2010 African Women's Football Championship
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The 2010 Women's African Football Championship was held in South Africa
from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria
and Equatorial Guinea
qualifying for the finals in Germany.
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The first round was held on 21–23 May 2010 (first leg) and 5–6 June 2010 (second leg).
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, South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place on 21 September.
Matches were played at Sinaba Stadium
in Daveyton and Makhulong Stadium
in Tembisa
(both located in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
).
Where teams finish the group stage an an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:
All times are SAST (UTC+2
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All times are SAST (UTC+2
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
from 31 October to 14 November 2010. Seven national teams joined the host nation following a series of knock-out home and away ties. This tournament was also a qualification tournament for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the two finalists, Nigeria
Nigeria women's national football team
The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation...
and Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea women's national football team
The Equatorial Guinea women's national football team is the women's national team for Equatorial Guinea. Their nickname is the Nzalang Nacional.They defeated South Africa 2–1 in an Olympic Games Qualifier on February 18, 2007, but lost the return leg 4–2...
qualifying for the finals in Germany.
Qualification
A total of 23 national teams entered qualification which has held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, the 18 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The nine winners joined five other national teams in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held on 5–7 March 2010 (first leg) and 19–21 March 2010 (second leg).|}
First round
The first round was held on 21–23 May 2010 (first leg) and 5–6 June 2010 (second leg).
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Final tournament
The final tournament was held in GautengGauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
, South Africa from 31 October to 14 November 2010. The seven first round winners joined the host in the finals. The draw took place on 21 September.
Matches were played at Sinaba Stadium
Sinaba Stadium
Sinaba Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Benoni, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Benoni Premier United. The stadium holds 15,000 people. It underwent a major upgrade during 2009 as it had been chosen as a training facility during the FIFA...
in Daveyton and Makhulong Stadium
Makhulong Stadium
Makhulong Stadium is a multi-sports stadium in Tembisa, a suburb of Johannesburg.In 2009, it underwent a R38 million renovation and was brought up to Premier Soccer League standards....
in Tembisa
Tembisa
Tembisa is a large township situated to the north of Kempton Park on the East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa. It was established in 1957 when Africans were resettled from Alexandra and other areas in Edenvale, Kempton Park, Midrand and Germiston.-Etymology:...
(both located in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng
Gauteng
Gauteng is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. It was formed from part of the old Transvaal Province after South Africa's first all-race elections on 27 April 1994...
).
Where teams finish the group stage an an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:
- greater number of points in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
- superior goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
- drawing of lots
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |3 | |0 | |0 | |10 | |1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | |2 | |0 | |1 | |7 | |3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | |1 | |0 | |2 | |3 | |11 | −8 | 3 | |
| 3 | |0 | |0 | |3 | |3 | |8 | −5 | 0 |
All times are SAST (UTC+2
UTC+2
UTC+02 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-Central Africa Time:*Botswana*Burundi*Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | |2 | |1 | |0 | |6 | |3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | |2 | |1 | |0 | |6 | |4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | |1 | |0 | |2 | |4 | |6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | |0 | |0 | |3 | |2 | |5 | −3 | 0 |
All times are SAST (UTC+2
UTC+2
UTC+02 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-Central Africa Time:*Botswana*Burundi*Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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Knockout Map
Semifinals
All times are SAST (UTC+2UTC+2
UTC+02 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02. In ISO 8601 the associated time would be written as . This time is used in:-Central Africa Time:*Botswana*Burundi*Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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