2008 African Women's Championship

2008 African Women's Championship

2008 Campeonato Femenino de Fútbol de África
Tournament details
Host country	Equatorial Guinea
Dates	15 – 29 November
Teams	8
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 played	16
Goals scored	37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Genoveva Añonman (6 goals)
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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

Qualified teams

•  Equatorial Guinea (hosts)
•  Ghana
•  Cameroon
•  Congo (debut)
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•  Tunisia (debut)

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

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

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third-place match

Final

Awards

2008 African Women's Championship winners
Equatorial Guinea First/Inaugural title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

• Information on the 2008 edition (archived) at Feminine Football France
• Tournament at Soccerway
• 2008 edition records and results at RSSSF