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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Egypt |
City | Cairo |
Dates | Qualifying: 24 July – 25 August 2021 Main tournament: 5 – 19 November |
Teams | Main tournament: 8 Total: 33 (from 33 associations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
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]
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.
Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
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![]() | Wadi Degla (hosts) | 2021 Egyptian League champions [3] | 1st |
![]() | AS FAR [4] [5] | UNAF qualification tournament | 1st |
![]() | AS Mandé | WAFU A qualification tournament | 1st |
![]() | Hasaacas Ladies | WAFU B qualification tournament | 1st |
![]() | Rivers Angels | 1st | |
![]() | Malabo Kings | UNIFFAC qualification tournament | 1st |
![]() | Vihiga Queens | CECAFA qualification tournament | 1st |
![]() | Mamelodi Sundowns | COSAFA qualification tournament | 1st |
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]
This edition of the tournament was held in two venues in Cairo; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium.
Cairo | |||
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30 June Stadium | Al Salam Stadium | ||
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 28,500 | ||
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The following sets of referees were chosen for the tournament; [8]
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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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Wadi Degla ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Malabo Kings ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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AS Mandé ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
AS FAR ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Rivers Angels ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 November – Cairo | ||||||
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19 November – Cairo | ||||||
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15 November – Cairo | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
18 November – Cairo | ||||||
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Hasaacas Ladies ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Mamelodi Sundowns ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
Nhlapho ![]() Mbane ![]() Kgasago ![]() Mthandi ![]() Esau ![]() Thusi ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
AS FAR ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Hasaacas Ladies ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
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4 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the group stage: [9]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the group stage: [9]
Award | Player/Coach | Team |
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Best Goalkeeper | ![]() | ![]() |
Best Coach | ![]() | ![]() |
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of this edition of the tournament. [10]
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DF | ![]() | ![]() |
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MF | ![]() | ![]() |
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FW | ![]() | ![]() |
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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament. [10]
Award | Player | Team |
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Best Player | ![]() | ![]() |
Top Goal scorer | ![]() | ![]() |
Best Goalkeeper | ![]() | ![]() |
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. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | −1 | |
Eliminated in group stage | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
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