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) |
← 2003 2011 → | |
Qualification
editAlgeria (hosts), Nigeria and Ghana qualified automatically. Cameroon and Mozambique withdrew. Teams that qualified for the tournament were:
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Zone I | Algeria (hosts)
|
| Zone II |  Senegal
|
| Zone III | Ghana
|
| Zone IV |  Cameroon (withdrew)
|
| Zone V | no team |
| Zone VI |  Mozambique (withdrew)
|
| South Africa
| |
| Zone VII | no team |
Final tournament
editAll 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
editGroup A consisted of Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| South Africa
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
 Ethiopia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
editGroup B consisted of Algeria, Ghana and Senegal.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Algeria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 |
| Senegal
|
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
editThird-place match
editFinal
edit| Nigeria | 4–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Final ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 | Gold Medal |
|
South Africa
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Silver Medal |
|
Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Algeria (H)
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Ethiopia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Senegal
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nigeria and SA in women's final". 18 July 2007.
- ^ "Sortie ratée de la sélection Algérienne".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
edit- 2007 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament at rsssf.com
- BBC.com - results
- Football (Tournoi, Dames) - Le Midi Libre