2012 African Women's Championship

Qualification

Main article: 2012 African Women's Championship qualification

A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs. The ten winners joined the four semifinalists of the 2010 Women's African Football Championship in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.

Qualified teams

Squads

Main article: 2012 African Women's Championship squads

Group stage

The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals. Equatorial Guinea was put in Group A as hosts, while Nigeria as winners of 2010 edition was put into Group B. The draw was held on 17 July 2012.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:

1. Points in head-to-head matches between tied teams
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches between tied teams
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches between tied teams
4. Goal difference in all group matches
5. Goals scored in all group matches
6. Fair play conduct
7. Drawing of lots

Group A

• Chinasa
• Nona

• Mgcoyi
• Añonman
• Bwadi
• Chinasa
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• Jade
• Tiga
• Jumária
• Añonman
• Smeda
• Mgcoyi
• Tuzolana

Group B

• Ohadugha
• Nkwocha
• Manie
• Nrehy
• Gnago
• N'Guessan

• Iven
• Onguene
• Zouga
• Nahi
• Sunday
• Mbachu
• Nkwocha

• Chukwudi
• Ebere
• Mbachu
• Nrehy

Knockout stage

Bracket

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Semi-finals

Añonman

Third place play-off

Final

Tiga Añonman

Goalscorers

• Genoveva Añonman

• Gloria Chinasa

• Ines Nrehy

• Andisiwe Mgcoyi

• Jade Boho

• Adrienne Iven

• Adriana Aparecida Costa

• Stella Mbachu

• Perpetua Nkwocha

• Jeanine Alexise Gnago

• Ange N'Guessan

• Josée Nahi

• Christine Manie

• Gabrielle Onguéné

• Gaëlle Enganamouit

• Francine Zouga

• Lucie Mengi Nona

• Jolie Tuzolana

• Jumária Barbosa de Santana

• Ogonna Chukwudi

• Ngozi Ebere

• Martina Ohadugha

• Esther Sunday

• Leandra Smeda

• Janine van Wyk

• Bwadi Mwalutshe (against Equatorial Guinea)

References

References

1. "Women's round-up: January 2012". FIFA.
2. (19 October 2011). "FIXTURES VIIITH AFRICAN WOMEN CHAMPIONSHIP-2012". Confédération Africaine de Football.
3. (17 July 2012). "8th African Women Championship final draw completed in Cairo". CAF.
4. "2012 Regulations". CAF.