2021 CAF Women's Champions League

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2021 CAF Women's Champions League
2021 CAF WCL (logo).png
The logo of the final tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Cairo
Dates Qualifying:
24 July – 25 August 2021
Main tournament:
5 – 19 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 33 (from 33 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Third place Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Fourth place Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu (5)
Best player(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu
Best goalkeeper Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini
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The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League , known as the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League for sponsorship purposes, [1] was the inaugural edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by CAF. It was held in Cairo, Egypt from 5 to 19 November 2021. [2]

Contents

Qualified teams

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Location of teams of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Red pog.svg Group A
Green pog.svg Group B

The qualification phases were made up of 6 sub-confederation qualification tournaments which began with those of UNAF for North Africa and West Africa's Zone A on 24 July 2021 and concluded on 8 September 2021. Qualification ended with the participating teams reduced to the final 8 which were made up of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations (WAFU is split into two zones), the host nation's league-winning team and, for this edition only, an additional team from the sub-confederation of the incumbent Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Wadi Degla (hosts)2021 Egyptian League champions [3] 1st
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco AS FAR [4] [5] UNAF qualification tournament 1st
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali AS Mandé WAFU A qualification tournament 1st
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Hasaacas Ladies WAFU B qualification tournament 1st
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Rivers Angels 1st
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings UNIFFAC qualification tournament 1st
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Vihiga Queens CECAFA qualification tournament 1st
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns COSAFA qualification tournament 1st

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on 29 September 2021 at 17:00 CAT (15:00 UTC). [6] The eight confirmed teams were put into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, Wadi Degla was allocated to position A1. [7]

Venues

This edition of the tournament was held in two venues in Cairo; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium.

Cairo
30 June Stadium Al Salam Stadium
Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 28,500
30 June Stadium Cairo.jpg Al Ahly Stadium.jpg

Match officials

The following sets of referees were chosen for the tournament; [8]

Referees

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Cameroon.svg Carine Atezambong Fomo
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Yara Atef Said Abdelfattah
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Mona Mahmoud Atallah Mostafa
  • Flag of Kenya.svg Mary Njoroge
  • Flag of Madagascar.svg Pélagie Lidwine Rakotozafinoro
  • Flag of Malawi.svg Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Flag of Mali.svg Fanta Idrissa Koné
  • Flag of Mauritius.svg Victoire Queency
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Soukaina Hamdi
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Fatiha Jermoumi
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Mimisen Agatha Iyorhe
  • Flag of Senegal.svg Adia Isseu Cissé
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Houda Affine
  • Flag of Zambia.svg Diana Chikotescha

Group stage

The group stage kick-off times were in Central Africa Time (CAT) (UTC+02:00). Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated travel restrictions, the matches were played behind closed doors.

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 321083+57Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 311154+14
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla (H)311156−14
4 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé 301227−51
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Wadi Degla Flag of Egypt.svg 3–1 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé
Report
  • Traoré Soccerball shade.svg32'
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Akhona Makhalima (South Africa)
Malabo Kings Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–3 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Wadi Degla Flag of Egypt.svg 0–3 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leticia Viana (Eswatini)
Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 3–0 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 2–2 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
AS Mandé Flag of Mali.svg 1–1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 321020+27Advance to Semi-finals
2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 311132+14
3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels 31024403
4 Flag of Kenya.svg Vihiga Queens 310225−33
Source: Soccerway
Vihiga Queens Flag of Kenya.svg 0–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 3–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Vihiga Queens Flag of Kenya.svg 2–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aissata Amadou Lam (Mauritania)
Rivers Angels Flag of Nigeria.svg 0–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Rivers Angels Flag of Nigeria.svg 4–0 Flag of Kenya.svg Vihiga Queens
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisisa)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maria Packuita Cynquela Rivet (Mauritius)

Knock-out phase

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
15 November – Cairo
 
 
 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 2
 
19 November – Cairo
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 1
 
 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 0
 
15 November – Cairo
 
 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 2
 
 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 0 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
18 November – Cairo
 
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 3
 
 
 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 1

Semi-finals

Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 2–1 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
  • Boaduwaa Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Badu Soccerball shade.svg76'
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 0–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Report
Penalties
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Mbane Soccerball shad check.svg
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Mthandi Soccerball shad check.svg
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Thusi Soccerball shad check.svg		5–4Soccerball shad check.svg Bella
Soccerball shad check.svg Bokoka
Soccerball shade cross.svg Nke
Soccerball shad check.svg Muriel Linda
Soccerball shad check.svg Baita
Soccerball shade cross.svg Fanta
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Third-place match

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 3–1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedume (Togo)

Final

Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 0–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)

Statistics

Top scorers

Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 5
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Stéphanie Gbogou Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 3
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Noha El Solh Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla 2
Flag of The Gambia.svg Fatumata Dukureh Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jasmin Zachwieja Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Flag of Ghana.svg Perpetual Agyekum Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Morocco.svg Ghizlane Chebbak Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Nigeria.svg Vivian Ikechukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Carol Carioca Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 1
Flag of Cameroon.svg Muriel Lynda Mendoua Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Grâce Balongo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Flag of Ghana.svg Doris Boaduwaa Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Ghana.svg Faustina Nyame Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Ghana.svg Veronica Appiah Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Kenya.svg Jentrix Shikangwa Flag of Kenya.svg Vihiga Queens
Flag of Kenya.svg Violet Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg Vihiga Queens
Flag of Mali.svg Awa Traoré Flag of Mali.svg Mandé
Flag of Mali.svg Bassira Touré Flag of Mali.svg Mandé
Flag of Morocco.svg Najat Badri Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima Tagnaout Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Nigeria.svg Oluwadamilola Iyabo Koku Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels
Flag of Nigeria.svg Gift Monday Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels
Flag of South Africa.svg Melinda Kgadiete Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of South Africa.svg Andisiwe Mgcoyi Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of South Africa.svg Chuene Morifi Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of South Africa.svg Zanele Nhlapho Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

Squad of the group stage

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the group stage: [9]

Best XI

Pos.PlayerTeam
GK Flag of South Africa.svg Asa Rabalao Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
DF Flag of South Africa.svg Bambanani Mbane Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of Ghana.svg Janet Egyir Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of South Africa.svg Zanele Nhlapho Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of Ghana.svg Perpetual Agyekum Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Grâce Mfwamba Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings
Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Morocco.svg Ghizlane Chhiri Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
FW Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima Tagnaout Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Guatemala.svg Jasmín Zachwieja Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla

Awards of the group stage

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the group stage: [9]

AwardPlayer/CoachTeam
Best Player Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Best Coach Flag of Ghana.svg Yusif Basigi Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies

Squad of the tournament

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of this edition of the tournament. [10]

Best XI

Pos.PlayerTeam
GK Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
DF Flag of South Africa.svg Bambanani Mbane Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of Ghana.svg Janet Egyir Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of South Africa.svg Zanele Nhlapho Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Flag of Ghana.svg Perpetual Agyekum Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
MF Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima Dahmos Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Flag of Morocco.svg Ghizlane Chhiri Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
FW Flag of Morocco.svg Fatima Tagnaout Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Ghana.svg Doris Boaduwaa Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies

Awards of the tournament

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament. [10]

AwardPlayerTeam
Best Player Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Top Goal scorer Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos.TeamPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 53201140+4
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 531110106+4
3 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 5212775+2
4 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings 5122567−1
Eliminated in group stage
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla 3111456−1
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels 31023440
7 Flag of Kenya.svg Vihiga Queens 3102325−3
8 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé 3012127−5

References

  1. ↑ "Media Accreditation for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2021". CAFOnline.com . 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Egypt win rights to host maiden Caf Women's Champions League". Sport News Africa. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League Zonal draw on Wednesday". CAFOnline.com . 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "AS FAR participates in Women's Champions League in Egypt". Morocco Latest News. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Mazouz, Salah Eddine (15 September 2021). "CAF: Morocco's AS FAR Competes In Inaugural Women's Champions League". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League final draw date announced". CAFOnline.com . 19 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wadi Degla vs AS Mande to open the first CAF TotalEnergies Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com . 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Njiru, Dennis Murimi (23 October 2021). "Full list of match officials appointments". Mozzart Sport Kenya. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League - Best of the Group Stage". CAFOnline.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 "CAF TSG releases the Best XI of TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com . 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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