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Football at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

The 2023 African Games women's football tournament is the 6th edition of the African Games women's football tournament. The women's football tournament was held as part of the 2023 African Games between 8 and 21 March 2024. Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament.[1]

2023 African Games
women's football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
CityAccra
Dates8–21 March 2024
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored31 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Tracey Twum (3 goals)
← 2019
2027 →
Main article: Football at the 2023 African Games

Schedule

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P Group stage ½ Semifinals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon 12 Tue 13 Wed 14 Thu 15 Fri 16 Sat 17 Sun 18 Mon 19 Tue 20 Wed 21 Thu
G G G G G G ½ B F

Qualification

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Main article: 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

As per the decision of CAF Executive Committee was as below, the eight teams who reached the fourth round of the 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification are qualified to the Final Tournament.

Means of qualification Venue(s) Dates Qualified
2022 African U-20 W-WC qualification 4th round Home/away 12 December 2021   Morocco
17 December 2021   Ethiopia
  Nigeria
  Uganda
18 December 2021   Cameroon
  Ghana
  Senegal
  Tanzania
Total 8 teams

Venues

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1 stadium were allocated to host the matches.

Cape Coast
Cape Coast Sports Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
 

Squads

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Main article: Football at the 2023 African Games – Women's team squads

Match officials

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Group stage

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All match times are local, WAT (UTC).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ghana (H) 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Semifinals
2   Uganda 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
3   Tanzania 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4   Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: results.accra2023ag.com
(H) Hosts
Tanzania  1–1  Uganda
  • Mnunka   89'
 Report
Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast)
Ghana  1–0  Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Cynthia Ngakosso (Congo)
Uganda  2–0  Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)
Ghana  2–1  Tanzania
 Report
Referee: Noura Samir (Egypt)
Ethiopia  1–1  Tanzania
 Report
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Uganda  1–1  Ghana
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Referee: Seonyatseng Joyce Tshephe (Botswana)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Nigeria 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6 Semifinals
2   Senegal 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 3
3   Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: results.accra2023ag.com
Nigeria  2–0  Morocco
 Report
Referee: Raya Sisai (Ethiopia)
Nigeria  4–0  Senegal
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Referee: Rachel Nzigire (Central African Republic)
Morocco  0–4  Senegal
Report

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
18 March – Cape Coast
 
 
  Ghana3
 
21 March – Cape Coast
 
  Senegal1
 
  Ghana (a.e.t.)2
 
18 March – Cape Coast
 
  Nigeria1
 
  Nigeria2
 
 
  Uganda0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
21 March – Cape Coast
 
 
  Senegal0 (5)
 
 
  Uganda (p)0 (6)

Semi-finals

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Ghana  3–1  Senegal
 Report
Referee: Rachel Nzigire (Central African Republic)
Nigeria  2–0  Uganda
 Report
Referee: Noura Samir (Egypt)

Bronze medal match

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Senegal  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Uganda
Report
Penalties
Kandé  
Badio  
Ndiaye  
Sané  
Diallo  
Casset  
Bassene  		 5–6   C. Nagadya
  Nalugya
  Lwalisa
  Nankwanga
  Wujja
  Kanyago
  Najjuma
Referee: Seonyatseng Joyce Tshephe (Botswana)

Gold medal match

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Ghana  2–1 (a.e.t.)Nigeria  
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 31 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
    Ghana (H) 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 13 Gold Medal
    Nigeria 4 3 0 1 10 1 +9 9 Silver Medal
    Uganda 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 6 Bronze Medal
4   Senegal 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4 Fourth place
5   Tanzania 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2 Eliminated in
group stage
6   Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
7   Morocco 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: Medals Standings
(H) Hosts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF Announces African Games Teams". Daily Guide Network. Redaction. 26 January 2024.
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