The 2010 African Women's Championship was held in

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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

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, with the two finalists,

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and

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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. Qualified teams * * * * * * * *

Squads

Group stage

The final tournament was held in

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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

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and Makhulong Stadium in

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(both located in the

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). Where teams finish the group stage at an equal number of points, the ranking in the group is determined based on:Regulations of the African Women Championship
from cafonline.com, retrieved 4 November 2010 # 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

All times are

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Group B

All times are

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Knockout Stages

Knockout Map

Semifinals

All times are

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) Winners qualified for

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Third place play-off

Final

Awards

References and notes

External links

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FIFA page on CAF Preliminary matches for 2011 Women's World Cup
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