2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

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2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016
2016 Afcon Women (logo).png
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates19 November – 3 December
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (10th title)
Runners-upFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Fourth placeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala (6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Cameroon.svg Gabrielle Onguéné
Fair play awardFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football that was held in Cameroon. [1] Originally scheduled to be held between 8 and 22 October 2016, it was delayed to between 19 November and 3 December 2016 due to weather considerations. [2]

Contents

On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee announced a tournament name change from the African Women's Championship to the African Women Cup of Nations, similar to the male Africa Cup of Nations. [3] However, CAF alternated this tournament's official logo between the original name and the new name, the Women/Women's Africa Cup of Nations or Women/Women's AFCON.

Qualification

Hosts Cameroon qualified automatically, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between March and April 2016.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the group stage. Mali protested to CAF about Equatorial Guinea fielding an ineligible player in their qualifier; CAF thus disqualified the latter and had the former replace them at the group stage. [4]

TeamAppearancePrevious best appearance FIFA ranking
at start of event

[5]

Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (hosts)11thRunners-up (1991, 2004, 2014)47
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2ndGroup stage (1998)80
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 11thRunners-up (1998, 2002, 2006)46
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1stDebut132
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6thGroup stage (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)92
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12thChampions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014)37
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11thRunners-up (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012)48
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 4thFourth place (2000)94

Venues

This edition of the tournament took place in Yaoundé and Limbe. [2]

Yaoundé Limbe
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Limbe Omnisports Stadium
Capacity: 42,500Capacity: 20,000
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo 2014 (1).JPG LIMBE STADIUM BY MTTFA.jpg

Squads

Each participating team's squad contained a maximum of 21 players. [6]

Draw

The draw for the group stage took place at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé on 18 September 2016 at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1). [7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. [8] For the draw, hosts Cameroon were seeded in position A1 and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in position B1, with the remaining six teams seeded based on their results in the preceding three tournament editions. [9]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Group stage

The fixtures were released on 3 November 2015. [10] The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to the three points for a win system; 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. If tied on points, the following tiebreakers are applied in the following order: [6]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). [11]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (H)330050+59 Knockout stage
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 311151+44
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 310217−63
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 301203−31
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Caroline Wanjala (Kenya)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Ngo Soccerball shade.svg83' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report Tarik Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Akaba Soccerball shade.svg2', 50'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 3210111+107 Knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321073+47
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 3102410−63
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3003210−80
Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report Akida Soccerball shade.svg23'
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Jeanne Ekoumou (Cameroon)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Oshoala Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Addo Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.)
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Salano Soccerball shade.svg80' Report
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg0–4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg87' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Knockout stage

At this stage, if a match has its scores level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time except for the third place match and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out [6]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 November – Yaoundé
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
3 December – Yaoundé
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
29 November – Limbe
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Third place
 
 
2 December – Yaoundé
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0

Semi-finals

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Feudjio Soccerball shade.svg72' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg54' Report
Stade Municipal de Limbe, Limbe
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Third place play-off

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Eshun Soccerball shade.svg48' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)

Final

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg86'
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Goalscorers

6 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of this edition of the tournament: [12]

AwardWinner
Best player Flag of Cameroon.svg Gabrielle Onguéné
Top scorer Flag of Nigeria.svg Asisat Oshoala
Fair Play awardFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Best XI
PositionPlayers
Goalkeeper Flag of Cameroon.svg Annette Ngo Ndom
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes

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