The 2007 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 2nd edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria in July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games. Six teams took part. The final was a repeat of the first one four years ago.[1] Nigeria again beat South Africa.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Algeria |
| City | Algiers |
| Dates | July 2007 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place | Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) |
Qualification edit
Algeria (hosts), Nigeria and Ghana qualified automatically. Cameroon and Mozambique withdrew. Teams that qualified for the tournament were:
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Zone I | Algeria (hosts)
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| Zone II |  Senegal
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| Zone III | Ghana
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| Zone IV |  Cameroon (withdrew)
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| Zone V | no team |
| Zone VI |  Mozambique (withdrew)
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| South Africa
| |
| Zone VII | no team |
Final tournament edit
All times given as local time (UTC+1)
The top two teams advanced. Ethiopia and Senegal were eliminated.[3]
Group stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A edit
Group A consisted of Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| South Africa
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Ethiopia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
Group B consisted of Algeria, Ghana and Senegal.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Algeria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Senegal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Nigeria | 5 | |||||
| 22 July – Zéralda | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 4 | |||||
| 21 July – Algiers | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 July – Algiers | ||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||
Semifinals edit
Third-place match edit
Final edit
| Nigeria | 4–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Final ranking edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 | Gold Medal |
|
South Africa
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Silver Medal |
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Ghana
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Algeria (H)
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Ethiopia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Senegal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament at rsssf.com
- BBC.com - results
- Football (Tournoi, Dames) - Le Midi Libre