The 2000

African Women's Championship The Women's Africa Cup of Nations, also called the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons and abbreviated to WAFCON, is an international women's football competition held every two years and sanctioned by the Confe ...

was the 4th edition of the biennial African international

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tournament organized by CAF and the second to be hosted by a country for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

between 11 November and 25 November 2000.

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

won the tournament for the fourth time, beating

in the final 2–0, which was abandoned at the 73rd minute.

Qualification

as hosts and

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

Format

Qualification was held on a home-and-away

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basis. If aggregate scores were tied after the second leg, the

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would apply, even adding the

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if scores were still level. No

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period was used. The six winners of the final round qualified for the main tournament.

Preliminary round

*Kenya withdrew.

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won by default and qualified for the

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Final round

*¹

Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...

apparently withdrew after the first leg. *²

DR Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

and

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

withdrew. *First leg in 29–30 July; Second leg in 11–13 August.

won 5–4 on aggregate and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament. ----

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

won by default and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament. ----

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

won 6–1 on aggregate and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament. ----

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

won 8–0 on aggregate and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament. ----

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

won by default and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament. ----

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

won by default and qualified for #Final tournament, the final tournament.

Qualified teams

and

made their first appearances in the tournament. Zimbabwe originally entered this tournament's inaugural edition, but withdrew before playing any match.

Final tournament

Officials

The following referees were named for the tournament: * Ondo Akono * Scholastica Tetteh * Justine Rasoanirina * Bola Abidoye * Bolanle Sekiteri *

Fatou Gaye Fatou may refer to: People * Aminata Fatou Diallo (born 1995), French footballer * Cecilia Fatou-Berre (1901 – 1989), religious sister * Fatou Baldeh (born 1983), Gambian women's rights activist * Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and former Chi ...

* Catherine Adipo * Sabelo Sibindi

Format

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

Squads

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time,

of 30 minutes is played and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out. No extra time is played in this stage except for the 3rd/4th-place match.

Semi-finals

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Third place playoff

Final

¹ 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 mins later and firing tear gas in the crowds; fans needed hospital treatment and journalist's cars were attacked as they were leaving the stadium. The result stood as final.

Awards

Statistics

Team statistics

2000 African Womens Championship Results

Goalscorers

;7 goals * Mercy Akide ;3 goals * Elizabeth Baidu *

Adjoa Bayor Adjoa Bayor (born 17 May 1979) is a Ghanaian former footballer who played as a midfielder. She has captained the Ghana women's national team. International career Bayor was part of the Ghana women's national football team at the 1999 FIFA Wom ...

* 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 Nana Amma Gyamfuah (born 4 August 1978) is a Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward for the Ghana women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup was the thir ...

* Sheila Okine *

Alberta Sackey Alberta Sackey (born November 6, 1972) is a Ghanaian former international footballer who played as a forward. She played for Ghana at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was the ...

* Nadia Maqdi * Stella Mbachu * Rachelle Lecoutre * Florence Mussard *

Desiree Ellis Desiree Ellis (born 14 March 1963) is a South African soccer manager and former player. She currently coaches the South Africa women's national team. She is a founding member of the ''Banyana Banyana'' and the second captain of the national te ...

* Hilda Lekalakala * Martha Malaku * Oliver Mbekeka * Alaisa Nakawagi * Annet Nakimbugwe * Robina Nakintu * Thandekile Mathobela *

Yesmore Mutero Yesmore Mutero (1979 or 1980 – 28 March 2005) was a Zimbabwean footballer who played as a forward. She has been a member of the Zimbabwe women's national team. International career Mutero capped for Zimbabwe at senior level during the 2000 ...

* Florence Nyerukai

References

External links

Tournament chronology and results (including qualification
at

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