1991 African Women's Championship

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.

1991 African Women's Championship
Tournament details
Dates16 February – 30 June
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored22 (3.67 per match)
1995

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

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The eight participating teams were:

The teams who withdrew in italics.

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                
 
 
 
 
  Nigeria527
 
 
 
  Ghana 11 2
 
  Nigeria347
 
 
 
  Guinea 00 0
 
  Guinea (w/o) 
 
 
 
  Senegal
 
  Nigeria246
 
 
 
  Cameroon 00 0
 
  Zambia (w/o) 
 
 
 
  Zimbabwe
 
  Zambia
 
 
 
  Cameroon (w/o)  
 
  Cameroon (w/o) 
 
 
  Congo
 

Final Tournament

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria   7–2   Ghana 5–1 2–1
Guinea   w/o   Senegal
Zambia   w/o   Zimbabwe
Cameroon   w/o   Congo
Nigeria  5–1  Ghana
Attendance: 55,000
Ghana  1–2  Nigeria
Nigeria won 7–2 on aggregate.

Guinea  w/o  Senegal
Senegal withdrew, Guinea advanced.

Zambia  w/o  Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe withdrew, Zambia advanced.

Cameroon  w/o  Congo
Congo withdrew, Cameroon advanced.

Semifinals

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Nigeria  3–0  Guinea
Guinea  0–4  Nigeria
Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.

Cameroon  w/o  Zambia
Zambia withdrew, Cameroon advanced.

Final

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Nigeria  2–0  Cameroon
Cameroon  0–4  Nigeria
Attendance: 30,000
Nigeria won 6–0 on aggregate and also qualified for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Awards

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 1991 Women's African Football Championship winners 
 
Nigeria
First title
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