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 | Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title) |
Runners-up | Hasaacas Ladies |
Third place | AS FAR |
Fourth place | Malabo Kings |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Evelyn Badu (5) |
Best player(s) | Evelyn Badu |
Best goalkeeper | 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]
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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Egypt | Wadi Degla (hosts) | 2021 Egyptian League champions [3] | 1st |
Morocco | AS FAR [4] [5] | UNAF qualification tournament | 1st |
Mali | AS Mandé | WAFU A qualification tournament | 1st |
Ghana | Hasaacas Ladies | WAFU B qualification tournament | 1st |
Nigeria | Rivers Angels | 1st | |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo Kings | UNIFFAC qualification tournament | 1st |
Kenya | Vihiga Queens | CECAFA qualification tournament | 1st |
South Africa | 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 | ||
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 | Hasaacas Ladies | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | Malabo Kings | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Wadi Degla (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | AS Mandé | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Wadi Degla | 3–1 | AS Mandé |
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Malabo Kings | 1–3 | Hasaacas Ladies |
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AS Mandé | 1–1 | Malabo Kings |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Semi-finals |
2 | AS FAR | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Rivers Angels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Vihiga Queens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
AS FAR | 3–0 | Rivers Angels |
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Rivers Angels | 0–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 November – Cairo | ||||||
Hasaacas Ladies | 2 | |||||
19 November – Cairo | ||||||
AS FAR | 1 | |||||
Hasaacas Ladies | 0 | |||||
15 November – Cairo | ||||||
Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | |||||
Mamelodi Sundowns (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
Malabo Kings | 0 (4) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
18 November – Cairo | ||||||
AS FAR | 3 | |||||
Malabo Kings | 1 |
Hasaacas Ladies | 2–1 | AS FAR |
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Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Malabo Kings |
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Penalties | ||
Nhlapho Mbane Kgasago Mthandi Esau Thusi | 5–4 | Bella Bokoka Nke Muriel Linda Baita Fanta |
AS FAR | 3–1 | Malabo Kings |
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Hasaacas Ladies | 0–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies | 5 |
2 | Stéphanie Gbogou | Malabo Kings | 3 |
Sanaâ Mssoudy | AS FAR | ||
4 | Noha El Solh | Wadi Degla | 2 |
Fatumata Dukureh | Wadi Degla | ||
Jasmin Theresa "Ayala" Zachwieja | Wadi Degla | ||
Perpetual Agyekum | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
Ghizlane Chebbak | AS FAR | ||
Vivian Obianujuwan Ikechukwu | Rivers Angels | ||
10 | Carol Carioca | Malabo Kings | 1 |
Muriel Lynda Mendoua | Malabo Kings | ||
Grâce Balongo | Malabo Kings | ||
Doris Boaduwaa | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
Faustina Nyame | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
Veronica Appiah | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
Jentrix Shikangwa | Vihiga Queens | ||
Violet Wanyonyi | Vihiga Queens | ||
Awa Traoré | Mandé | ||
Bassira Touré | Mandé | ||
Najat Badri | AS FAR | ||
Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR | ||
Oluwadamilola Iyabo Koku | Rivers Angels | ||
Gift Monday | Rivers Angels | ||
Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Andisiwe Mgcoyi | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Chuene Morifi | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
Zanele Nhlapho | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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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GK | Asa Rabalao | Mamelodi Sundowns |
DF | Bambanani Mbane | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Janet Egyir | Hasaacas Ladies | |
Zanele Nhlapho | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
Perpetual Agyekum | Hasaacas Ladies | |
MF | Grâce Mfwamba | Malabo Kings |
Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies | |
Ghizlane Chhiri | AS FAR | |
FW | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR |
Sanaâ Mssoudy | AS FAR | |
Jasmín Zachwieja | Wadi Degla |
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 Player | Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies |
Best Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Best Coach | Yusif Basigi | Hasaacas Ladies |
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of this edition of the tournament. [10]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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GK | Andile Dlamini | Mamelodi Sundowns |
DF | Bambanani Mbane | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Janet Egyir | Hasaacas Ladies | |
Zanele Nhlapho | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
Perpetual Agyekum | Hasaacas Ladies | |
MF | Fatima Dahmos | AS FAR |
Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies | |
Ghizlane Chhiri | AS FAR | |
FW | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR |
Sanaâ Mssoudy | AS FAR | |
Doris Boaduwaa | Hasaacas Ladies |
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 | Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies |
Top Goal scorer | Evelyn Badu | Hasaacas Ladies |
Best Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
2 | Hasaacas Ladies | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | +4 | |
3 | AS FAR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
4 | Malabo Kings | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | −1 | |
Eliminated in group stage | ||||||||||
5 | Wadi Degla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | −1 | |
6 | Rivers Angels | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
7 | Vihiga Queens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | |
8 | AS Mandé | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
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