2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
The 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2022, French: Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine 2022), also known as WAFCON 2022. They officially called it the 2022 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations because of sponsorship. It was the 14th time they had this tournament, and it happens every two years. Organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF), and it was held in Morocco from 2nd to 23rd July 2022.[1][2]
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Morocco |
Dates | 2–23 July |
Teams | 12 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Africa (1st title) |
Runners-up | Morocco |
Third place | Zambia |
Fourth place | Nigeria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 63 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ghizlane Chebbak Rasheedat Ajibade Hildah Magaia (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Ghizlane Chebbak |
Best goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini |
Fair play award | South Africa |
This tournament also decided which African teams could go to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. The top four teams got to go to the World Cup, and two more teams had a chance to get in through play-offs with teams from other parts of the world.[3]
Before this tournament, Nigeria had won it three times in a row in 2014, 2016, and 2018. But this time, they got knocked out in the semi-finals by Morocco after a penalty shootout. It was the first time that neither Nigeria nor Equatorial Guinea made it to the final match. In the final, Morocco lost to South Africa, and that was the first time South Africa had ever won this tournament. They had tried five times before and never won it. With this win, South Africa became only the second country, after Nigeria, to win both the men's and women's competitions.
This was also the first time they had 12 teams in the tournament because the 2020 edition, which should have been the first one with 12 teams, got canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. The semi-final between Morocco and Nigeria had a record number of people watching, with 45,562 spectators.[4]
Qualification change
Morocco got into the competition because they were the hosts. The other eleven places were decided by the games that teams played to get in.
Team | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Date of qualification | Previous best performance | Previous World Cup
appearances |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
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Morocco (hosts) | 3rd | 2000 | 15 January 2021 | Group stage (1998, 2000) | 0 | 77 |
Uganda | 2nd | 2000 | 28 January 2022 | Group stage (2000) | 0 | 156 |
Burundi | 1st | — | 21 February 2022 | Debut | 0 | 169 |
Zambia | 4th | 2018 | 22 February 2022 | Quarter finals (1995) | 0 | 103 |
Senegal | 2nd | 2012 | 22 February 2022 | Group stage (2012) | 0 | 89 |
Togo | 1st | — | 23 February 2022 | Debut | 0 | 118 |
Nigeria | 14th | 2018 | 23 February 2022 | Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | 8 | 39 |
Tunisia | 2nd | 2008 | 23 February 2022 | Group stage (2008) | 0 | 72 |
Burkina Faso | 1st | — | 23 February 2022 | Debut | 0 | 138 |
Botswana | 1st | — | 23 February 2022 | Debut | 0 | 152 |
Cameroon | 13th | 2018 | 23 February 2022 | Runners-up (1991, 2004, 2014, 2016) | 2 | 54 |
South Africa | 13th | 2018 | 23 February 2022 | Runners-up (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018) | 1 | 58 |
Venues change
The competition took place in Casablanca and Rabat.
Morocco | Rabat | Casablanca | |
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Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Stade Moulay Hassan | Stade Mohammed V | |
Capacity: 45,800 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 45,891 | |
Group stage change
Group A change
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morocco (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Morocco vs Burkina Faso change
Senegal vs Uganda change
Senegal | 2–0 | Uganda |
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Burkina Faso vs Senegal change
Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Senegal |
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Fall 84' (pen.) |
Uganda vs Morocco change
Uganda | 1–3 | Morocco |
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Morocco vs Senegal change
Morocco | 1–0 | Senegal |
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Chebbak 55' (pen.) | Report (FIFA) Report (CAF) |
Burkina Faso vs Uganda change
Burkina Faso | 2–2 | Uganda |
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Group B change
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Cameroon vs Zambia change
Cameroon | 0–0 | Zambia |
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Tunisia vs Togo change
Tunisia | 4–1 | Togo |
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Zambia vs Tunisia change
Zambia | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Togo vs Cameroon change
Togo | 1–1 | Cameroon |
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Cameroon vs Tunisia change
Cameroon | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Zambia vs Togo change
Zambia | 4–1 | Togo |
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Woedikou 35' |
Group C change
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Burundi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Nigeria vs South Africa change
Nigeria | 1–2 | South Africa |
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Burundi vs Botswana change
Burundi | 2–4 | Botswana |
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South Africa vs Burundi change
South Africa | 3–1 | Burundi |
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Botswana vs Nigeria change
Botswana | 0–2 | Nigeria |
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South Africa vs Botswana change
South Africa | 1–0 | Botswana |
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Nigeria vs Burundi change
Nigeria | 4–0 | Burundi |
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Knockout stage change
Bracket change
Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
13 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah) | ||||||||||
Morocco | 2 | |||||||||
18 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah) | ||||||||||
Botswana | 1 | |||||||||
Morocco (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
14 July – Casablanca | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||
23 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah) | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
13 July – Casablanca | ||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
Zambia (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
18 July – Casablanca | ||||||||||
Senegal | 1 (2) | |||||||||
Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
14 July – Rabat (Moulay Hassan) | ||||||||||
South Africa | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
South Africa | 1 | |||||||||
22 July – Casablanca | ||||||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
Repechage | ||||||||||
17 July – Rabat (Moulay Hassan) | ||||||||||
Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
17 July – Casablanca | ||||||||||
Senegal (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
Tunisia | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals change
Zambia vs Senegal change
Zambia | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Morocco vs Botswana change
Morocco | 2–1 | Botswana |
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Cameroon vs Nigeria change
Cameroon | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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South Africa vs Tunisia change
South Africa | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Semi-finals change
Zambia vs South Africa change
Zambia | 0–1 | South Africa |
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Morocco vs Nigeria change
Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
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Penalties | ||
5–4 |
Third place play-off change
Nigeria | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Final change
Morocco | 1–2 | South Africa |
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Goalscorers change
There were 63 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Lesego Radiakanyo
- Adama Congo
- Adèle Kabré
- Aniella Uwimana
- Michaela Abam
- Estelle Johnson
- Nesryne El Chad
- Yasmin Mrabet
- Peace Efih
- Ifeoma Onumonu
- Christy Ucheibe
- Ndeye Awa Diakhaté
- Korka Fall
- Thembi Kgatlana
- Nthabiseng Majiya
- Amogelang Motau
- Odette Gnintegma
- Mariem Houij
- Sumaya Komuntale
- Margret Kunihira
- Sandra Nabweteme
- Ireen Lungu
- Siomara Mapepa
1 own goal
- Yasmin Mrabet (against Nigeria)
- Chiamaka Nnadozie (against Zambia)
- Amé Amouklou (against Tunisia)
Qualified teams for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup change
In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, these teams from Africa participated, and two more teams may also get a chance to join them in the playoffs between different football regions.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 |
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Zambia | 13 July 2022 | 0 (debut) |
Morocco | 13 July 2022 | 0 (debut) |
Nigeria | 14 July 2022 | 8 (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
South Africa | 14 July 2022 | 1 (2019) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References change
- ↑ "Women's International Match Calendar 2020–2023: Fixed dates for international "A" matches" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 15 January 2021". CAFOnline.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ↑ "WAFCON 2022: Nigeria/Morocco clash set new Africa record attendance".
- ↑ "Nigeria/Morocco clash set new Africa record attendance". The Guardian. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ Referee Aïssata Boudy Lam was replaced by fourth official Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia) due to injury at the 64th minute.