Women's Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
This article concerns the records and statistics of the association football tournament known as the African Women's Championship until 2016 and the Women's Africa Cup of Nations thereafter.
Teams reaching the semi-finals/top four
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Total top four |
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Nigeria | 11 (1991, 1995, 1998*, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006*, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | – | 1 (2008) | 2 (2012, 2022) | 14 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2 (2008*, 2012*) | 1 (2010) | – | – | 3 |
South Africa | 1 (2022) | 5 (1995, 2000*, 2008, 2012, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2010*) | 3 (2002, 2014, 2016) | 11 |
Cameroon | – | 4 (1991, 2004, 2014, 2016*) | 3 (2002, 2012, 2018) | 4 (1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 11 |
Ghana | – | 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) | 4 (1995**, 2000, 2004, 2016) | – | 7 |
Morocco | – | 1 (2022*) | – | – | 1 |
Guinea | – | – | 1 (1991**) | – | 1 |
Angola | – | – | 1 (1995**) | – | 1 |
DR Congo | – | – | 1 (1998) | – | 1 |
Ivory Coast | – | – | 1 (2014) | – | 1 |
Zambia | – | – | 1 (2022) | – | 1 |
Zimbabwe | – | – | – | 1 (2000) | 1 |
Ethiopia | – | – | – | 1 (2004) | 1 |
Mali | – | – | – | 1 (2018) | 1 |
- * hosts
- ** losing semi-finals
Summary (1991–2022)
Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Nigeria | 14 | 73 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 223 | 32 | +191 | 180 |
2 | South Africa | 13 | 62 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 102 | 83 | +19 | 101 |
3 | Cameroon | 13 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 73 | 83 | -10 | 86 |
4 | Ghana | 12 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 74 |
5 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 |
6 | Morocco | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 17 |
7 | Mali | 7 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 17 |
8 | Zambia | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
9 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 11 |
10 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
11 | DR Congo | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 9 |
12 | Senegal | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
13 | Ethiopia | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 7 |
14 | Algeria | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 7 |
15 | Uganda | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
16 | Tunisia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
17 | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
18 | Namibia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
19 | Angola | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
20 | Congo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
21 | Egypt | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 3 |
22 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
23 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
24 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Tanzania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
26 | Réunion | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
27 | Guinea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
28 | Burundi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 |
29 | Kenya | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
30 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Top scorers (Golden boot) by year
Player | Country | Tournament edition | Number of goals | Ref |
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Nkiru Okosieme | Nigeria | 1998 | 3 goals | |
Mercy Akide | 2000 | 7 goals | ||
Perpetua Nkwocha | 2002 | 4 goals | ||
2004 | 9 goals | |||
2006 | 7 goals | |||
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Equatorial Guinea | 2008 | 6 goals | [1] |
Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2010 | 11 goals | |
Genoveva Añonman | Equatorial Guinea | 2012 | 6 goals | |
Desire Oparanozie | Nigeria | 2014 | 5 goals | [2] |
Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | 2016 | 6 goals | |
Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa | 2018 | 5 goals | [3] |
2022 | 3 goals |
Best player (Golden ball) by year
Player | Country | Edition | Ref |
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1998 | |||
2000 | |||
2002 | |||
Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2004 | [4] |
Portia Modise | South Africa | 2006 | [5] |
Alice Noko Matlou | Equatorial Guinea | 2008 | [1] |
Stella Mbachu | Nigeria | 2010 | |
Genoveva Añonman | Equatorial Guinea | 2012 | |
Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | 2014 | [6] |
Gabrielle Onguéné | Cameroon | 2016 | [7] |
Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa | 2018 | |
Ghizlane Chebbak | Morocco | 2022 |
Hat-tricks
- Veronica Phewa from South Africa scored the first-ever hat-trick in the tournament's history in her side's group-stage win over Zimbabwe at the 2002 edition.
- Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha]] (in the final of the 2004 edition) and Asisat Oshoala (in 2016) are the only players to score 4 goals in match at an edition of the tournament.
- Nigeria (6) is the leading hat-trick scoring team at the tournament, with Perpetua Nkwocha (4) accounting for 80% of them.
- Cameroon has conceded the most hat-tricks (4) in the tournament as of the 2022 edition.
No. | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Team | Final score | Opponent | Edition | Round | Date |
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1. | Veronica Phewa | 3 | 27', 33', 61' | South Africa | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | 2002 | Group stage | 14 December 2002 |
2. | Perpetua Nkwocha | 4 | 15', 35', 42', 60' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Cameroon | 2004 | Final | 3 October 2004 |
3. | Perpetua Nkwocha (2) | 3 | 45', 46', 54' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Cameroon | 2006 | Semi-finals | 7 November 2006 |
4. | Noko Matlou | 3 | 28', 47', 80' | South Africa | 3–0 | Cameroon | 2008 | Semi-finals | 25 November 2008 |
5. | Perpetua Nkwocha (3) | 3 | 15', 16', 42' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Mali | 2010 | Group stage | 1 November 2010 |
6. | Amanda Dlamini | 3 | 32', 76', 90' | South Africa | 4–0 | Mali | 2010 | Group stage | 7 November 2010 |
7. | Perpetua Nkwocha (4) | 3 | 54', 74', 81' | Nigeria | 5–1 | Cameroon | 2010 | Semi-finals | 11 November 2010 |
8. | Ines Nrehy | 3 | 1', 9', 68' | Ivory Coast | 5–0 | Ethiopia | 2012 | Group stage | 29 October 2012 |
9. | Genoveva Añonman | 3 | 25', 66', 73' | Equatorial Guinea | 6–0 | DR Congo | 2012 | Group stage | 31 October 2012 |
10. | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | 3 | 10', 48', 57' | South Africa | 4–1 | DR Congo | 2012 | Group stage | 3 November 2012 |
11. | Asisat Oshoala | 4 | 40', 64', 69', 78' | Nigeria | 6–0 | Mali | 2016 | Group stage | 20 November 2016 |
12. | Asisat Oshoala (2) | 3 | 13', 22', 44' | Nigeria | 6–0 | Equatorial Guinea | 2018 | Group stage | 24 November 2018 |
See also
- African Footballer of the Year
- African Women's Footballer of the Year
- List of hat-tricks
- List of Africa Cup of Nations hat-tricks
- List of sport awards
- List of sports awards honoring women
References
- ^ a b "Banyana striker crowned Woman Footballer of the Year". Mail & Guardian. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Oshoala, Oparanozie claim individual honours". CAFOnline.com. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
With five goals, Oparanozie received the 'Scorpion Zinc' [Top Scorer] award for scoring the most goals at the two-week championship...
- ^ "Kgatlana named TOTAL Woman of the Competition". CAFOnline.com. 2 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ Molinaro, John F. (15 June 2011). "Star bio: Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha". CBC Sports. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "Portia Modise: Centurion in numbers". SuperSport. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Double delight for Oshoala". CAFOnline.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Anchunda, Benly. "2016 Women AFCON: Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene voted best player of the competition". CRTV. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.