The CONMEBOL–CAF play-off of the 2008 Women's Olympic Football Tournament qualification competition was a single-legged knockout match that decided one spot in the Olympic football tournament in China. The play-off was contested by the runners-up from CONMEBOL, Brazil, and the runners-up from CAF, Ghana. Brazil won the match 5–1 to qualify for their fourth successive Olympic football tournament.
Qualified teams Confederation Placement Team CONMEBOL 2006 South American Women's Football Championship 2nd place CAF 2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament 2nd place
Summary The play-off took place on 19 April 2008 in a single, one-off match at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China (a neutral venue).
Match
GK 1 BárbaraDF 3 AlineDF 4 TâniaDF 5 Renata CostaDF 6 RosanaMF 7 DanielaMF 8 FormigaMF 9 MayconMF 14EsterFW 10MartaFW 11Cristiane Substitutions:GK 12MaravilhaDF 2 DanielleDF 13MônicaMF 15MaurineMF 17FrancielleFW 16Grazielle FW 18FabianaSubstitutes:Jorge Barcellos GK 16Memunatu SulemanaDF 2 Aminatu IbrahimDF 12Olivia AmoakoDF 13Yaa AvoeDF 17Portia BoakyeMF 6 Florence OkoeMF 10Adjoa Bayor FW 7 Safia Abdul Rahman FW 9 Diana Ankomah FW 11Gloria ForiwaFW 18Anita AmankwaSubstitutes:GK 1 Gladys QuansahDF 3 Ama SaabiDF 5 Patience KpobiMF 4 Doreen Awuah MF 8 Sheila Okai MF 14Leticia Zikpi FW 15Silla OwusuManager:Abdul Mumuni Gamel
Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
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References
External links Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 – Women, FIFA.com Brazil squad Ghana squad