The 1991 African Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the currently-named Women's Africa Cup of Nations, invoked to determine CAF's single qualifier for the inaugural edition of the

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that year.

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defeated Cameroon in the final to win its first title and earn qualification. Eight teams were originally scheduled to play in the tournament, but four of them withdrew, with Cameroon reaching the final on two walkovers.

Participating teams

The eight participating teams were: * * ' * * * * ' * ' * ' The teams who withdrew in ''italics''.

Bracket

Final Tournament

First round

:''Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- :''Senegal withdrew: Guinea advanced.'' ---- :''Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced.'' ---- :''Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced.''

Semifinals

:''Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.'' ---- :''Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced.''

Final

:''Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the

1991 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup was the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup, the world championship for women's national association football teams. It took place in Guangdong, China from 16 to 30 November 1991. FIFA, football's international gove ...

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Awards

External links

Tournament profile
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