2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations will be played from 4 to 10 July 2022. The group was made up of Nigeria, South Africa, debutants Burundi and Botswana.^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Federation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings^[2]
Draw position	Team	Pot	Federation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings^[2]	C1	Nigeria	Seed	WAFU	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification winner	23 February 2022	14th	2018	Champions (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)	39
C2	South Africa	1	COSAFA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification winner	23 February 2022	13th	2018	Runners-up (1995, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2018)	58
C3	Burundi	1	CECAFA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification winner	21 February 2022	1st	—	Debut	169
C4	Botswana	1	COSAFA	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification winner	23 February 2022	1st	—	Debut	152

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	3	0	6	2	+4	9	Knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	1	7	2	+5	6
3	Botswana	3	1	2	4	5	−1	3
4	Burundi	3	0	3	3	11	−8	0

Source: CAF (archived)
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Nigeria vs South Africa

4 July 2022

18:00

Nigeria	1–2	South Africa
Ajibade 90+2'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Seoposenwe 61' Magaia 63'

Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Nigeria

Team stats
Nigeria	Statistic	South Africa
13	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	2
43%	Possession	57%
271	Passes	350
68%	Pass accuracy	73%
13	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corners	7

South Africa


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	1	Tochukwu Oluehi
RB	20	Michelle Alozie	44'
CB	5	Onome Ebi
CB	3	Osinachi Ohale
LB	4	Ashleigh Plumptre
DM	18	Halimatu Ayinde
CM	10	Rita Chikwelu	70'
CM	15	Rasheedat Ajibade
RF	7	Toni Payne
CF	8	Asisat Oshoala	82'
LF	9	Ifeoma Onumonu	82'
Substitutions:
FW	17	Francisca Ordega	82'
FW	14	Vivian Ikechukwu	70'
FW	6	Uchenna Kanu	82'
Manager:
Randy Waldrum


Formation: 4–4–2
GK	16	Andile Dlamini
RB	2	Lebogang Ramalepe
CB	13	Bambanani Mbane
CB	4	Noko Matlou
LB	18	Sibulele Holweni	79'
RM	9	Noxolo Cesane
CM	15	Refiloe Jane
CM	10	Linda Motlhalo
LM	8	Hildah Magaia	69'
CF	11	Thembi Kgatlana	90'
CF	12	Jermaine Seoposenwe
Substitutions:
MF	20	Robyn Moodaly	90'
DF	3	Bongeka Gamede	79'
MF	22	Amogelang Motau	69'
Manager:
Desiree Ellis

Burundi vs Botswana

4 July 2022

21:00

Burundi	2–4	Botswana
Niyonkuru 52', 81'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Dithebe 43' Radiakanyo 47' Tholakele 55', 60'

Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

Referee: Mame Faye (Senegal)

Burundi

Team stats
Burundi	Statistic	Botswana
14	Shots	14
7	Shots on target	5
49%	Possession	51%
300	Passes	327
61%	Pass accuracy	60%
12	Fouls	24
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corners	3

Botswana


Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK	16	Jeanine Irakoze
RB	17	Nasra Nahimana
CB	6	Diane Irankunda
CB	25	Salha Nduwayo	11'
LB	20	Annociate Nshimirimana	63'
CM	2	Charlotte Irankunda
CM	18	Joëlle Bukuru
RW	7	Aniella Uwimana
AM	10	Falone Sumaili	43'
LW	11	Asha Djafari
CF	9	Sandrine Niyonkuru
Substitutions:
MF	15	Cheilla Ineza	43'
Manager:
Gustave Niyonkuru


Formation: 4–4–2
GK	16	Sedilame Boseja
RB	14	Veronicah Mogotsi
CB	12	Bonang Otlhagile	79'
CB	4	Masego Montsho
LB	2	Kesegofetse Mochawe
RM	10	Lesego Radiakanyo	87'
CM	9	Mokgabo Thanda
CM	6	Golebaone Selebatso	79'
LM	13	Keitumetse Dithebe	80'
CF	18	Nondi Mahlasela	54' 87'
CF	7	Refilwe Tholakele
Substitutions:
MF	11	Thuto Ramafifi	80'
MF	21	Annah Sechane	90+3' 79'
DF	8	Lone Gaofetoge	79'
MF	15	Balotlhanyi Johannes	90' 87'
FW	19	Esalenna Galekhutle	87'
Manager:
Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang

South Africa vs Burundi

7 July 2022

18:00

South Africa	3–1	Burundi
Kgatlana 20' Motau 32' Motlhalo 54' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Uwimana 30'

Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

Referee: Shahenda El-Maghrabi (Egypt)

Botswana vs Nigeria

7 July 2022

21:00

Botswana	0–2	Nigeria
	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)	Onumonu 21' Ucheibe 48'

Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)

South Africa vs Botswana

10 July 2022

21:00

South Africa	1–0	Botswana
Majiya 80'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Nigeria vs Burundi

10 July 2022

21:00

Nigeria	4–0	Burundi
Ajibade 25' (pen.) Efih 28' Kanu 29', 46'	Report (FIFA) Report (CAF)

Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

Referee: Fatima El Ajjani (Morocco)

Discipline

Fair play points will be used as tiebreakers in the group if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied, or if teams had the same record in the ranking of third-placed teams. These are calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:^[3]

first yellow card: plus 1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): plus 3 points;
direct red card: plus 4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: plus 5 points;

Team	Match 1	Match 2		Match 3	Points
Team					Points
Nigeria	1			2	–3
South Africa		1			–1
Botswana	3	3		2	–8
Burundi	2	1	1	2	–9

Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

^ "SuperSport".
^ "FIFA Women's World Ranking (CAF - June 2021)".
^ "Regulations of CAF" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

External links

[1] "SuperSport".

[2] "FIFA Women's World Ranking (CAF - June 2021)".

[3] "Regulations of CAF" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

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