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{{short description|Inaugural edition of WAFCON}}
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The '''1991 Women's African Football Championship''' was the first staging of the [[CAF Women's Championship]]. It determined the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]'s single qualifier for the [[FIFA Women's World Cup 1991]] — the winner [[Nigeria women's national football team|Nigeria]].
{{infobox international football competition
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Eight teams were scheduled originally to play in the tournament, but half of them withdrew, causing only four teams to compete actively for the right to represent Africa in the world cup.
| tourney_name = [[African Women's Championship]]
| year = 1991
| dates = 16 February – 30 June
| num_teams = 8
| champion_other = {{fbw|NGA}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbw|CMR}}
| matches = 6
| goals = 22
| nextseason = [[1995 African Women's Championship|1995]]
}}


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The '''1991 African Women's Championship''' was the inaugural edition of the currently-named [[Women's Africa Cup of Nations]], invoked to determine [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]'s single qualifier for [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|the inaugural edition]] of the [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] that year. [[Nigeria women's national football team|Nigeria]] defeated Cameroon in the final to win its first title and earn qualification.
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==First round==

{{footballbox
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Eight teams were originally scheduled to play in the tournament, but four of them withdrew, with Cameroon reaching the final on two walkovers.

==Participating teams==
The eight participating teams were:
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fbw|CMR}}
* ''{{fbw|CGO|1970}}''
* {{fbw|GHA}}
* {{fbw|GUI}}
* {{fbw|NGA}}
* ''{{fbw|SEN}}''
* ''{{fbw|ZAM|1964}}''
* ''{{fbw|ZIM}}''
{{div col end}}

The teams who withdrew in ''italics''.

==Bracket==
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|bold_winner=high|score-boxes=2+sum
|| {{fbw|NGA}}|5|2|{{fbw|GHA}} |1|1
|| {{fbw|GUI}} (w/o)| ||{{fbw|SEN}} ||
|| {{fbw|ZAM|1964}} (w/o)| ||{{fbw|ZIM}} ||
|| {{fbw|CMR}} (w/o)| ||{{fbw|CGO|1970}} ||
<!-- semis -->
|| {{fbw|NGA}}|3|4|{{fbw|GUI}} |0|0
|| {{fbw|ZAM|1964}}|||{{fbw|CMR}} (w/o) |&nbsp;|
<!-- final -->
|| {{fbw|NGA}}|2|4|{{fbw|CMR}} |0|0
}}

==Final Tournament==

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===First round===
{{TwoLegStart}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fbw-rt|NGA}}'''||7–2|{{fbw|GHA}}||[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Nigeria v Ghana|5–1]]|[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Ghana v Nigeria|2–1]]}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fbw-rt|GUI}}'''||[[Walkover|w/o]]|{{fbw|SEN}}||[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Guinea v Senegal|—]]|[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Guinea v Senegal|—]]}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fbw-rt|ZAM|1964}}'''||[[Walkover|w/o]]|{{fbw|ZIM}}||[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Zambia v Zimbabwe|—]]|[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Zambia v Zimbabwe|—]]}}
{{TwoLegResult|'''{{fbw-rt|CMR}}'''||[[Walkover|w/o]]|{{fbw|CGO|1970}}||[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Cameroon v Congo|—]]|[[1991 African Women's Championship#First round#Cameroon v Congo|—]]}}
|}
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|date = February 16, 1991
|date = February 16, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|score = 5 – 1
|score = 5–1
|team2 = {{fbw|GHA}}
|team2 = {{fbw|GHA}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Nigeria]]
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]], [[Lagos]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 55,000
|referee =}}
|referee =}}


{{football box
{{footballbox
|date = March 3, 1991
|date = March 3, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GHA}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GHA}}
|score = 1 – 2
|score = 1–2
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Ghana]]
|stadium = [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]]
|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:''Nigeria wins 7–2 on aggregate.''
:'''''Nigeria''' won 7–2 on aggregate.''
----
----
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{{footballbox
|date =
|date =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GUI}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GUI}}
|score = w / o
|score = w/o
|team2 = {{fbw|SEN}}
|team2 = {{fbw|SEN}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
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|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:''Senegal withdraw. Guinea advance.''
:''Senegal withdrew, '''Guinea''' advanced.''
----
----
{{football box
{{footballbox
|date =
|date =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM|1964}}
|score = w / o
|score = w/o
|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}
|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
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|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:''Zimbabwe withdraw. Zambia advance.''
:''Zimbabwe withdrew, '''Zambia''' advanced.''
----
----
{{football box
{{footballbox
|date =
|date =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|score = w / o
|score = w/o
|team2 = {{fbw|CGO}}
|team2 = {{fbw|CGO|1970}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
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|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:''Congo withdraw. Cameroon advance.''
:''Congo withdrew, '''Cameroon''' advanced.''


==Second round==
===Semifinals===
{{football box
{{footballbox
|date = May 4, 1991
|date = May 4, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|score = 3 – 0
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fbw|GUI}}
|team2 = {{fbw|GUI}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Nigeria]]
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]], [[Lagos]]
|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}


{{football box
{{footballbox
|date = May 19, 1991
|date = May 19, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GUI}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|GUI}}
|score = 0 – 4
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Guinea]]
|stadium = [[Stade du 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]]
|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:'''''Nigeria''' won 7–0 on aggregate.''
----
----
{{football box
{{footballbox
|date =
|date =
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|score = w / o
|score = w/o
|team2 = {{fbw|ZAM}}
|team2 = {{fbw|ZAM|1964}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
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|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:''Zambia withdrew, '''Cameroon''' advanced.''
----


==Final round==
===Final===
{{football box
{{footballbox
|date = June 15, 1991
|date = June 15, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NGA}}
|score = 2 – 0
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fbw|CMR}}
|team2 = {{fbw|CMR}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Nigeria]]
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Lagos|National Stadium]], [[Lagos]]
|attendance =
|attendance =
|referee =}}
|referee =}}


{{football box
{{footballbox
|date = June 30, 1991
|date = June 30, 1991
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|team1 = {{fbw-rt|CMR}}
|score = 0 – 4
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|team2 = {{fbw|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Cameroon]]
|stadium = [[Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo]], [[Yaoundé]]
|attendance =
|attendance = 30,000
|referee =}}
|referee =}}
:'''''Nigeria''' won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup]].''
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==Awards==
==Awards==
{{winners|fbw|1991 Women's African Football Championship Winners|Nigeria|First}}
{{winners|fbw|1991 Women's African Football Championship winners|Nigeria|First}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://rsssf.com/tablesa/afr-women91.html Results] at RSSSF.com
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-women91.html Tournament profile] at [[RSSSF]]


{{CAF Women's Championship}}
{{CAF Women's Championship}}
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{{FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 Qualifiers}}
{{FIFA Women's World Cup 1991 Qualifiers}}


[[Category:1991 in women's football|CAF]]
[[Category:1991 in women's association football]]
[[Category:African Women's Championship]]
[[Category:Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments]]
[[Category:1991 in African football|Women]]
[[Category:1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification]]
[[Category:1991 in African football]]

Latest revision as of 15:07, 5 November 2024

1991 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 30 June
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
1995 →

The 1991 African Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the currently-named Women's Africa Cup of Nations, invoked to determine CAF's single qualifier for the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup that year. Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the final to win its first title and earn qualification.

Eight teams were originally scheduled to play in the tournament, but four of them withdrew, with Cameroon reaching the final on two walkovers.

Participating teams

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The eight participating teams were:

The teams who withdrew in italics.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
  Nigeria527
 
 
 
 Ghana 11 2
 
  Nigeria347
 
 
 
 Guinea 00 0
 
  Guinea (w/o) 
 
 
 
 Senegal
 
  Nigeria246
 
 
 
 Cameroon 00 0
 
  Zambia (w/o) 
 
 
 
 Zimbabwe
 
  Zambia
 
 
 
 Cameroon (w/o)  
 
  Cameroon (w/o) 
 
 
 Congo
 

Final Tournament

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  7–2  Ghana 5–1 2–1
Guinea  w/o  Senegal — —
Zambia  w/o  Zimbabwe — —
Cameroon  w/o  Congo — —
Nigeria 5–1 Ghana
Attendance: 55,000
Ghana 1–2 Nigeria
Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.
Guinea w/o Senegal
Senegal withdrew, Guinea advanced.
Zambia w/o Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced.
Cameroon w/o Congo
Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced.

Semifinals

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Nigeria 3–0 Guinea
Guinea 0–4 Nigeria
Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon w/o Zambia
Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced.

Final

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Nigeria 2–0 Cameroon
Cameroon 0–4 Nigeria
Attendance: 30,000
Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Awards

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 1991 Women's African Football Championship winners 

Nigeria
First title
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