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2002 African Women's Championship

5th edition of WAFCON

Field	Value
tourney_name	African Women's Championship
year	2002
dates	7 – 20 December
country	Nigeria
num_teams	8
confederations	1
venues	2
cities	2
champion_other
count	5
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches	16
goals	46
top_scorer
prevseason	[2000](2000-african-women-s-championship)
nextseason	[2004](2004-african-women-s-championship)

The 2002 African Women's Championship was the 5th edition of the biennial African women's association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. It took place in Nigeria between 7 and 20 December 2002.

This edition of the tournament also doubled as the African qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup. Nigeria beat Ghana 2–0 in the final to with their 5th title, although both were guaranteed qualification to that international tournament edition held in the United States.

Host selection

On 24 January 2001, the Botswana Football Association announced the submission of a hosting bid, but it was neither considered nor came to fruition by CAF.

CAF approached Nigeria at the 2002 African Cup of Nations in Mali for that tournament edition's hosting rights and got it on 19 March that year. Nigeria previously had the honor of hosting the tournament when it began full-scale in 1998.

Qualification

Main article: 2002 African Women's Championship qualification

Nigeria qualified automatically as both hosts and defending champions, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from August to October 2002.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

The seven winners of the final round qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Ethiopia and Mali made their first appearances in the tournament.

Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous tournament appearances
Hosts and defending champions	19 March 2002	4 ([1991](1991-african-women-s-championship), [1995](1995-african-women-s-championship), *[1998](1998-african-women-s-championship), [2000](2000-african-women-s-championship)*)
Winners against DR Congo	11 October 2002	1 ([1995](1995-african-women-s-championship))
Winners against Morocco	11 October 2002	Debut
Winners against Zambia	12 October 2002	3 ([1995](1995-african-women-s-championship), [1998](1998-african-women-s-championship), [2000](2000-african-women-s-championship))
Winners against Gabon	12 October 2002	3 ([1991](1991-african-women-s-championship), [1998](1998-african-women-s-championship), [2000](2000-african-women-s-championship))
Winners against Senegal	12 October 2002	4 ([1991](1991-african-women-s-championship), [1995](1995-african-women-s-championship), [1998](1998-african-women-s-championship), [2000](2000-african-women-s-championship))
Winners against Uganda	13 October 2002	Debut
Winners against Tanzania	13 October 2002	1 ([2000](2000-african-women-s-championship))

;Notes

Officials

The following referees were named for the tournament:

CMR Ondo Akono
CGO Chimane Nombauli
COD Mukulu Mbula
GHA Scholastica Tetteh
NGA Bola Abidoye
NGA Bolanle Sekiteri
TOG Xonam Agboyi
UGA Catherine Adipo

Format

The eight teams were divided into two groups of four teams, where the top two teams in each group advanced to the semi-finals. The finalists of this edition of the tournament qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

The teams were ranked according to the three points for a win standard.

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:

greater number of points in matches between tied teams
superior goal difference in matches between tied teams
greater number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
superior goal difference in all group matches
greater number of goals scored in all group matches
fair play criteria based on red and yellow cards received
drawing of lots

Group A

Akide

Dgajmah

Samake

Nkwocha Iweta Chiejine

Gyamfuah

Group B

Carelse

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.

Bracket

|17 December - Warri||3||2 |18 December - Warri||0||5 |20 December - Warri||0||2 |20 December - Warri||3||0

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{football box Gyamfuah Bayor Belemgoto

Chiejine Mbachu Nkwocha

Third place play-off

Final

The match was held up for about 5 minutes after fans pelted a lineswoman with sachets of water after Alberta Sackey had not been given offside (but missed the chance anyway).

Awards

Statistics

Team statistics

Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	5	4	0	1	15	2	+13	12
2	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	12
3	5	2	1	2	7	5	+2	7
4	5	2	1	2	6	11	–5	7
Eliminated in the group stage
5	3	0	2	1	2	3	–1	2
6	3	0	2	1	2	4	–2	2
7	3	0	1	2	3	9	–6	1
8	3	0	1	2	2	8	–6	1

Goalscorers

;4 goals

GHA Alberta Sackey
NGA Perpetua Nkwocha
RSA Veronica Phewa ;3 goals
NGA Mercy Akide
NGA Stella Mbachu ;2 goals
ETH Awasso Endegene-Leme
GHA Mavis Dgajmah
GHA Nana Gyamfuah
MLI Rokiatou Samake
NGA Ifenyichukwu Chiejine
ZIM Esther Zulu Talent ;1 goal
ANG Irene Gonçalves
ANG Jacinta Rios
CMR Antoinette Anounga
CMR Rolande Belemgoto
CMR Christelle Pokam
CMR Madeleine Ngono Mani
GHA Adjoa Bayor
MLI Maïchata Konaté
NGA Ekpo Effionwan
NGA Florence Iweta
NGA Olaitan Yusuf
RSA Antonia Carelse
RSA Lydia Monyepao ;Unknown goalscorers
: 3 additional goals

Qualified teams for the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

The teams below qualified to represent Africa at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup in the United States.

Team	Qualified on	Previous tournament appearances
	17 December 2002	1 ([1999](1999-fifa-women-s-world-cup))
	18 December 2002	3 ([1991](1991-fifa-women-s-world-cup), [1995](1995-fifa-women-s-world-cup), [1999](1999-fifa-women-s-world-cup))

Notes

References

(24 January 2001). "Botswana Bids to Host 2002 Africa Women's Soccer". allAfrica.
(19 March 2002). "Nigeria rescue women's CAN".
"Nigeria rescue women's CAN". BBC Sport.

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