2008 African Women's Championship

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2008 African Women's Championship
2008 Campeonato Femenino de Fútbol de África
Tournament details
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
Dates15 – 29 November
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Equatorial Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Genoveva Añonman (6 goals)
2006
2010

The 2008 African Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football held between 15 and 29 November 2008 in and won by Equatorial Guinea.

Qualification[edit]

Qualified teams


Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Equatorial Guinea 3 3 0 0 8 3 9
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
 Congo 3 1 0 2 3 6 3
 Mali 3 0 0 3 2 5 0
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Cameroon
Añonman 16' (pen.)
Mali 0–1 Congo
69' A.P. N'Diaye
Cameroon 2–1 Mali
75' (pen.) Doumbia
Equatorial Guinea 5–2 Congo
  • 5' A.P. N'Diaye
  • 14' D. Mabonzo
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Mali
K. Diarra 30'
Cameroon 1–0 Congo
Ngono Mani 45'

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 3 2 6
 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 2 1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
 Tunisia 3 0 1 2 3 5 1
Nigeria 1–1 Ghana
Chiejine 90' 32' Okoe
South Africa 2–1 Tunisia
Guedri

Ghana 0–1 South Africa
24' V. Phewa
Tunisia 0–0 Nigeria

Nigeria 1–0 South Africa
Chiejine 16'
Ghana 3–2 Tunisia

Knockout stage[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Nigeria
Añonman 58'
South Africa 3–0 Cameroon
Matlou 28' 47' 80'

Third-place match[edit]

Final[edit]

Awards[edit]

 2008 African Women's Championship winners 

Equatorial Guinea
First/Inaugural title

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 37 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.31 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links[edit]