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. Qualification 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. Qualified teams Squads Group stage 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: Points in head-to-head matches between tied teams Goal difference in head-to-head matches between tied teams Goals scored in head-to-head matches between tied teams Goal difference in all group matches Goals scored in all group matches Fair play conduct Drawing of lots All times are WAT (UTC+1) Group A Group B Knockout stages Knockout Map All times are WAT (UTC+1) Semifinals Third place play-off Final Goalscorers 6 goals Genoveva Añonma 5 goals Gloria Chinasa 4 goals Ines Nrehy Andisiwe Mgcoyi 3 goals Jade Boho 2 goals Adrienne Iven Adriana Aparecida Costa Stella Mbachu Perpetua Nkwocha 1 goal Jeanine Alexise Gnago Ange N'Guessan Josée Nahi Christine Manie Gabrielle Onguéné Gaëlle Enganamouit Francine Zouga Lucie Mengi Nona Jolie Tutzolana Jumária Barbosa de Santana Ogonna Chukwudi Ngozi Ebere Martina Ohadugha Esther Sunday Leandra Smeda Janine van Wyk Own goal Bwadi Mwalutshe (playing against Equatorial Guinea) References and notes External links BBC ;Results & Fixtures Results at soccerway.com Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments Women International association football competitions hosted by Equatorial Guinea CAF