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2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

12th edition of the soccer sporting event, based in Morocco

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]

2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
  • كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2022
  • Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine 2022
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates2–23 July
Teams12
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 played28
Goals scored63 (2.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Ghizlane Chebbak
Nigeria Rasheedat Ajibade
South Africa Hildah Magaia
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Morocco Ghizlane Chebbak
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Andile Dlamini
Fair play award South Africa
2024 →

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

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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.

 
  Qualified
  Did not qualify
  Did not enter or withdrew
  Not part of CAF
Team Finals appearance Last appearance Date of qualification Previous best performance Previous World Cup

appearances

FIFA ranking at start of event
  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

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The competition took place in Casablanca and Rabat.

Morocco Rabat Casablanca
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Stade Moulay Hassan Stade Mohammed V
Capacity: 45,800 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 45,891
     

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host

Morocco vs Burkina Faso

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Morocco  1–0  Burkina Faso
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Senegal vs Uganda

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Senegal  2–0  Uganda
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso vs Senegal

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Burkina Faso  0–1  Senegal
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)		 Fall   84' (pen.)
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Uganda vs Morocco

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Uganda  1–3  Morocco
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Morocco vs Senegal

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Morocco  1–0  Senegal
Chebbak   55' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Burkina Faso vs Uganda

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Burkina Faso  2–2  Uganda
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Cameroon vs Zambia

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Cameroon  0–0  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam[note 1] (Mauritania)

Tunisia vs Togo

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Tunisia  4–1  Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Zambia vs Tunisia

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Zambia  1–0  Tunisia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Togo vs Cameroon

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Togo  1–1  Cameroon
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast)

Cameroon vs Tunisia

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Cameroon  2–0  Tunisia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Zambia vs Togo

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Zambia  4–1  Togo
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)		 Woedikou   35'
Referee: Shamira Nabadda (Uganda)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Nigeria vs South Africa

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Nigeria  1–2  South Africa
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Burundi vs Botswana

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Burundi  2–4  Botswana
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Mame Faye (Senegal)

South Africa vs Burundi

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South Africa  3–1  Burundi
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Botswana vs Nigeria

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Botswana  0–2  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)

South Africa vs Botswana

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South Africa  1–0  Botswana
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Nigeria vs Burundi

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Nigeria  4–0  Burundi
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Fatima El Ajjani (Morocco)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah)
 
 
  Morocco2
 
18 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah)
 
  Botswana1
 
  Morocco (p)1 (5)
 
14 July – Casablanca
 
  Nigeria1 (4)
 
  Cameroon0
 
23 July – Rabat (Prince Moulay Abdellah)
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Morocco1
 
13 July – Casablanca
 
  South Africa2
 
  Zambia (p)1 (4)
 
18 July – Casablanca
 
  Senegal1 (2)
 
  Zambia0
 
14 July – Rabat (Moulay Hassan)
 
  South Africa1 Third place
 
  South Africa1
 
22 July – Casablanca
 
  Tunisia0
 
  Nigeria0
 
 
  Zambia1
 
Repechage
          
17 July – Rabat (Moulay Hassan)
  Botswana0
  Cameroon1
17 July – Casablanca
  Senegal (p)0 (4)
  Tunisia0 (2)

Quarter-finals

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Zambia vs Senegal

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Zambia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Penalties
 4–2
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Morocco vs Botswana

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Morocco  2–1  Botswana
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Cameroon vs Nigeria

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Cameroon  0–1  Nigeria
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

South Africa vs Tunisia

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South Africa  1–0  Tunisia
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Semi-finals

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Zambia vs South Africa

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Zambia  0–1  South Africa
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)

Morocco vs Nigeria

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Morocco  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Penalties
 5–4
Attendance: 45,562[5]
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Third place play-off

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Nigeria  0–1  Zambia
Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Final

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See the main article: 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Final
Morocco  1–2  South Africa
 Report (FIFA)
Report (CAF)
Attendance: 51,000

Goalscorers

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There were 63 goals scored in 28 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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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
  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

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  1. ↑ "Women's International Match Calendar 2020–2023: Fixed dates for international "A" matches" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 15 January 2021". CAFOnline.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "WAFCON 2022: Nigeria/Morocco clash set new Africa record attendance". Archived from the original on 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria/Morocco clash set new Africa record attendance". The Guardian. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  1. ↑ Referee Aïssata Boudy Lam was replaced by fourth official Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia) due to injury at the 64th minute.
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