Football_at_the_2003_All-Africa_Games_–_Women's_tournament
Football at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament
International football competition
The 2003 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 1st edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria between 3–16 October 2003 as part of the 2003 All-Africa Games. It was played by players under the age of 23. Nigeria won the final against South Africa.[1][2][3]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nigeria |
| City | Abuja |
| Dates | 3–16 October 2003 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
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No qualifying took part, but teams were invited.[4] Nigeria and Ghana were seeded and put in different groups.[5] Ghana then withdraw on short notice and were to be replaced by Nigeria's A national team, but that was withdrawn later too, due to lack of funding from the Nigerian FA.[6] DR Congo then took part at a last minute replacement.
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All times given as local time (UTC+1)
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Mali |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Algeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 October – Lagos | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 16 October – Abuja | ||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| 12 October – Kaduna | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 October – Kaduna | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nigeria (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 15 | Gold Medal |
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South Africa |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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Cameroon |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Mali |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Algeria |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
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