2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

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2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
City Abidjan
Dates24 July to 5 August
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels FC
Third place Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Maryann Ezenagu (5 goals)
2022

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B women's club football qualifier tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 24 July to 5 August 2021 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The winners of the tournament qualified automatically for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament, to be held in Egypt. [1]

Contents

Participating teams

TeamQualifying methodAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa2019 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions1stn/a
Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions1stn/a
Flag of Niger.svg AS Police2019 Niger Women's Championship Champions1stn/a
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA2018–19 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions1stn/a
Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé 2018–19 Togolese Women's Championship Champions1stn/a
Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels 2020–21 NWFL Premiership Champions1stn/a

Match officials

Referees

  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Yemisi Akintoye
  • Flag of Niger.svg Nafissa Iro Sari
  • Flag of Benin.svg Kayodé Laurande Offin
  • Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Jacqueline Nikiema
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Zomadre Kore
  • Flag of Togo.svg Edoh Kindedji

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Mfon Akpan
  • Flag of Niger.svg Hawa Douno Moussa
  • Flag of Benin.svg Nafissatou Yekini Shitou
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Lou Prisca Danielle Ta
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Edwige Appia
  • Flag of Ghana.svg Alice Farizua Chakule

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots. [2]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées220031+26 SemiFinal
2 Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé 20113411
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa (H)20112311
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées
Report
  • Tamboura Soccerball shade.svg43'
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)

AS OTR Lomé Flag of Togo.svg 2–2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

US Forces Armées Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2–1 Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C. 220070+76 SemiFinal
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 210132+13
3 Flag of Niger.svg AS Police20020880
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rivers Angels F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast)

AS Police Flag of Niger.svg 0–5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 3–0 Flag of Niger.svg AS Police
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Knockout stage

 
Semifinals Final
 
      
 
2 August – Marcory
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées0
 
5 August – Marcory
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 2
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies 3
 
2 August – Marcory
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels 5
 
 
Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé 1
 
Third place
 
 
5 August – Marcory
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées0
 
 
Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé 2

Semifinals

US Forces Armées Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 0–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

Rivers Angels F.C. Flag of Nigeria.svg 5–1 Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

Third place match

US Forces Armées Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 0–2 Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
report(CAF)
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

Final

Hasaacas Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 3–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
report (CAF)
Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 August 2021
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Maryann Ezenagu Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C. 5
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Millot Abena Pokuaa Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C. 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg Deborah Abiodun Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Flag of Nigeria.svg Vivian Ikechukwu Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Flag of Ghana.svg Doris Boaduwaa Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ikekhua Osaretin Oghenebrume Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Flag of Togo.svg Nathalie Badate Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
7 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Fatoumata Tamboura Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Priscille Kreto Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habiba Ouedraogo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Flag of Togo.svg Rachida Aboudou Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Flag of Togo.svg Koudjoukalo Sama Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Charlotte Kie Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées
Flag of Togo.svg Senyebia Tassa Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé
Flag of Nigeria.svg Koku Iyabo Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Flag of Nigeria.svg Cynthia Onyedikachi Flag of Nigeria.svg Rivers Angels F.C.
Flag of Ghana.svg Evelyn Badu Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Flag of Ghana.svg Veronica Appiah Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Flag of Ghana.svg Perpetual Agyekum Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Flag of Ghana.svg Azumah Bugre Flag of Ghana.svg Hasaacas Ladies F.C.

Own goals

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Togo.svg Ella Omolatcho Flag of Togo.svg AS OTR Lomé 1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Élodie Inès Yapi Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa

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