Football at the 2019 African Games – Women's tournament

The 2019 African Games women's football tournament was the 5th edition of the African Games women's football tournament. The women's football tournament was held as part of the 2019 African Games between 17–29 August 2019.[1] Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament. Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the final on penalties to win the tournament.[2][3] Morocco defeated Algeria to win the bronze medal.[4]

2019 African Games
women's football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Dates17–29 August 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Algeria
Main article: Football at the 2019 African Games

Zambia had to withdraw from the competition due to issues with visa letters.[5]

Teams

CAF selected representative teams from nations that had participated in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to semi-final
2  Algeria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Equatorial Guinea 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
4  Mali 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts
Morocco 3–2 Algeria
  • Mouadni 29', 59'
  • Stiten 84'
Mali Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Morocco
  • Stiten 60'
  • Mouadni 61'
Algeria 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
Stade de l'Académie Mohammed VI, Salé
Morocco 4–1 Mali

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to semi-final
2  Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withrew
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
Cameroon Cancelled Zambia
Stade de l'Académie Mohammed VI, Salé
South Africa 0–3 Nigeria
Stade des Chênes, Salé
Zambia Cancelled South Africa
Stade de l'Académie Mohammed VI, Salé
Nigeria 1–1 Cameroon
Stade de l'Académie Mohammed VI, Salé
Cameroon 1–0 South Africa
Stade de l'Académie Mohammed VI, Salé
Zambia Cancelled Nigeria

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Nigeria 3–0 Algeria
Morocco 1–3 Cameroon

Third-place playoff
Morocco 2–1 Algeria
Report
Stade des Chênes, Salé
Referee: Chancelle Ngakosso (Congo)

Final
Nigeria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Penalties
3–2

References
  1. "Fixtures of the AAG W Morocco 2019" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (29 August 2019). "Nigeria beat Cameroon on penalties in women's football final at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  3. "African Games 2019: Falconets beat Cameroon to win gold". BBC Sport (in Nigerian Pidgin). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Morocco pip Algeria to historic bronze". CAF Online. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. Pavitt, Michael (23 August 2019). "Zambia Football Association claim visa delays led to women's team withdrawing from African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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