Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Morocco (North Zone) Liberia (West A Zone) Ivory Coast (West B Zone) Cameroon (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
Dates | 7 August – 15 September 2022 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 160 (3.56 per match) |
Qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League began on 7 August and concluded on 15 September 2022.
Qualification began COSAFA for Southern Africa and the CECAFA for mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa on 7 August 2022 and concluded on 16 September 2022. After qualification, 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 tournament's defending champions and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phase which took place in Morocco.
All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 33 (out of 54) countries had a participant club in this edition.
Zones | Teams | ||||
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WAFU | A | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
B | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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UNIFFAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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CECAFA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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COSAFA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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Associations which did not enter a team
Qualification from this region took place in Agadir, Morocco from 14 to 20 August 2022.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WDG | ASB | AFR | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Main tournament | — | 2–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 3–1 | |||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Qualification from this region took place in Paynesville, Liberia.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DGF FC | ASM | USPA | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Main tournament | — | 1–1 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 0–0 | |||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–1 | — |
Seven clubs competed for this year's qualification tournament which was held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, from 20 August to 2 September 2022. [1] having been originally scheduled for hosting in Abidjan. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASA | EFC | ASP | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 5–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1–3 | — | |||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | BFC | USFA | AFC | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | — | 3–1 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | — | 5–1 | ||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Africa Sports ![]() | 1–1 (5–6 p) | ![]() |
Bayelsa Queens ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Africa Sports ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ampem Darkoa ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
Qualification from this region was originally to be held from 20 August to 4 September 2022 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with two-legged ties for the semi-finals. [3] Due to the lack of guarantee from the Cameroonian government, [4] Equatorial Guinea was announced as the new host on 24 August which ran from 10 to 26 September 2022, disqualifying Cameroonian club, AS Awa, in the process. [5]
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CECUS FC ![]() | w/o | ![]() |
AS Awa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CECUS FC ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
Malabo Kings ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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TP Mazembe ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Qualification from this region was held from 14 to 27 August in Dar es salaam, Tanzania, [6] having initially been scheduled from 28 July to 10 August 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania. [7]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CBE | ASK | FPF | WQFC | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 9–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SQ | SCP | YJS | GRFC | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 6 | — | 6–0 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | — | |||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–8 | 0–6 | — |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CBE FC ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
Simba Queens ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CBE FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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She Corporate ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
Qualification from this region (branded as the COSAFA Women's Champions League) was held in South Africa from 7 to 14 August 2022. Six qualified teams were divided into two groups of three with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Third place |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Final |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Third place |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Double Action Ladies ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Green Buffaloes ![]() | 0–0 (6–5 p) | ![]() |
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