(Redirected from 1991 Women's African Football Championship)
Inaugural edition of WAFCON
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16 February – 30 June |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 22 (3.67 per match) |
1995 → |
International football competition
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※
The eight participating teams were:
The teams who withdrew in italics.
Bracket※
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Final Tournament※
First round※
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() |
7–2 | ![]() |
5–1 | 2–1 |
Guinea ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Zambia ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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Cameroon ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
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- Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.
- Senegal withdrew, Guinea advanced.
- Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced.
- Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced.
Semifinals※
- Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.
- Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced.
Final※
- Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Awards※
1991 Women's African Football Championship winners |
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![]() Nigeria First title |