2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification

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2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesMorocco (North Zone)
Liberia (West A Zone)
Ivory Coast (West B Zone)
Cameroon (Central Zone)
Tanzania (Central-East Zone)
South Africa (South Zone)
Dates7 August – 15 September 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored160 (3.56 per match)
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Qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League began on 7 August and concluded on 15 September 2022.

Contents

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.

Participating teams

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.

Qualified teams for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification phase
ZonesTeams
UNAF Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane (2nd) Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla (2nd) Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR TH(2nd) Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Banque de l'Habitat (2nd)
WAFU A Flag of Liberia.svg Determine Girls (2nd) Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé (2nd) Flag of Senegal.svg USPA (1st)
B Flag of Burkina Faso.svg US Forces Armées (2nd) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (1st) Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa (1st) Flag of Niger.svg AS Police (2nd)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens (1st) Flag of Togo.svg Athleta (1st) Flag of Benin.svg Espoir (1st)
UNIFFAC Flag of Cameroon.svg AS Awa (1st) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe (1st) Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Malabo Kings (2nd) Flag of Chad.svg CECUS FC (1st)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Colombe (1st)
CECAFA Flag of Burundi.svg Fofila (1st) Flag of Djibouti.svg GRFC (1st) Flag of Ethiopia.svg CBE (2nd) Flag of Rwanda.svg AS Kigali (1st)
Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Join Star (2nd) Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba Queens (2nd) Flag of Uganda.svg She Corporate (1st) Flag of Zanzibar.svg Warrior Queens (1st)
COSAFA Flag of Botswana.svg Double Action Ladies (2nd) Flag of Eswatini.svg Young Buffaloes (1st) Flag of the Comoros.svg Olympic de Moroni (1st) Flag of Mozambique.svg CD Costa do Sol (1st)
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd) Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes (2nd)

Associations which did not enter a team

Main Qualification Phase

UNAF

Qualification from this region took place in Agadir, Morocco from 14 to 20 August 2022.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification WDG ASB AFR
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla 220040+46 Main tournament —2–0
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg AS Banque de l'Habitat 21013303—3–1
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 200215−400–2—

WAFU Zone A

Qualification from this region took place in Paynesville, Liberia.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification DGF FC ASM USPA
1 Flag of Liberia.svg Determine Girls FC211021+14 Main tournament —1–1
2 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé 20201102—0–0
3 Flag of Senegal.svg USPA201101−110–1—
Source: [ citation needed ]

WAFU Zone B

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]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationASAEFCASP
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports220081+76 Semi-finals —5–0
2 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC210134−131–3—
3 Flag of Niger.svg AS Police200217−601–2—
Source: [ citation needed ]
Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification 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+77—3–1
3 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA310264+23—5–1
4 Flag of Togo.svg Athleta FC3003111−1000–10–5—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Team 1 Score Team 2
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–1 (5–6 p) Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Bayelsa Queens Flag of Nigeria.svg 6–0 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
Third place
Team 1 Score Team 2
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–0 Flag of Benin.svg Espoir FC
Final
Team 1 Score Team 2
Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 0–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens

UNIFFAC

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]

Round 1

Team 1 Score Team 2
CECUS FC Flag of Chad.svg w/o Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg AC Colombe
AS Awa Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2
CECUS FC Flag of Chad.svg 0–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Malabo Kings Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 0–3 Flag of Cameroon.svg AS Awa

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 2–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg AS Awa

CECAFA

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]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationCBEASKFPFWQFC
1 Flag of Ethiopia.svg CBE FC3300161+159 Semi-finals —5–19–0
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg AS Kigali WFC320153+260–2—3–0
3 Flag of Burundi.svg Fofila PF310257−231–2—3–0
4 Flag of Zanzibar.svg Warriors QFC3003015−150—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SQ SCPYJSGRFC
1 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba Queens 3300120+129 Semi-finals —2–04–0
2 Flag of Uganda.svg She Corporate3201182+166—6–0
3 Flag of South Sudan.svg Yei Joint Stars3102610−43—
4 Flag of Djibouti.svg GRFC3003020−2000–60–80–6—
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Team 1 Score Team 2
CBE FC Flag of Ethiopia.svg 1–2 Flag of Uganda.svg She Corporate
Simba Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg 5–1 Flag of Rwanda.svg AS Kigali WFC
Third place
Team 1 Score Team 2
CBE FC Flag of Ethiopia.svg 3–1 Flag of Rwanda.svg AS Kigali WFC
Final
Team 1 Score Team 2
She Corporate Flag of Uganda.svg 0–1 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba Queens

COSAFA

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.

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 211092+74 Final
2 Flag of Botswana.svg Double Action Ladies 211031+24 Third place
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg CD Costa do Sol2002110−90
Source: [ citation needed ]
Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes 220080+86 Final
2 Flag of the Comoros.svg Olympic de Moroni210114−33 Third place
3 Flag of Eswatini.svg Young Buffaloes200205−50
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Third place
Team 1 Score Team 2
Double Action Ladies Flag of Botswana.svg 3–0 Flag of the Comoros.svg Olympic de Moroni
Final
Team 1 Score Team 2
Green Buffaloes Flag of Zambia.svg 0–0 (6–5 p) Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

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