Host country Nigeria Champions Nigeria (7th title) | Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Runners-up Ghana | |
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Dates 28 October – 11 November 2006 Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2006 Women's African Football Championship was originally scheduled to be held in Gabon, but due to "organisational reasons" Gabon withdrew from hosting the competition. Nigeria took over hosting rights, hosted the final tournament between October 28 and November 11, and won the tournament after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final. South Africa's Portia Modise was named Player of the Championship.
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Qualifying Tournament
Eight teams make it through to the main tournament in Nigeria, and the teams played in a single-elimination tournament until eight teams remained for the finals.
First round
Winners, in bold, progressed to the second round. Matches were played on 11 March and 12 March 2006 (1st leg), and 25 March and 26 March 2006 (2nd leg).
Second round
Matches took place on 23 July and 6 August. The winners qualified for the final tournament in Nigeria, which took place from October 28 to November 11.
First round
The finals took place in Warri at Warri Township Stadium. There was two groups, A and B, with a semi-finals and finals.
Group A
Equatorial Guinea arrived at Murtala Mohammed Airport in a private chartered plane, which did not have clearance to land. The players were not allowed to disembark for three hours, and despite organising officials trying to remedy the situation, the Equatorial Guinea players apparently left for home, unhappy with the treatment they received by airport officials. However, their first match went ahead on time.
Final match
25,000 people watched the match, which was described by the BBC as "a drab encounter". Both teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.