2022 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

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2022 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
CityYamoussoukro
Dates20 August – 2 September
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens F.C. (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Third place Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports
Fourth place Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored41 (3.73 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Etim Edidiong (6 goals)
2021
2023

Qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League for West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B took place in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast between 20 August and 2 September 2022 to qualify its representative at the group stage in Morocco. [1] Originally scheduled to be held in Abidjan, this edition was moved due to then-ongoing renovations at the stadiums situated there. [2]

Contents

Participating clubs

TeamAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1stn/a
Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC1stn/a
Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 1stn/a
Flag of Niger.svg AS Police2ndGroupe stage(2021)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées2ndFourth (2021)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Athleta FC1stn/a
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens F.C. 1stn/a

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Yamoussoukro Stade de Yamoussoukro 20,000

Match officials

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 20 July 2022 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Morocco. The seven teams were drawn into 2 group with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.

Group AGroup B
  • Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports
  • Flag of Niger.svg AS Police

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and 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.

All times are Time in Ivory Coast (UTC+0).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationASAEFCASP
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports220081+76 Semi-finals 5–0
2 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC210134131–3
3 Flag of Niger.svg AS Police200217601–2
Source: [ citation needed ]
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 5-0 Flag of Niger.svg AS Police
Report

AS Police Flag of Niger.svg 1-2 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
Mamadou Soccerball shade.svg82' Report Zinsou Soccerball shade.svg21', 90'

Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 3-1 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
Report Merveille Zinsou Soccerball shade.svg??'

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AD BFC USFAAFC
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 321040+47 Semi-finals 0–03–0
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 321081+773–1
3 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA310264+235–1
4 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Athleta FC30031111000–10–5
Source: [ citation needed ]
Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 3-0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Report
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Athleta FC0-5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Report

USFA Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 5-1 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Athleta FC
Report Bendoukilou Soccerball shade.svg?'

Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 1-0 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Athleta FC
Mavis Owusu Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stade INHP

Knockout stage

 
Semifinals Final
 
      
 
30 August –
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 1(5)
 
3 September –
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 1(6)
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 0
 
30 August –
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 3
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 6
 
 
Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC 0
 
Third place
 
 
3 September –
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 4
 
 
Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC 0

Semi-finals

Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Penalties
5–6

Bayelsa Queens Flag of Nigeria.svg 6–0 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC

Third place match

Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4-0 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC

Final

Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 0-3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 32 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of 1 September 2022).

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Etim Edidiong Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 6
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adjoua Edwige Sandrine Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports3
3 Flag of Benin.svg Adjouvi Zonsou Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC2
Flag of Ghana.svg Mavis Owusu Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Flag of Nigeria.svg Chinyere Igboamalu Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens FC
6 Flag of Nigeria.svg Joseph Miracle Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens FC1
7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Flourish Sebastine Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens1
8 Flag of Nigeria.svg Adeyemi Mary Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens1
9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kafayat Bashiru Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens1
10 Flag of Nigeria.svg Glory Edet Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens1
11 Flag of Nigeria.svg Anjor Mary Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens1
12 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Akebe Abrougoua Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
13 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Cousso Esperance Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
14 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yeti Doudou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
15 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ange Deborah Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
16 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Grewa Estelle Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
17 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abrougoua Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports1
18 Flag of Niger.svg Fatimata Mamadou Flag of Niger.svg AS Police1
19 Flag of Benin.svg Merrveille Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC1
20 Flag of Ghana.svg Gladys Amfobea Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa1
21 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Sara Ilboudo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA1
22 Flag of Ghana.svg Charlotte Millogo Flag of Ghana.svg USFA1
23 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Mouniratou Compaore Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA1
24 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Balkissa Sawadogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA1
25 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Rasmata Sawadogo Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA1
26 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Lala Traore Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA1

References

  1. "CAF/UFOA B - Ligue des Champions Feminine - Sept clubs se disputent la succession de Hasaacas Ladies FC du Ghana" [CAF/UFOA B - Women's Champions League - Seven clubs are vying for the succession of Hasaacas Ladies FC of Ghana]. WAFU-UFOA B (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022. Yamoussoukro
  2. "CAF Women's Champions League: WAFU B confirms new date and venue for qualifiers". Kickoff Ghana. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.