2020 UNIFFAC Women's Cup

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2020 UNIFFAC Women's Cup
Torneo Femenino UNIFFAC 2020
Tournament details
Host countryEquatorial Guinea
CityEbibeyin
Mongomo
Dates18 – 28 February
Teams5 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Equatorial Guinea (1st title)
Runners-up DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored28 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Equatorial Guinea Salomé Nke
(4 goals)[1]
Best player(s)Equatorial Guinea Celestina Manga[1]
TBD →

The 2020 UNIFFAC Women's Tournament (Spanish: Torneo Femenino UNIFFAC 2020) is the inaugural edition of the UNIFFAC Women's Cup, an international women's football tournament contested by the women's national association football teams of Central Africa organized by the Central African Football Federations' Union. The tournament took place in Equatorial Guinea from 18 to 28 February 2023.[2]

Host Equatorial Guinea claimed the inaugural title after defeating DR Congo 4–2 on penalties in the final.[3]

Participants[edit]

A total of 5 out of 8 UNIFFAC members confirmed their participation in the tournament.

Team Appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking
December 2019
 Central African Republic 1st Debut
NR
 Chad 1st Debut
NR
 DR Congo 1st Debut
108
 Equatorial Guinea 1st Debut
71
 Gabon 1st Debut
126
Did not enter

Venues[edit]

Ebibeyin Mongomo
Estadio de Ebibeyin Estadio de Mongomo
Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 13.750

Squads[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

All times are local, CAT (UTC+1)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 4 2 2 0 9 3 +6 8 Advance to Final
2  Equatorial Guinea (H) 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
3  Gabon 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1 3
4  Chad 4 0 3 1 5 7 −2 3
5  Central African Republic 4 0 2 2 2 9 −7 2
Source: FastScore
(H) Hosts

Gabon 1–1 Central African Republic
Mazaly 78' Report (FEGAFOOT) Yamale 61' (pen.)
Equatorial Guinea 1–1 DR Congo

DR Congo 4–0 Central African Republic
Chad 2–2 Gabon

DR Congo 4–2 Chad
Report

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Chad

Final[edit]

Having secured the top positions in the Group Stage, DR Congo and Equatorial Guinea faced off in the final of the inaugural edition.[6]

DR Congo 0–0 Equatorial Guinea
Penalties
2–4

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 28 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.55 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking[edit]

R Team Pts. P W D L GF GA GD
1  Equatorial Guinea 9 5 2 3 0 8 4 +4
2  DR Congo 9 5 2 3 0 9 3 +6
3  Gabon 3 4 0 3 1 4 5 −1
4  Chad 3 4 0 3 1 5 7 −2
5  Central African Republic 2 4 0 2 2 2 9 −7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "UNIFFAC Women's championship The best "Frensh"". 28 February 2020.
  2. ^ "first ever UNIFFAC Women's championship "Frensh"".
  3. ^ "Equatorial Guinea wins first ever UNIFFAC Women's championship".
  4. ^ "LES LÉOPARDS DAMES AU TOURNOI DE l'UNIFFAC EN GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE | Fédération Congolaise de Football Association - Site Officiel". 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Football féminin : Début du Tournoi de l'UNIFFAC « Guinée Equatoriale 2020 »". 19 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Torneo femenino UNIFFAC: el Nzalang y las Leopardas jugarán la final". feguifut.org (in Spanish). Equatoguinean Football Federation. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2024.