Football at the 2019 African Games – Women's tournament

The 2019 African Games women's football tournament was the 5th edition of the African Games women's football tournament. The women's football tournament was held as part of the 2019 African Games between 17–29 August 2019.[1] Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament. Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the final on penalties to win the tournament.[2][3] Morocco defeated Algeria to win the bronze medal.[4]

2019 African Games
women's football tournament
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Dates17–29 August 2019
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Algeria
Main article: Football at the 2019 African Games

Zambia had to withdraw from the competition due to issues with visa letters.[5]

Teams

CAF selected representative teams from nations that had participated in the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

Group Stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Advance to semi-final
2  Algeria 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Equatorial Guinea 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
4  Mali 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
(H) Host
Morocco 3–2 Algeria
  • Mouadni 29', 59'
  • Stiten 84'
  • Bensenouci 49'
  • Bekhti 52'
Mali Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Algeria 1–0 Mali
Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Morocco
  • Stiten 60'
  • Mouadni 61'
Algeria 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
Stade Académie Mohammed VI
Morocco 4–1 Mali

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 4 Advance to semi-final
2  Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  South Africa 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
4  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on unknown. Source:
Cameroon v Zambia
Zambia withdrew
Stade Académie Mohammed VI
South Africa 0–3 Nigeria
Stade des Chênes
Zambia v South Africa
Zambia withdrew
Stade Académie Mohammed VI
Nigeria 1–1 Cameroon
Stade Académie Mohammed VI
Cameroon 1–0 South Africa
Stade Académie Mohammed VI
Zambia v Nigeria
Zambia withdrew

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Nigeria 3–0 Algeria
Morocco 1–3 Cameroon

Third-place playoff
Morocco 2–1 Algeria
Report
Stade des Chênes, Salé
Referee: Chancelle Ngakosso (Congo)

Final
Nigeria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Penalties
3–2

References
  1. "Fixtures of the AAG W Morocco 2019" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  2. Etchells, Daniel (29 August 2019). "Nigeria beat Cameroon on penalties in women's football final at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "African Games 2019: Falconets beat Cameroon to win gold". BBC Sport (in Nigerian Pidgin). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Morocco pip Algeria to historic bronze". CAF Online. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. Pavitt, Michael (23 August 2019). "Zambia Football Association claim visa delays led to women's team withdrawing from African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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