Football at the 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Nigeria |
| City | Abuja |
| Dates | 3–16 October 2003 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
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The 2003 All-Africa Games football – Women's tournament was the 1st edition of the African Games men's football tournament for women. The football tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria between 3–16 October 2003 as part of the 2003 All-Africa Games. It was played by players under the age of 23. Nigeria won the final against South Africa.[1][2][3]
Participating teams
No qualifying took part, but teams were invited.[4] Nigeria and Ghana were seeded and put in different groups.[5] Ghana then withdraw on short notice and were to be replaced by Nigeria's A national team, but that was withdrawn later too, due to lack of funding from the Nigerian FA.[6] DR Congo then took part at a last minute replacement.
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Squads
Final tournament
All times given as local time (UTC+1)
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 |
| Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
 Zimbabwe
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Ethiopia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 |
| Mali
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 DR Congo
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 |
 Algeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| South Africa | 2–0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 October – Lagos | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 16 October – Abuja | ||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| 12 October – Kaduna | ||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 October – Kaduna | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
| Nigeria | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Igbojionu  85' |
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nigeria (H)
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 | 15 | Gold Medal |
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South Africa
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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Cameroon
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Mali
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | DR Congo
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Algeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | |
| 8 | Ethiopia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "Sports". english.cri.cn. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ HighBeam
- ^ "EN féminine : Algérie 2 - RD du Congo 5".
- ^ Tendai Ndemera (25 April 2003). "Africa: Mighty Warriors Invited to All-Africa Games". allAfrica. Harare. The Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ "Okocha, Kanu to grace Abuja All-Africa Games soccer draw". www.panapress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ "All-Africa Games female soccer: Nigeria 5 Zimbabwe 0". panapress.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
External links
- 2003 All-Africa Games – Women's tournament - rsssf.com
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