The 2008
African Women's Championship
The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by t ...
was the 8th edition of the biennial African
women's association football
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams partic ...
tournament organized by the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Co ...
held between 15 and 29 November 2008 in and won by
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
.
Qualification
;Qualified teams:
* (hosts)
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* (debut)
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* (debut)
Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:
# 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
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket