2006 Women's African Football Championship
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The 2006 Women's African Football Championship was originally scheduled to be held in Gabon, but due to "organisational reasons" Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition.[1] Nigeria took over hosting rights,[2] hosted the final tournament between October 28 and November 11,[3] and won the tournament after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final. South Africa's Portia Modise was named Player of the Championship.
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[edit] Qualification
Eight teams make it through to the main tournament in Nigeria, and the teams played in a single-elimination tournament until eight teams remained for the finals.
[edit] Preliminary round
Winners, in bold, qualified directly for the first round.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Benin |
1–0 |  Malawi |
1–0 | 0–0 |
 Senegal |
4–0 |  Central African Republic |
4–0 | n/a1 |
 Mozambique |
9–0 |  Namibia |
9–0 | n/a2 |
 São Tomé and Príncipe |
0–9 |  Togo |
0–3 | 0–6 |
- 1 Central African Republic were disqualified before the second leg.
- 2 Namibia withdrew before the second leg.
- 3 Swaziland, Lesotho and Botswana all withdrew, causing Libya, Djibouti and Zambia to win by walk-over.
[edit] First round
Winners, in bold, progressed to the second round. Matches were played on 11 March and 12 March 2006 (1st leg), and 25 March and 26 March 2006 (2nd leg).[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morocco |
1–6 |  Mali |
0–2 | 1–4 |
| (4-3 pen) Benin |
2–2 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
1–1 | 1–1 |
 Angola |
4–5 |  Equatorial Guinea |
3–2 | 1–3 |
 South Africa |
12–3 |  Mozambique |
6–2 | 6–1 |
 Kenya |
8–0 |  Djibouti |
8–0 | n/a1 |
 Congo |
12–1 | Togo |
9–0 | 3–1 |
 Congo DR |
6–2 |  Zambia |
3–0 | 3–2 |
| Senegal |
12–1 |  Guinea |
7–0 | 5–1 |
- 1 Played over only one leg, in Kenya
- 2 Eritrea, Libya and Uganda withdrew, giving Egypt, Algeria and Tanzania walk-over wins.
[edit] Second round
Matches took place on 23 July and 6 August.[3] The winners qualify for the final tournament in Nigeria, which will take place from October 28 to November 11.[3][4]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
4–0 |  Egypt |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Mali |
4–1 | Benin |
3–1 | 1–0 |
 Nigeria |
n/a | Equatorial Guinea |
n/a | n/a |
| South Africa |
7–0 |  Tanzania |
3–0[4] | 4–0 |
 Cameroon |
9–0 | Kenya |
4–0[5] | 5–0 |
 Ghana |
n/a | Congo |
n/a | n/a |
| Congo DR |
3–2 | Senegal |
3–0 | 0–2 |
As new hosts for the final tournament, Nigeria was given an automatic berth. As Equatorial Guinea was set to face Nigeria, they were also given a berth to the final tournament.
After Congo failed to show up to the first leg match with Ghana, Ghana was declared winner over both legs. CAF had initially called for the match to be rescheduled but backed down from that stance.[6][7]
[edit] Final Tournament
The finals will take place in Warri at Warri Township Stadium. There will be two groups, A and B, with a semi-finals and finals.
[edit] Group A
Equatorial Guinea arrived at Murtala Mohammed Airport in a private chartered plane, which did not have clearance to land. The players were not allowed to disembark for three hours, and despite organising officials trying to remedy the situation, the Equatorial Guinea players apparently left for home, unhappy with the treatment they received by airport officials.[8] However, their first match went ahead on time.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| South Africa |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Algeria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| October 28, 2006 | |||
| South Africa |
4–0 | Algeria |
Warri Township Stadium |
| Phewa 1', 35' Nompumelolo 38' Solomon 90' |
(BBC) |
| October 28, 2006 | |||
| Nigeria |
4–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
Oleh |
| Uwak 4', 7' Nkwocha 52' Ajayi 87' |
(BBC) | Okoro 15' Essiane 21' |
| October 31, 2006 | |||
| Algeria |
0–6 | Nigeria |
Warri Township Stadium |
| (BBC) | Ajayi 8' Nkwocha 20', 90'+ Madu 35' Ekpo 56' Uwak 89' |
| October 31, 2006 | |||
| South Africa |
2–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
Oleh |
| Nkosi 62' Solomon 73' |
(BBC) |
| November 3, 2006 | |||
| Equatorial Guinea |
3–3 | Algeria |
Oghara Township Stadium |
| (BBC) |
| November 3, 2006 | |||
| Nigeria |
2–0 | South Africa |
Oleh |
| Uwak 4', 43' | (BBC) |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Cameroon |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Mali |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Congo DR |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| October 29, 2006 | |||
| Mali |
0–1 | Ghana |
Oghara |
| (BBC) | Rumanatu 56' |
| October 29, 2006 | |||
| Cameroon |
1–1 | Congo DR |
Ughelli |
| Ngono 1' (10 sec) | (BBC) | Milandu 57' |
| November 1, 2006 | |||
| Ghana |
2–1 | Cameroon |
Ughelli |
| Aminkwa 28' | (BBC) | Francoise 53' |
| November 1, 2006 | |||
| Mali |
3–2 | Congo DR |
Oghara |
| Doumbia 36' Diarra 69', 90' |
(BBC) | Zuma 28' Mafuta 85' |
| November 4, 2006 | |||
| Congo DR |
1–3 | Ghana |
Ughelli |
| Vumongo 51' | (BBC) | Amankwa 22', 32' Okoe 84' |
| November 4, 2006 | |||
| Cameroon |
2–0 | Mali |
Warri Township Stadium |
| Bekombo 42' Ngo 74' |
(BBC) |
[edit] Semi-finals
| November 7, 2006 | |||
| Nigeria |
5–0 | Cameroon |
Warri Township Stadium |
| Uwak 33' Nkwocha 45', 47'?, 54' Ekpo 61' |
| November 7, 2006 | |||
| Ghana |
1–0 | South Africa |
Oghara |
| Okoe 88' (pen) |
[edit] Third place match
| November 10, 2006 | |||
| Cameroon |
2–2 4–5 PSO |
South Africa |
Oleh |
| Bella 50' (pen), Ngono 87' | Modise 4', Makhanya 63' |
[edit] Final match
| November 11, 2006 | |||
| Nigeria |
1–0 | Ghana |
Warri Township Stadium |
| Nkwocha 14' | (BBC) |
25,000 people watched the match, which was described by the BBC as "a drab encounter". Both teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.
[edit] Awards
| 2006 Women's African Football Championship Winners |
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 Nigeria Seventh Title |
[edit] References and notes
- ^ Gabon pulls out of hosting AWC, from BBC, retrieved 29 May 2006
- ^ Nigeria: AWC :Adamu's Absence Not Affecting Preparation, from allafrica.com, retrieved 6 July 2006
- ^ a b c d e Africa - Women's Championship 2006, from RSSSF, retrieved November 3, 2006
- ^ a b Banyana exploit Tanzania's comedy of errors, from iol.co.za, retrieved 24 July 2006
- ^ CAMEROON HAMMER KENYA WOMEN, from kenyafootball.com, retrieved 24 July 2006
- ^ CAF orders Ghana-Congo to play, from myjoyonline.com, retrieved 25 July 2006
- ^ CAF to investigate Congolese no show, from myjoyonline.com, retrieved July 30, 2006
- ^ E/Guinea Flies into Trouble, Return to Malabo, from thisdayonline.com, retrieved 29 October 2006
[edit] External links
- Tables & results at RSSSF.com
- Tables & results at BBC.co.uk
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