Host country Equatorial Guinea Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) | Dates 15–29 November 2008 Runners-up South Africa | |
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Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Champions Equatorial Guinea (1st title) | ||
The 2008 Women's African Football Championship is of 15–29 November 2008 in Equatorial Guinea. The central African country is the first time host of the tournament. Eight national teams played in group matches and then against each other.
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Qualification
A total of 22 national teams entered qualification. The qualification was in two rounds, with each match taking place over 2 legs. In the first round, the 16 lowest-ranked nations were drawn in pairs. The eight winners joined six other national teams in the 2nd round, where the seven winners together with the hosts qualified for the finals.
First round
Was played between 30 November and 16 December 2007. Cameroon, Congo-Kinshasa, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and South Africa had a bye to the second round.
Egypt, Burundi and Benin withdrew their matches.
Second round
Played between 24 February and 8 March 2008.
Participants
Therefore, the following eight teams will take part at the African Championship:
Tunisia and Congo will compete at the African Championship for the first time.
Awards
Equatorial Guinea's Genoveva Añonma was announced player of the tournament and also won the top scorer award with six goals.
Goalscorers
6 Goals Genoveva Añonma