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2000 African Women's Championship
4th edition of WAFCON
4th edition of WAFCON
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2000 |
| country | South Africa |
| dates | 11 – 25 November |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 4 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| matches | 16 |
| goals | 60 |
| top_scorer | Nigeria Mercy Akide (7 goals) |
| prevseason | 1998 |
| nextseason | 2002 |
The 2000 African Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football and the second to be hosted by a country. It was held in South Africa between 11 and 25 November 2000.
Nigeria won their 4th title, beating South Africa 2–0 in a final which got abandoned at the 73rd minute.
Qualification
Main article: 2000 African Women's Championship qualification
South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders qualified automatically, while the remaining six spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between June and August 2000.
Format
Qualification took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If aggregate scores were tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would apply, even adding the penalty shoot-out if scores were still level. No extra time period was used.
The six winners of the qualification round qualified for the group stage.
Preliminary round
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Qualification round
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First leg on 29–30 July; Second leg on 11–13 August.
Réunion won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.
Cameroon won by default and qualified for the group stage after Gabon failed to show up for the second leg.
Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.
Zimbabwe won 8–0 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.
Ghana won by default and qualified for the group stage.
Uganda won by default and qualified for the group stage.
Qualified teams
Réunion, Uganda and Zimbabwe made their tournament debut at this edition. Zimbabwe originally entered this tournament's inaugural edition, but withdrew before playing any match.
Squads
Main article: 2000 African Women's Championship squads
Match officials
Referees
The following referees were named for this edition of the tournament:
- CMR Ondo Akono
- GHA Scholastica Tetteh
- MAD Justine Rasoanirina
- NGA Bola Abidoye
- NGA Bolanle Sekiteri
- SEN Fatou Gaye
- UGA Catherine Adipo
- ZIM Sabelo Sibindi
Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:
- greater number of points in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
- drawing of lots
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
A match at the third-place match with a levelled score at the end of 90 minutes would go to an extra time of 30 minutes is played and followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary.
Bracket
|21 November - Boksburg||1||0 |21 November - Johannesburg||6||0 |25 November - Boksburg||2||0 |24 November - Boksburg||6||3
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
1 The match was abandoned in the 73rd minute with Nigeria leading 2–0 after fans started throwing objects at the referee following the second goal, with riot police arriving 40 minutes later and firing tear gas in the crowds; fans needed hospital treatment and cars belonging to journalists were attacked as they were leaving the stadium. The result stood as final.
Awards
Statistics
Team statistics
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 10 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | –9 | 4 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 0 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | –12 | 0 |
Goalscorers
;7 goals
- NGA Mercy Akide ;3 goals
- GHA Elizabeth Baidu
- GHA Adjoa Bayor
- NGA Kikelomo Ajayi
- NGA Maureen Mmadu
- NGA Olaitan Yusuf
- ZIM Precious Mpala ;2 goals
- GHA Mavis Dgajmah
- NGA Rita Nwadike
- RSA Makhosi Luthuli
- RSA Veronica Phewa
- RSA Joanne Solomon
- ZIM Nomsa Moyo ;1 goal
- CMR Bernadette Anong
- CMR Antoinette Anounga
- CMR Lydienne Eko Njolle
- CMR Desire Enama Abbe
- GHA Memuna Darku
- GHA Gloria Foriwaa
- GHA Nana Gyamfuah
- GHA Sheila Okine
- GHA Alberta Sackey
- MAR Nadia Maqdi
- NGA Stella Mbachu
- REU Rachelle Lecoutre
- REU Florence Mussard
- RSA Desiree Ellis
- RSA Hilda Lekalakala
- RSA Martha Malaku
- UGA Oliver Mbekeka
- UGA Alaisa Nakawagi
- UGA Annet Nakimbugwe
- UGA Robina Nakintu
- ZIM Thandekile Mathobela
- ZIM Yesmore Mutero
- ZIM Florence Nyerukai
Notes
References
References
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