Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 11 – 25 November |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (4th title) |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third place | Ghana |
Fourth place | Zimbabwe |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 60 (3.75 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Mercy Akide (7 goals) |
The 2000 African Women's Championship was the fourth staging of the CAF Women's Championship, the women's football championship in Africa (CAF). The tournament took place in South Africa. Just like in 1998, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Nigeria won the tournament for the fourth time, beating South Africa in the final 2–0, which was abandoned at the 73rd minute.
South Africa as hosts and Nigeria as title holders were qualified automatically. All other teams had to enter qualifying.
First leg in 29–30 July, Second leg in 11–13 August: