1991 African Women's Championship

Inaugural edition of WAFCON African Women's Championship 1991 16 February – 30 June 8 NGA 1 CMR 6 22 1995 The 1991 African Women's Championship was the inaugural edition of the currently-named Women's Africa Cup of Nations, invoked to determine CAF's single qualifier for the inaugural edition of the FIFA Women's World Cup that year. Nigeria defeated Cameroon in the final to win its first title and earn qualification. Eight teams were originally scheduled to play in the tournament, but four of them withdrew, with Cameroon reaching the final on two walkovers. Participating teams The eight participating teams were: 22em CMR CGO 1970 GHA GUI NGA SEN ZAM 1964 ZIM The teams who withdrew in italics. Bracket main 3 high 2+sum NGA 5 2 GHA 1 1 GUI (w/o)   SEN ZAM 1964 (w/o)   ZIM CMR (w/o)   CGO 1970 NGA 3 4 GUI 0 0 ZAM 1964 CMR (w/o)   NGA 2 4 CMR 0 0 Final Tournament First round NGA 7–2 GHA 5–1 2–1 GUI w/o SEN — — ZAM 1964 w/o ZIM — — CMR w/o CGO 1970 — — |} February 16, 1991 NGA 5–1 GHA National Stadium, Lagos 55,000 March 3, 1991 GHA 1–2 NGA Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate. GUI w/o SEN Senegal withdrew, Guinea advanced. ZAM 1964 w/o ZIM Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced. CMR w/o CGO 1970 Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced. Semifinals NGA 7–0 GUI 3–0 4–0 CMR w/o ZAM 1964 — — |} May 4, 1991 NGA 3–0 GUI National Stadium, Lagos May 19, 1991 GUI 0–4 NGA Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate. CMR w/o ZAM 1964 Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced. Final June 15, 1991 NGA 2–0 CMR National Stadium, Lagos June 30, 1991 CMR 0–4 NGA Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé 30,000 Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. Awards fbw 1991 African Women's Championship winners Nigeria First Qualified team for FIFA Women's World Cup Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Women's World Cup1 NGA 1991 06 30 1 dmy 0 (Debut) External links Tournament profile at RSSSF 1991 Championship Category:1991 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Category:February 1991 sports events in Africa Category:March 1991 sports events in Africa Category:May 1991 sports events in Africa Category:June 1991 sports events in Africa