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2000 African Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	11 – 25 November
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up	South Africa
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Zimbabwe
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	60 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mercy Akide (7 goals)
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The 2000 African Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football and the second to be hosted by a country. It was held in South Africa between 11 and 25 November 2000.

Nigeria won their 4th title, beating South Africa 2–0 in a final which got abandoned at the 73rd minute.

Qualification

South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders qualified automatically, while the remaining six spots were determined by the qualification rounds which took place between June and August 2000.

Format

Qualification took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If aggregate scores were tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would apply, even adding the penalty shoot-out if scores were still level. No extra time period was used.

The six winners of the qualification round qualified for the group stage.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Réunion	w/o	Kenya	—	—

Réunion	Cancelled	Kenya

Notes

1. Réunion advanced to the qualification round after Kenya withdrew.
2. Réunion won by default and qualified for the qualification round.

Qualification round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Réunion	5–4	Egypt	4–3	1–1
Gabon	w/o	Cameroon	0–3	—
Morocco	6–1	Algeria	3–0	3–1
Zimbabwe	8–0	Lesotho	4–0	4–0
Sierra Leone	w/o	Ghana	—	—
Uganda	w/o	DR Congo	—	—

Notes

1. Gabon failed to show for the second leg.
2. DR Congo withdrew.
3. Sierra Leone withdrew.

First leg on 29–30 July; Second leg on 11–13 August.

Réunion	4–3	Egypt

Egypt	1–1	Réunion

Réunion won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Gabon	0–3	Cameroon

Cameroon	Cancelled	Gabon

Cameroon won by default and qualified for the group stage after Gabon failed to show up for the second leg.

Morocco	3–0	Algeria
El Jazouli 5' El Amrani 47' Najeh 86'	Report

Algeria	1–3	Morocco

Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Zimbabwe	4–0	Lesotho
Moyo	Report

Lesotho	0–4	Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won 8–0 on aggregate and qualified for the group stage.

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Ghana

Ghana won by default and qualified for the group stage.

Uganda	Cancelled	DR Congo

Uganda won by default and qualified for the group stage.

Qualified teams

Réunion, Uganda and Zimbabwe made their tournament debut at this edition. Zimbabwe originally entered this tournament's inaugural edition, but withdrew before playing any match.

Team	Appearance	Previous best appearance
Cameroon	3rd	Runners-up (1991)
Ghana	4th	Runners-up (1998)
Morocco	2nd	Group stage (1998)
Nigeria	4th	Champions (1991, 1995, 1998)
Réunion	1st	Debut
South Africa (hosts)	3rd	Runners-up (1995)
Uganda	1st	Debut
Zimbabwe	1st	Debut

Squads

Match officials

Referees

The following referees were named for this edition of the tournament:

• Ondo Akono
• Scholastica Tetteh
• Justine Rasoanirina
• Bola Abidoye
• Bolanle Sekiteri
• Fatou Gaye
• Catherine Adipo
• Sabelo Sibindi

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:

1. greater number of points in matches between tied teams
2. superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
3. greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
4. superior goal difference in all group matches
5. greater number of goals scored in all group matches
6. fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
7. drawing of lots

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Zimbabwe	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
3	Uganda	3	1	1	1	4	6	−2	4
4	Réunion	3	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

1. ^ Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Zimbabwe 0, Uganda −2.

South Africa	3–0	Réunion
Phewa 33' Ellis 55' Malaku 69'

Zimbabwe	2–2	Uganda
Mathobela 26' Moyo 79'		Nakawagi 21' Nakintu 30'

Zimbabwe	2–1	Réunion
Mpala 57' Mutero 82'		Mussard 18'

South Africa	3–0	Uganda
Solomon 27' Luthuli 32' Lekalakala 51'

Uganda	2–1	Réunion
Nakimbugwe 42' Mbekeka 89'		Lecoutre 29'

South Africa	2–1	Zimbabwe
Luthili 49' Phewa 65'		Mpala 44'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	2	1	0	11	2	+9	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
3	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	Morocco	3	0	0	3	1	13	−12	0

1. ^ Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Nigeria +9, Ghana +5.

Nigeria	2–2	Ghana
Akide 40', 50'		Baidu 52' Okine 80'

Cameroon	4–1	Morocco
Eko Njolle 17' Anounga 67' Enama Abbe 89' Anong 90'		Maqdi 13'

Ghana	2–0	Cameroon
Sackey 7' Dgajmah 82'

Nigeria	6–0	Morocco
Akide 44', 73' Ajayi 49', 70' Mmadu Nwadike 90+2'

Ghana	3–0	Morocco
Baidu 65' Bayor 66' Gyamfuah 70'

Nigeria	3–0	Cameroon
Akide 14' Yusuf 35' Mmadu 90'

Knockout stage

A match at the third-place match with a levelled score at the end of 90 minutes would go to an extra time of 30 minutes is played and followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 November - Boksburg
	South Africa	1
					25 November - Boksburg
	Ghana	0
					Nigeria	2
	21 November - Johannesburg
					South Africa	0
	Nigeria	6
	Zimbabwe	0
					Third place play-off
					24 November - Boksburg
					Ghana	6
					Zimbabwe	3

Semi-finals

South Africa	1–0	Ghana
Solomon 9'

Nigeria	6–0	Zimbabwe
Yusuf 3' Mmadu 34' Akide 40', 65' Nwadike 52' Ajayi 79'

Third place play-off

Ghana	6–3	Zimbabwe
Baidu 1' Bayor 6', 31' Darku 24' Foriwaa 35' Dgajmah 44'		14' Mpala 16' Moyo 61' Nyerukai

Final

Nigeria	2–0	South Africa
Yusuf 30' Mbachu 72'

The match was abandoned in the 73rd minute with Nigeria leading 2–0 after fans started throwing objects at the referee following the second goal, with riot police arriving 40 minutes later and firing tear gas in the crowds; fans needed hospital treatment and cars belonging to journalists were attacked as they were leaving the stadium. The result stood as final.

Awards

2000 African Women's Championship winners
Nigeria 4th title

Statistics

Team statistics

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Nigeria	5	4	1	0	19	2	+17	13
2	South Africa	5	4	0	1	9	3	+6	12
3	Ghana	5	3	1	1	13	6	+7	10
4	Zimbabwe	5	1	1	3	8	17	–9	4
Eliminated in the group stage
5	Uganda	3	1	1	1	4	6	–2	4
6	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	4	6	–2	3
7	Réunion	3	0	0	3	2	7	–5	0
8	Morocco	3	0	0	3	1	13	–12	0

Goalscorers

7 goals

• Mercy Akide

3 goals

• Elizabeth Baidu
• Adjoa Bayor
• Kikelomo Ajayi
• Maureen Mmadu
• Olaitan Yusuf
• Precious Mpala

2 goals

• Mavis Dgajmah
• Rita Nwadike
• Makhosi Luthuli
• Veronica Phewa
• Joanne Solomon
• Nomsa Moyo

1 goal

• Bernadette Anong
• Antoinette Anounga
• Lydienne Eko Njolle
• Desire Enama Abbe
• Memuna Darku
• Gloria Foriwaa
• Nana Gyamfuah
• Sheila Okine
• Alberta Sackey
• Nadia Maqdi
• Stella Mbachu
• Rachelle Lecoutre
• Florence Mussard
• Desiree Ellis
• Hilda Lekalakala
• Martha Malaku
• Oliver Mbekeka
• Alaisa Nakawagi
• Annet Nakimbugwe
• Robina Nakintu
• Thandekile Mathobela
• Yesmore Mutero
• Florence Nyerukai

Notes

References

1. "Nigeria and the African Women Championship finals". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links

• 2000 edition results chronology (including qualification) at RSSSF

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