2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
City	Abidjan
Dates	24 July to 5 August
Teams	7 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Hasaacas Ladies (1st title)
Runners-up	Rivers Angels FC
Third place	AS OTR Lomé
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	30 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maryann Ezenagu (5 goals)
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The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers was 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, that was held in Egypt. ^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualifying method	Appearances	Previous best performance
Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa	2019 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions	1st	n/a
Hasaacas Ladies	2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions	1st	n/a
AS Police	2019 Niger Women's Championship Champions	1st	n/a
USFA	2018–19 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions	1st	n/a
AS OTR Lomé	2018–19 Togolese Women's Championship Champions	1st	n/a
Rivers Angels	2020–21 NWFL Premiership Champions	1st	n/a

Match officials

Referees

• Yemisi Akintoye
• Nafissa Iro Sari
• Kayodé Laurande Offin
• Jacqueline Nikiema
• Zomadre Kore
• Edoh Kindedji

Assistant referees

• Mfon Akpan
• Hawa Douno Moussa
• Nafissatou Yekini Shitou
• Lou Prisca Danielle Ta
• Edwige Appia
• Alice Farizua Chakule

Group stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	US Forces Armées	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	SemiFinal
2	AS OTR Lomé	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
3	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa (H)	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Hosts

24 July 2021

16:00

Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa	0–1	US Forces Armées
	Report	Tamboura 43'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)

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27 July 2021

16:00

AS OTR Lomé	2–2	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Yapi 28' (o.g.) Badate 38'	Report	Ouedraogo 8' Kreto 39'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

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30 July 2021

16:00

US Forces Armées	2–1	AS OTR Lomé
Omolatcho 8' (o.g.) Kie 83'	Report	Tassa 17'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Rivers Angels F.C.	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6	SemiFinal
2	Hasaacas Ladies	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
3	AS Police	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

24 July 2021

19:00

Rivers Angels F.C.	2–0	Hasaacas Ladies
Abiodun 17' Ezenagu 53'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast)

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27 July 2021

19:00

AS Police	0–5	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Report	Oghenebrume 13', 60' Ogebe 35' Ezenagu 44', 76'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

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30 July 2021

19:00

Hasaacas Ladies	3–0	AS Police
Boaduwaa 23' Pokuaa 44', 73'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	2 August – Marcory
	US Forces Armées	0
					5 August – Marcory
	Hasaacas Ladies	2
					Hasaacas Ladies	3
	2 August – Marcory
					Rivers Angels	1
	Rivers Angels	5
	AS OTR Lomé	1
					Third place
					5 August – Marcory
					US Forces Armées	0
					AS OTR Lomé	2

Semifinals

2 August 2021

15:30

US Forces Armées	0–2	Hasaacas Ladies
	Report	Badu 44' Boaduwaa 59'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

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2 August 2021

19:00

Rivers Angels F.C.	5–1	AS OTR Lomé
Abiodun 16' Ezenagu Ogochukwu 21', 78' Iyabo 65' Onyedikachi 67'	Report	Badate 73' (pen.)

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

Third place match

5 August 2021

15:30

US Forces Armées	0–2	AS OTR Lomé
	report(CAF)	Sama 35' Aboudou 54'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

Final

5 August 2021

19:00

Hasaacas Ladies	3–1	Rivers Angels F.C.
Appiah 1' Agyekum 41' Bugre 57'	report (CAF)	Ikechukwu 10'

Stade Robert Champroux, Marcory

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 August 2021

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Maryann Ezenagu	Rivers Angels F.C.	5
2	Millot Abena Pokuaa	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.	2
	Deborah Abiodun	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Vivian Ikechukwu	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Doris Boaduwaa	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
	Ikekhua Osaretin Oghenebrume	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Nathalie Badate	AS OTR Lomé
7	Fatoumata Tamboura	US Forces Armées	1
	Priscille Kreto	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
	Habiba Ouedraogo	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
	Rachida Aboudou	AS OTR Lomé
	Koudjoukalo Sama	AS OTR Lomé
	Charlotte Kie	US Forces Armées
	Senyebia Tassa	AS OTR Lomé
	Koku Iyabo	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Cynthia Onyedikachi	Rivers Angels F.C.
	Evelyn Badu	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
	Veronica Appiah	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
	Perpetual Agyekum	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
	Azumah Bugre	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.

Own goals

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Ella Omolatcho	AS OTR Lomé	1
	Élodie Inès Yapi	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa

References

1. "CAF Women's Champions League takes one giant leap towards realization". CAF . 4 July 2021.
2. "WAFU-B WCL draw: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas Ladies confirm group opponents - Sport News Africa". sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05.