UNIFFAC Women's Cup

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UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Founded2020
Region Central African (UNIFFAC )
Number of teams6
Current championsFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Most successful team(s)Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
Soccerball current event.svg 2020 UNIFFAC Women's Cup

The UNIFFAC Women's Cup, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Central African organized by Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC).

Contents

Format

History

The first edition was played in Equatorial Guinea 2020 with five teams, which included some foreign-based players. [1]

Results

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
WinnerScoreRunner-up3rd PlaceScore4th Place
2020 [2] Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg
Equatorial Guinea
4-2 [3] Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg
DR Congo
Flag of Gabon.svg
Gabon
Group stageFlag of Chad.svg
Chad

Participating nations

Legend
Team Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg
2020
Years
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1st1
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 2nd1
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 4th1
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3rd1
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 5th1
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 0
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0
Total (8 Teams)5

Notes and references

  1. "equatorial-guinea-wins-first-ever-uniffac-women-s-championship". Jwsports1.com. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. "UNIFFAC Women's Tournament 2020 scores, results, fixtures and table".
  3. "Equatorial Guinea wins first ever UNIFFAC Women's championship".

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