| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Namibia |
| Dates | 11–25 October |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
| Best player | |
| Bestgoalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
←2012 2016 → | |
The2014African Women's Championship, the 11th edition of the tournament, was held inNamibia.[1] This tournament, organized by theConfederation of African Football, was also a qualification tournament for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, with top three qualifying for the finals inCanada. It was played on 11–25 October 2014.
The tournament marked the first participation ofNamibia in the African championship. Also for the first time the defending champions, Equatorial Guinea, were not taking part after failing to win their last qualifying round match.[2]
Nigeria defeatedCameroon 2–0 in the final to win their record-extending seventh title.[3]
Namibia were awarded the hosting rights in October 2011. This was the first time they would appear in the final tournament.
There was some criticism of the slow preparation and campaigning for the event. Thenational women's league was suspended this year because all money was used for hosting the continental event.[4]
A record 25 teams applied for the 2014 African Women's Championship.[5] The top three teams from the 2012 tournament,Cameroon,Equatorial Guinea andSouth Africa received a bye to the second round. The preliminary round was held on 13–15 February (first leg) and 28 February–2 March 2014 (second leg), while the final qualifying round was held on 23–25 May (first leg) and 6–8 June (second leg).[6]
| Team | Method of qualification | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 0 | |
| Second round winners | 3 (2004,2006,2010) | |
| 10 (1991,1995,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012) | ||
| 9 (1991,1995,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006,2008,2010) | ||
| 1 (2012) | ||
| 10 (1991,1995,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012) | ||
| 9 (1995,1998,2000,2002,2004,2006,2008,2010,2012) | ||
| 2 (1991,1995) |
The final tournament matches were held in two stadium venues located inWindhoek:[7]
| Windhoek | Locations of the 2014 African Women's Championship venues | Windhoek |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Stadium | Sam Nujoma Stadium | |
| Capacity:25,000 | Capacity:10,300 | |
Eight teams were divided in two groups and play around-robin tournament. The top two placed teams advanced to the semifinals. The losers of those semifinals played in the third place match, while the winners faced off in the final. The top three placed teams qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
12 referees and 15 assistants were announced on 5 October 2014.[8]
The draw was held on 19 July 2014 at 19:00 local time atWindhoek,Namibia.[9][10]
All times are local (UTC+02:00).
The teams are ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[11]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday Diakité Oparanozie | Report | F. Coulibaly Lohoues |
| Zambia | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Okobi Ohale Oparanozie Oshoala Nkwocha |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| South Africa | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Feudjio |
| Algeria | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Affak | Report |
| South Africa | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dlamini Modise Mollo Makhabane | Report | Affak |
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time,extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, bykicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.[11]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 October -Windhoek | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 25 October -Windhoek | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 22 October -Windhoek | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 25 October -Windhoek | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Winners qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| Cameroon | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Enganamouit Manie | Report | Nrehy |
Winners qualified for the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
| South Africa | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Guehai |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[12]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Golden Ball | |
| Golden Boot | |
| Golden Gloves | |
| Fair Play Award |
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 3 | +13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | +1 | |
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | −8 | |
| Total | 16(1) | 14 | 2(2) | 14 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | |
Team(s) rendered initalics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered inbold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)