2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine de football 2016 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |
 Cameroon
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| Dates | 19 November – 3 December 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (10th title)
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| Runners-up |
Cameroon
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| Third place |
 Ghana
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| Fourth place |
 South Africa
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Asisat Oshoala (6 goals)
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| Best player |
Gabrielle Onguéné
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| Fair play award |
Cameroon
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The 2016 Women Africa Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Cameroon between 19 November and 3 December 2016. The initial dates were 8–22 October 2016, but were changed due to weather considerations. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Women's Championship to the Africa Women Cup of Nations, similar to the men's version, Africa Cup of Nations.
Cameroon qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from March to April 2016.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Mali replaced Equatorial Guinea after they were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.
The tournament was held in Yaoundé and Limbe.
Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.
The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 18 September 2016, 16:00 UTC+1, at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaoundé. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. For the draw, the hosts Cameroon were seeded in position A1 and the defending champions Nigeria were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were seeded based on their results in the three most recent final tournaments.
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
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