2012 African Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 28 October – 11 November 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Equatorial Guinea (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |
 South Africa
|
| Third place |
 Cameroon
|
| Fourth place |
 Nigeria
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 47 (2.94 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Genoveva Añonma (6 goals) |
The 2012 African Women's Championship was a football competition, which was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The final tournament was held in from 28 October to 11 November in Equatorial Guinea.
A total of 24 national teams entered qualification which was held over two rounds. In the preliminary round, 20 nations were drawn in pairs. The ten winners joined the four semifinalists of the 2010 Women's African Football Championship in the first round, where the seven winners qualified for the finals.
The preliminary round was held on 13–15 January 2012 (first leg) and 27–29 January 2012 (second leg).
The first round was held on 25–27 May 2012 (first leg) and 15–17 June 2012 (second leg).
The seven first round winners will join the hosts in the finals. Equatorial Guinea was put in Group A as hosts, while Nigeria as winners of 2010 edition was put into Group B. The draw was held on 17 July 2012.
If two or more teams in the group stage are tied on points tie-breakers are in order:
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