Africa Cup of Women 2018

Football Africa Cup of Women 2018
Africa Women Cup of Nations 2018
Number of nations	8  (of 25 applicants)
African champions	Nigeria (9 (11) th titles)
venue	Ghana
Opening game	17th November 2018
Endgame	1st December 2018
Games	16
Gates	51  (⌀: 3.19 per game)
Top scorer	Thembi Kgatlana (5 goals)
Best player	Thembi Kgatlana
yellow cards	39  (⌀: 2.44 per game)
Yellow-red cards	0
Red cards	0

The Africa Cup of Women 2018 ( English 2018 Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018 , French Coupe Coupe d'Afrique des Nations Féminine Total, Ghana 2018 ) was the 11th edition of the African continental championship in women's football and took place from November 17th to December 1, 2018 in Ghana . The Nigerian team won.

The top three teams in the tournament - Nigeria, South Africa and Cameroon - qualified for the 2019 Women's World Cup .

qualification

→ Main article : 2018 Women's Africa Cup / Qualification

Ghana was automatically qualified as host for the Africa Cup. 24 of the 56 member associations of the CAF had registered a team for qualification. Of these, 23 teams ultimately took part in the qualification.

Attendees

Ghana (hosts)	Algeria	Equatorial Guinea *	Cameroon
Mali	Nigeria	Zambia	South Africa

Note: * The team was initially disqualified and Kenya was re- nominated. On November 7, 2018, the disqualification was withdrawn and Equatorial Guinea was admitted to the tournament. Equatorial Guinea cannot qualify for the World Cup due to a FIFA ban.

Venues

The tournament took place in Accra and Cape Coast in one stadium each.

Football stadiums of the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations

Accra	Cape Coast
Accra Sports Stadium	Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 15,000

competition

The group stage draw took place in Accra on October 21, 2018 . Ghana as the host and Nigeria as the defending champion were automatically placed as group heads, Cameroon and South Africa were assigned to Pot 1 and the remaining teams to Pot 2.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Cameroon	3	2	1	0	006: 200	+4	07th
2.	Mali	3	2	0	1	006: 500	+1	06th
3.	Ghana	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Algeria	3	0	0	3	002: 700	−5	00

November 17, 2018 in Accra
Ghana	-	Algeria	1: 0 (1: 0)
Mali	-	Cameroon	1: 2 (0: 0)
November 20, 2018 in Accra
Ghana	-	Mali	1: 2 (0: 1)
Cameroon	-	Algeria	3: 0 (1: 0)
November 23, 2018 in Accra
Cameroon	-	Ghana	1: 1 (1: 1)
November 23, 2018 in Cape Coast
Algeria	-	Mali	2: 3 (1: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	South Africa	3	2	1	0	009: 200	+7	07th
2.	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	010: 100	+9	06th
3.	Zambia	3	1	1	1	006: 500	+1	04th
4th	Equatorial Guinea	3	0	0	3	001:180	−17	00

November 18, 2018 in Cape Coast
Nigeria	-	South Africa	0: 1 (0: 0)
Zambia	-	Equatorial Guinea	5: 0 (2: 0)
November 21, 2018 in Cape Coast
Nigeria	-	Zambia	4: 0 (1: 0)
Equatorial Guinea	-	South Africa	1: 7 (1: 2)
November 24, 2018 in Cape Coast
Equatorial Guinea	-	Nigeria	0: 6 (0: 4)
November 24, 2018 in Accra
South Africa	-	Zambia	1: 1 (1: 1)

Final round

Semifinals

November 27, 3:30 p.m., Accra
Nigeria	-	Cameroon	0: 0 a.d., 4: 2 i. E.
November 27, 6:30 p.m., Cape Coast
South Africa	-	Mali	2: 0 (1: 0)

3rd place match

November 30th, 4:00 p.m., Cape Coast
Cameroon	-	Mali	4: 2 (2: 1)

final

Nigeria		South Africa
	December 1, 4:00 p.m., in Accra Result: 0: 0 n.v. , 4: 3 i. E. Referee: Gladys Lengwe ( Zambia )   Match report
	Tochukwu Oluehi • osinachi ohale , Ngozi Ebere , Onome Ebi , Josephine Chukwunonye • Asisat Oshoala , Rita Chikwelu , Ngozi Okobi , Francisca Ordega (112 Chinaza Love Uchendu ) Halimatu Ayinde • Rasheedat Ajibade (62 Chinwendu Ihezuo ) Coach: Thomas Dennerby ( Sweden )	Kaylin Swart • Lebohang Ramalepe , Nothando Vilakazi , Janine van Wyk , Bambanani Mbane • Mamello Makhabane , Linda Motlhalo , Jermaine Seoposenwe , Leandra Smeda (67th Noko Matlou ), Busisiwe Ndimeni (73 nompumelelo nyandeni ) • Thembi Kgatlana Coach: Desiree Ellis
	penalties shoot
	1: 1 Ngozi Ebere 2: 1 Rita Chikwelu 3: 2 Chinwendu Ihezuo 4: 3 Chinaza Love Uchendu	0: 1 Noko Matlou 1: 1 Lebohang Ramalepe 2: 2 Nompumelelo Nyandeni 3: 3 Mamello Makhabane 4: 3 Linda Motlhalo
	Ngozi Ebere (29.), Francisca Ordega (92.), Rita Chikwelu (117.)	Kaylin Swart (74th)
	Asisat Oshoala shoots a penalty wide (75.)

Best goalscorers

rank	Player	Gates
1	Thembi Kgatlana	5
2	Fatoumata Diarra	3
	Desire Oparanoia	3
	Asisat Oshoala	3
	Racheal Kundanaji	3
6th	Ninon Abena	2
	Christine mania	2
	Ajara Nchout	2
	Gabrielle Onguéné	2
	Bassira Touré	2
	Francisca Ordega	2

There were also 21 players with one goal each and one own goal.

Web links

• Official tournament website (English / French)
• LA 11ème ÉDITION DE LA COUPE D'AFRIQUE DES NATIONS FÉMININE TOTAL, GHANA 2018 • THE 11TH TOTAL WOMEN'S AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS, GHANA 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Circular # 1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019 . FIFA.com. November 11, 2016.
2. ↑ Nigeria draw bye in 2018 Women's AFCON qualifiers . busybuddiesng.com. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
3. ↑ cafonline.com: Kenya through, Equatorial Guinea disqualified
4. ↑ footballkenya.org: Harambee Starlets appeal against Equatorial Guinea upheld, Kenya set to grace AWCON
5. ↑ cafonline.com: DECISIONS OF THE APPEAL BOARD OF 7th NOVEMBER 2018
6. ↑ cafonline.com: Accreditation for official draw and final tournament
7. ↑ cafonline.com: PROCEDURE OF THE DRAW OF THE FINAL TOURNAMENT TOTAL WOMEN'S AFCON-GHANA 2018
8. ↑ cafonline.com/: Finalists learn their fate in balanced draw