2016_Africa_Women_Cup_of_Nations
2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
12th edition of WAFCON
The 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football that was held in Cameroon.[1] Originally scheduled to be held between 8 and 22 October 2016, it was delayed to between 19 November and 3 December 2016 due to weather considerations.[2]
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Cameroon |
| Dates | 19 November – 3 December |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Asisat Oshoala (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Gabrielle Onguéné |
| Fair play award | Cameroon |
← 2014 2018 → | |
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee announced a tournament name change from the African Women's Championship to the African Women Cup of Nations, similar to the male Africa Cup of Nations.[3] However, CAF alternated this tournament's official logo between the original name and the new name, the Women/Women's Africa Cup of Nations or Women/Women's AFCON.
Hosts Cameroon qualified automatically, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between March and April 2016.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the group stage. Mali protested to CAF about Equatorial Guinea fielding an ineligible player in their qualifier; CAF thus disqualified the latter and had the former replace them at the group stage.[4]
| Team | Appearance | Previous best appearance |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon (hosts) | 11th | Runners-up (1991, 2004, 2014) | 47 |
 Egypt | 2nd | Group stage (1998) | 80 |
| Ghana | 11th | Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006) | 46 |
 Kenya | 1st | Debut | 132 |
 Mali | 6th | Group stage (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 92 |
| Nigeria | 12th | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014) | 37 |
| South Africa | 11th | Runners-up (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012) | 48 |
 Zimbabwe | 4th | Fourth place (2000) | 94 |
This edition of the tournament took place in Yaoundé and Limbe.[2]
| Yaoundé | Limbe | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo | Limbe Omnisports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 42,500 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Each participating team's squad contained a maximum of 21 players.[6]
The draw for the group stage took place at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé on 18 September 2016 at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1).[7] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[8] For the draw, hosts Cameroon were seeded in position A1 and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in position B1, with the remaining six teams seeded based on their results in the preceding three tournament editions.[9]
The fixtures were released on 3 November 2015.[10] The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to the three points for a win system; 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. If tied on points, the following tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[6]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[11]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Africa |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
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| Egypt | 0–5 | South Africa |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
At this stage, if a match has its scores level at the end of 90 minutes, extra time except for the third place match and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out[6]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 November – Yaoundé | ||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| 3 December – Yaoundé | ||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| 29 November – Limbe | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 December – Yaoundé | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
- 6 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
The following awards were given at the conclusion of this edition of the tournament:[12]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best player | Gabrielle Onguéné |
| Top scorer | Asisat Oshoala |
| Fair Play award | Cameroon |
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Annette Ngo Ndom |
| Defenders | |
| Midfielders | |
| Forwards | |
| Substitutes |
- Demonstrations during the Opening Ceremony in Yaoundé
- Musical instruments
- Opening Ceremony in Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAFOnline.com. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
Read the second paragraph for its details.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAFOnline.com. 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Equatorial Guinea disqualified, Mali in". CAFOnline.com. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Women's Ranking, 26 August 2016 (CAF)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Regulations of the Women Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- "Accreditation for the Draw of the Final Tournament of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016". CAFOnline.com. 27 August 2016. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Results of the draw of 10th Women's AFCON". CAFOnline.com. 18 September 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- "Draw procedure for the 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2016" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Fixtures for Women AFCON 2016 & Africa Futsal Cup of Nations 2016". CAFOnline.com. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Heba (20 September 2016). "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 10th Women's AFCON" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- "Women's AFCON 2016: Awards". CAFOnline.com. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Official website (archived)
- Official website (archived) at CAFOnline.com