The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the

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(CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in

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Qualification

A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs. The ten winners joined the four semifinalists of the 2010 Women's African Football Championship in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals. Qualified teams * * * * * * * *

Squads

Group stage

The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals. Equatorial Guinea was put in Group A as hosts, while Nigeria as winners of 2010 edition was put into Group B. The draw was held on 17 July 2012.

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order: #Points in head-to-head matches between tied teams #Goal difference in head-to-head matches between tied teams #Goals scored in head-to-head matches between tied teams #Goal difference in all group matches #Goals scored in all group matches #Fair play conduct #Drawing of lots

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

Goalscorers

References

External links

BBC
;Results & Fixtures
Results
at soccerway.com {{Africa Women Cup of Nations Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments

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International association football competitions hosted by Equatorial Guinea