2010 African Women's Championship Explained

Tourney Name:African Women's Championship
Year:2010
Other Titles:2010 Vroue se Afrikaanse Voetbalkampioenschap
Dates:31 October – 14 November
Country:South Africa
Num Teams:8
Venues:2
Cities:2
Count:8
Matches:16
Goals:58
Top Scorer: Perpetua Nkwocha
(11 goals)
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2012

The 2010 African Women's Championship was held in South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea qualifying for the finals in Germany.

Qualification

See main article: 2010 African Women's Championship qualification.

A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.[1]

Qualified teams

Squads

See main article: 2010 African Women's Championship squads.

Group stage

The final tournament was held in Gauteng, South Africa[2] from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place on 21 September.[3]

Matches were played at Sinaba Stadium in Daveyton and Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa (both located in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng).

Where teams finish the group stage at an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:[4]

  1. greater number of points in matches between tied teams
  2. superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
  3. greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
  4. superior goal difference in all group matches
  5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
  7. drawing of lots

Group A

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3300101+99
320173+46
3102311−83
300338−50

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

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Group B

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321063+37
321064+27
310246−23
300325−30

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

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Knockout stages

Semifinals

All times are SAST (UTC+2)

Winners qualified for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://africanfootball.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=21264 Content2010 African Women’s Championship Draw
  2. http://www.safa.net/index.php?page=articles&id=136 Ekurhuleni Municipality set to host cream of African women's football talent
  3. News: African Women's Championship resurrects old rivalries . bbc.co.uk. 21 September 2010. 21 September 2010.
  4. http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/AWCregulations.pdf Regulations of the African Women Championship