2014 African Cup of Nations Soccer
| 2014 African Cup of Nations Soccer | |
|---|---|
| African Women Championship 2014 | |
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| Number of nations | 8 (of 26 applicants) |
| African champions |
 Nigeria (7 (9). Title)
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| venue |
 Namibia
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| Opening game | October 11, 2014 |
| Endgame | October 25, 2014 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 44 (⌀: 2.75 per game) |
| Top scorer |
Desire Oparanozie (8 goals)
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| Best player |
Asisat Oshoala
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| Best goalkeeper |
 Annette Ngo Ndom
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The 2014 African Women Championship ( English African Women Championship , French Championnat d'Afrique de football féminin ) was the ninth edition of the African continental championship in women's football and took place in Namibia from October 11th to 25th, 2014 . The championship is also the African qualification for the 2015 Women's World Cup , in which three African teams will take part for the first time. The top three teams qualify for the World Cup in Canada .
The CAF announced the award to Namibia on September 27, 2011 .
The organization was the largest international sporting event to date in the South West African state and the first participation of the Namibian national soccer team for women .
The naming rights for the tournament were acquired by the mobile communications division TN Mobile from Telecom Namibia for six million Namibian dollars .
qualification
The qualification was played in two rounds in a knockout system with a return leg. In the first round the 22 weaker nations should meet, with some teams withdrawing after the announcement. The winners and teams qualified without a fight because of the withdrawals made it to the second round, in which they determined the seven teams that qualified for the final round with the three first place finishers in the last championship.
Defending champions Equatorial Guinea failed to qualify for the finals. In qualifying, the team was eliminated due to the away goals rule against the Ivory Coast.
Attendees
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Namibia (host)
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 Algeria
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 Ivory Coast
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 Ghana
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Cameroon
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Nigeria (record winner)
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 Zambia
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 South Africa
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Venues
The tournament took place in the capital Windhoek in two stadiums.
| Windhoek | Windhoek |
|---|---|
| Independence Stadium | Sam Nujoma Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 10,300 |
| Altitude: 1701 m | Altitude: 1626 m |
| Opening: renovated in 2010 | Opening: 2005 |
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mode
The eight participating teams will be divided into two groups of four teams each. The two group first and second play crosswise in the semi-finals. The winners advance to the final, the losers play for third place. The top three teams automatically qualify for the 2015 Women's World Cup .
competition
The group stage draw took place on July 19, 2014 in Windhoek . Namibia as the host and South Africa as the best team on the continent (as of July 2014) were automatically set as group heads.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Nigeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12: 2 | +10 | 9 |
| 2. |
Ivory Coast
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6: 6 | ± 0 | 4th |
| 3. |
Namibia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 5 | −2 | 3 |
| 4th |
Zambia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1: 9 | −8 | 1 |
| October 11, 2014 | |||
| Namibia | - | Zambia | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
| Nigeria | - | Ivory Coast | 4: 2 (1: 1) |
| October 14, 2014 | |||
| Zambia | - | Nigeria | 0: 6 (0: 3) |
| Ivory Coast | - | Namibia | 3: 1 (1: 1) |
| 17th October 2014 | |||
| Namibia | - | Nigeria | 0: 2 (0: 2) |
| Zambia | - | Ivory Coast | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
Group B
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Cameroon
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3: 1 | +2 | 6th |
| 2. |
South Africa
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6: 3 | +3 | 4th |
| 3. |
Ghana
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 4th |
| 4th |
Algeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 7 | −5 | 3 |
| October 12, 2014 | |||
| South Africa | - | Cameroon | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
| Algeria | - | Ghana | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| 15th October 2014 | |||
| Cameroon | - | Algeria | 2: 0 (1: 0) |
| Ghana | - | South Africa | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
| October 18, 2014 | |||
| South Africa | - | Algeria | 5: 1 (2: 0) |
| Cameroon | - | Ghana | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
Final round
Semifinals
| October 22nd, Windhoek |
Nigeria
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- |
South Africa
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2: 1 (2: 0) |
| October 22nd, Windhoek |
Cameroon
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- |
Ivory Coast
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2: 1 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0) |
3rd place match
| October 25, Windhoek |
South Africa
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- |
Ivory Coast
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0: 1 (0: 0) |
final
| October 25, Windhoek |
Nigeria
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- |
Cameroon
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2: 0 (2: 0) |
particularities
In the group game against Algeria, the South African Portia Modise became the first African player to score her 100th international goal .
Web links
- Official website of the CAF for the African Cup of Nations 2014 (English)
- Official website of the Namibia Football Association for the African Cup 2014 under construction
- Website of the Namibian Football Association Namibia Football Association (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 8th African Women Championship final draw completed in Cairo. CAF Online, July 17, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2013
- ↑ fifa.com: FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 ™ - Qualification
- ^ Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions. CAF online, September 28, 2011. Accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ caf picks Namibia for women championship. Namibian Sun, September 29, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012
- ↑ a b NFA launches title sponsor for Women's Championship. New Era, May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014
- ↑ Namibia will be ready-Oliphant. Namibia Football Association, March 13, 2014 Retrieved March 14, 2014
- ^ Namibia drawn in tough group. The Namibian, July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2014
- ↑ "Welcome to the 100s club: Modise follows Hamm, Prinz and Co."