hosts, thus that match was scrapped and both teams qualified for the group stage at Gabon's expense.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied; if scores still level, extra time would be skipped and the use of a penalty shoot-out would determine the qualifier. The seven winners of the qualification round qualified for the group stage.

Qualified teams

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  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter or withdrew
  Not part of CAF

Equatorial Guinea made their tournament debut at this edition.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious tournament appearances [a]
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Replacement hosts17 May 20066 ( 1991 , 1995 , 1998 , 2000 , 2002 , 2004 )
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea By default17 May 2006Debut
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Winners against Tanzania 4 August 20065 (1995, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2004 )
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Winners against Egypt 5 August 20061 (2004)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Winners by default against Congo 5 August 20066 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Winners against Kenya 5 August 20065 (1991, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Winners against Senegal 5 August 20061 (1998)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Winners against Benin 6 August 20062 (2002, 2004)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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

Equatorial Guinea arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in a private chartered plane which had no clearance to land, with its players unable to disembark for 3 hours. This left them no other choice than to return home unhappy with the treatment they received by airport officials despite organizers trying to remedy the situation. [5] However, their first match was played as scheduled.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (H)3300122+109Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 320162+46
3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 301259−41 [a]
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3012313−101 [a]
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Equatorial Guinea −4, Algeria −10.
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  • Phewa Soccerball shade.svg1', 35'
  • Nompumelolo Soccerball shade.svg38'
  • Solomon Soccerball shade.svg90'
 Report (BBC)
Warri Stadium, Warri
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (BBC)
Warri Stadium, Warri
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg0–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (archived)
  • Nkosi Soccerball shade.svg63'
  • Solomon Soccerball shade.svg75'
Oleh, Delta
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Uwak Soccerball shade.svg4', 43' Report (BBC)
Oleh, Delta

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 330062+49Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 311143+14
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 310235−23
4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 301247−31
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (BBC) Rumanatu Soccerball shade.svg56'
Township Stadium, Oghara
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Amankwa Soccerball shade.svg28', 90+' Report (BBC) Bella Soccerball shade.svg53'
Ughelli Township Stadium, Ughelli
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg2–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (archived)
Township Stadium, Oghara
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg1–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Nzuzi Soccerball shade.svg51' Report (archived)
Township Stadium, Ughelli
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report (BBC)
Warri Stadium, Warri

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
7 November - Warri
 
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 5
 
11 November - Warri
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
 
7 November - Oghara
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
10 November - Delta
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2 (4)
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (p)2 (5)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (archived)
Warri Stadium, Warri

Third place play-off

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (archived)
Penalties
4–5
Ughelli Township Stadium Oleh, Delta

Final

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Nkwocha Soccerball shade.svg13' Report (archived)
Warri Stadium, Warri
Attendance: 25,000

This match was described by the BBC as "a drab encounter".

Awards

 2006 African Women's Championship winners 
Flag of Nigeria.svg
Nigeria
7th title

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Gabon pulls out of hosting AWC". BBC Sport . 17 April 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2006.
    2. ↑ Boadu-Ayeboafoh, Yaw (17 May 2006). "Nigeria awarded 2006 AWC". Daily Graphic. Graphic Communications Group. Retrieved 26 November 2017– via Google Books.
    3. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (31 July 2006). "CAF delays Women's Championship". BBC Sport . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
    4. ↑ "Portia simply the Ellis" . The Sowetan . Retrieved 26 November 2017.
    5. ↑ "E/Guinea Flies into Trouble, Return to Malabo". This Day. 27 October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2006.
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