2002 African Women's Championship

The 2002 African Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. It took place in Nigeria between 7 and 20 December 2002.

2002 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
Dates7 – 20 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (5th title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored46 (2.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)

This edition of the tournament also doubled as the African qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nigeria beat Ghana 2–0 in the final to with their 5th title, although both were guaranteed qualification to that international tournament edition held in the United States.

Host selection

On 24 January 2001, the Botswana Football Association announced the submission of a hosting bid, but it was neither considered nor came to fruition by CAF.[1]

CAF approached Nigeria at the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali for that tournament edition's hosting rights and got it on 19 March that year. Nigeria previously had the honor of hosting the tournament when it began full-scale in 1998.[2]

Qualification
Main article: 2002 African Women's Championship qualification

Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions,[3] while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter or withdrew
  Not part of CAF

Ethiopia and Mali made their first appearances in the tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous tournament appearances[lower-alpha 1]
 NigeriaHosts and defending champions19 March 20024 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000)
 AngolaWinners against DR Congo11 October 20021 (1995)
 MaliWinners against Morocco11 October 2002Debut
 South AfricaWinners against Zambia12 October 20023 (1995, 1998, 2000)
 CameroonWinners against Gabon12 October 20023 (1991, 1998, 2000)
 GhanaWinners against Senegal12 October 20024 (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000)
 EthiopiaWinners against Uganda13 October 2002Debut
 ZimbabweWinners against Tanzania13 October 20021 (2000)

Officials

The following referees were named for the tournament:

  • Cameroon Ondo Akono
  • Republic of the Congo Chimane Nombauli
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Mukulu Mbula
  • Ghana Scholastica Tetteh
  • Nigeria Bola Abidoye
  • Nigeria Bolanle Sekiteri
  • Togo Xonam Agboyi
  • Uganda Catherine Adipo

Format

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals. The finalists of this edition of the tournament qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

The teams were ranked according to the three points for a win standard.

Results

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ghana 330060+69Knockout stage
2 Nigeria 320182+66
3 Mali 301239−61
4 Ethiopia 301228−61
Nigeria 3–0 Ethiopia
Mbachu 15'
Akide 63', 66'
Referee: Chimane Nombauli (Congo)
Mali 0–2 Ghana
Sackey 55'
Dgajmah 78'
Referee: Xonam Agboyi (Togo)
Ethiopia 2–2 Mali
Endegene-Leme 61', 70' Konaté 20'
Samake 44'
Referee: Mukulu Mbula (DR Congo)
Nigeria 0–1 Ghana
Sackey 33'
Referee: Ondo Akono (Cameroon)
Nigeria 5–1 Mali
Akide 38'
Nkwocha 40', 70'
Iweta 49'
Chiejine 82'		 Samake 60'
Referee: Xonam Agboyi (Togo)
Ghana 3–0 Ethiopia
Sackey 30', 60'
Gyamfuah 75'
Referee: Chimane Nombauli (Congo)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa 321063+37Knockout stage
2 Cameroon 31112204
3 Angola 302123−12
4 Zimbabwe 302124−22
South Africa 2–1 Cameroon
Phewa 70'
Carelse 71'		 Anounga 72'
Referee: Bola Abidoye (Nigeria)
Angola 1–1 Zimbabwe
Gonçalves 16' Talent 48'
Referee: Bolanle Sekiteri (Nigeria)
Cameroon 0–0 Zimbabwe
Referee: Scholastica Tetteh (Ghana)
South Africa 1–1 Angola
Monyepao 9' Ramos 75'
Referee: Constance Adipo (Uganda)
Cameroon 1–0 Angola
Ngono Mani 89'
Referee: Scholastica Tetteh (Ghana)
South Africa 3–1 Zimbabwe
Phewa 27', 33', 61' Talent 50'
Referee: Bola Abidoye (Nigeria)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
17 December - Warri
 
 
 Ghana3
 
20 December - Warri
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Ghana0
 
18 December - Warri
 
 Nigeria2
 
 South Africa0
 
 
 Nigeria5
 
Third place
 
 
20 December - Warri
 
 
 Cameroon3
 
 
 South Africa0

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Ghana 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Dgajmah 2'
Gyamfuah 75'
Bayor 120'		 Pokam 83'
Belemgoto 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Constance Adipo (Uganda)
South Africa 0–5 Nigeria
Yusuf 31'
Chiejine 47'
Mbachu 56', 81'
Nkwocha 69'
Referee: Chimane Nombauli (Congo)

Third-place playoff
Cameroon 3–0 South Africa

Final
Ghana 0–2 Nigeria
Referee: Xonam Agboyi (Togo)

The match was held up for about 5 minutes after fans pelted a lineswoman with sachets of water after Alberta Sackey had not been given offside (but missed the chance anyway).

Awards
 2002 African Women's Championship 

Nigeria
4th title

Statistics

Team statistics
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Nigeria 5401152+1312
2 Ghana 540194+512
3 Cameroon 521275+27
4 South Africa 5212611–57
Eliminated in the group stage
5 Angola 302123–12
6 Zimbabwe 302124–22
7 Mali 301239–61
8 Ethiopia 301228–61

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Unknown goalscorers

Qualified teams for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

The teams below qualified to represent Africa at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

Team Qualified on Previous tournament appearances[lower-alpha 2]
 Ghana17 December 20021 (1999)
 Nigeria18 December 20023 (1991, 1995, 1999)

Notes
  1. Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
  2. Bold indicates champions for that year, whiles Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Botswana Bids to Host 2002 Africa Women's Soccer". Panafrican News Agency. Gaborone, Botswana: allAfrica. January 24, 2001. Archived from the original on February 8, 2001. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. March 19, 2002. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  3. "Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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