2000 African Women's Championship

2000 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 11 – 25 November
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up  South Africa
Third place  Ghana
Fourth place  Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 60 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Mercy Akide (7 goals)

The 2000 African Women's Championship was the fourth staging of the CAF Women's Championship, the women's football championship in Africa (CAF). The tournament took place in South Africa. Just like in 1998, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won the tournament for the fourth time, beating South Africa in the final 2–0, which was abandoned at the 73rd minute.

Qualifying Tournament

South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders were qualified automatically. All other teams had to enter qualifying.

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
 Réunion w/o  Kenya — —

24 June 2000
Réunion  w/o  Kenya
Final round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Réunion  5–4  Egypt 4–3 1–1
Gabon  w/o1  Cameroon 0–3 —
Morocco  6–1  Algeria 3–0 3–1
Zimbabwe  8–0  Lesotho 4–0 4–0
Sierra Leone  w/o2  Ghana — —
Uganda  w/o2  DR Congo — —

First leg in 29–30 July, Second leg in 11–13 August:

30 July 2000
Réunion  4–3  Egypt

11 August 2000
Egypt  1–1  Réunion

29 July 2000
Gabon  3–0  Cameroon


Cameroon  w/o  Gabon

30 July 2000
Morocco  3–0  Algeria

12 August 2000
Algeria  1–3  Morocco

30 July 2000
Zimbabwe  4–0  Lesotho

13 August 2000
Lesotho  0–4  Algeria


Uganda  w/o  DR Congo

Participating teams

Final tournament

 South Africa qualified as host.

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi-Finals.

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 330081+79
 Zimbabwe 31115504
 Uganda 311146-24
 Réunion 300327-50

11 November 2000
South Africa  3 – 0  Réunion
Phewa  33'
Ellis  55'
Malaku  69'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Abidoye

11 November 2000
Zimbabwe  2 – 2  Uganda
Mathobela  26'
Tapfumamoyo  79'		 Nakawagi  21'
Nakintu  30'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Sekiteri

14 November 2000
Zimbabwe  2 – 1  Réunion
Mpala  57'
Mutero  82'		 Mussard  18'

14 November 2000
South Africa  3 – 0  Uganda
Solomon  27'
Luthuli  32'
Lekalakala  51'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Tetteh

17 November 2000
Uganda  2 – 1  Réunion
Nankimbugwe  42'
Mbekeka  89'		 Lecoutre  29'

17 November 2000
South Africa  2 – 1  Zimbabwe
Luthili  49'
Phewa  65'		 Mpala  44'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3210112+97
 Ghana 321072+57
 Cameroon 310246-23
 Morocco 3003113-120

12 November 2000
Nigeria  2 – 2  Ghana
Akide  40', 50' Baidu  52'
Okine  80'

12 November 2000
Cameroon  4 - 1  Morocco
Eko Njolle  17'
Anounga  67'
Enama Abbe  89'
Anong  90'		 Maqdi  13'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Sibindi

15 November 2000
Ghana  2 – 0  Cameroon
Sackey  7'
Mah Djang  82'
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Rasonirina

15 November 2000
Nigeria  6 – 0  Morocco
Akide  44', 73'
Ajayi  49', 70'
Mmadu  ?'
Nwadire  90+2'

18 November 2000
Ghana  3 – 0  Morocco
Baidu  65'
Bayor  66'
Gyamfua  70'

18 November 2000
Nigeria  3 – 0  Cameroon
Akide  14'
Yusuf  35'
Mmadu  90'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

21 November 2000
South Africa  1 – 0  Ghana
Solomon  9'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Fatou Gaye (Senegal)

21 November 2000
Nigeria  6 – 0  Zimbabwe
Yusuf  3'
Mmadu  34'
Akide  40', 65'
Nwadike  52'
Ajayi  79'
Johannesburg, South Africa
Referee: Catherine Adipo (Uganda)

Third place playoff

24 November 2000
Ghana  6 – 3  Zimbabwe
Baidu  1'
Bayor  6', 31'
Darku  24'
Foriwaa  35'
Djangmah  44'		 Mpala  14'
Tapfumamoyo  16'
Nyerukai  61'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Justine Rasoanirina (Madagascar)

Final

25 November 2000
Nigeria  2 – 0  South Africa
Yusuf  30'
Mbachu  72'
Boksburg, South Africa
Referee: Ondo Akono (Cameroon)

Awards

 2000 Women's African Football Championship Winners 

Nigeria
Fourth title
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