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2021 CAF Women's Champions League

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]

2021 CAF Women's Champions League
The logo of the final tournament
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityCairo
DatesQualifying:
24 July – 25 August 2021
Main tournament:
5 – 19 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 33 (from 33 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title)
Runners-upGhana Hasaacas Ladies
Third placeMorocco AS FAR
Fourth placeEquatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Evelyn Badu (5)
Best player(s)Ghana Evelyn Badu
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Andile Dlamini
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Qualified teams

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Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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Location of teams of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
  Group A
  Group B

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
  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

Draw

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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]

Venues

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This edition of the tournament was held in two venues in Cairo; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium.

Cairo
30 June Stadium Al Salam Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 28,500
   

Match officials

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The following sets of referees were chosen for the tournament;[8]

Referees

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  •   Suavis Iratunga
  •   Shahenda Saad Al-Maghraby
  •   Letticia Vianna
  •   Lidya Tafesse Abebe
  •   Aïssata Amadou Lam
  •   Maria Packuita Cyquela Rivet

Assistant referees

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  •   Carine Atezambong Fomo
  •   Yara Atef Said Abdelfattah
  •   Mona Mahmoud Atallah Mostafa
  •   Mary Njoroge
  •   Pélagie Lidwine Rakotozafinoro
  •   Bernadettar Kwimbira
  •   Fanta Idrissa Koné
  •   Victoire Queency
  •   Soukaina Hamdi
  •   Fatiha Jermoumi
  •   Mimisen Agatha Iyorhe
  •   Adia Isseu Cissé
  •   Houda Affine
  •   Diana Chikotescha

Group stage

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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.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Wadi Degla  3–1  AS Mandé
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Akhona Makhalima (South Africa)
Malabo Kings  1–3  Hasaacas Ladies
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Wadi Degla  0–3  Malabo Kings
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leticia Viana (Eswatini)
Hasaacas Ladies  3–0  AS Mandé
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Hasaacas Ladies  2–2  Wadi Degla
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
AS Mandé  1–1  Malabo Kings
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Soccerway
Vihiga Queens  0–1  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
AS FAR  3–0  Rivers Angels
 Report
Attendance: 0
Vihiga Queens  2–0  AS FAR
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aissata Amadou Lam (Mauritania)
Rivers Angels  0–1  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Rivers Angels  4–0  Vihiga Queens
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisisa)
Mamelodi Sundowns  0–0  AS FAR
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maria Packuita Cynquela Rivet (Mauritius)

Knock-out phase

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November – Cairo
 
 
  Hasaacas Ladies2
 
19 November – Cairo
 
  AS FAR1
 
  Hasaacas Ladies0
 
15 November – Cairo
 
  Mamelodi Sundowns2
 
  Mamelodi Sundowns (p)0 (5)
 
 
  Malabo Kings0 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
18 November – Cairo
 
 
  AS FAR3
 
 
  Malabo Kings1

Semi-finals

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Hasaacas Ladies  2–1  AS FAR
  • Boaduwaa   36'
  • Badu   76'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Mamelodi Sundowns  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Malabo Kings
Report
Penalties
Nhlapho  
Mbane  
Kgasago  
Mthandi  
Esau  
Thusi  		 5–4   Bella
  Bokoka
  Nke
  Muriel Linda
  Baita
  Fanta
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Third-place match

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AS FAR  3–1  Malabo Kings
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedume (Togo)

Final

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Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League Final
Hasaacas Ladies  0–2  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Attendance: 0

Statistics

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Top scorers

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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
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

Squad of the group stage

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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the group stage:[9]

Best XI

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Pos. Player Team
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

Awards of the group stage

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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the group stage:[9]

Award Player/Coach Team
Best Player   Evelyn Badu   Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper   Andile Dlamini   Mamelodi Sundowns
Best Coach   Yusif Basigi   Hasaacas Ladies

Squad of the tournament

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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of this edition of the tournament.[10]

Best XI

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Pos. Player Team
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

Awards of the tournament

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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.[10]

Award Player Team
Best Player   Evelyn Badu   Hasaacas Ladies
Top Goal scorer   Evelyn Badu   Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper   Andile Dlamini   Mamelodi Sundowns

Final standings

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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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Media Accreditation for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2021". CAFOnline.com. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Egypt win rights to host maiden Caf Women's Champions League". Sport News Africa. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League Zonal draw on Wednesday". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ^ "AS FAR participates in Women's Champions League in Egypt". Morocco Latest News. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ Mazouz, Salah Eddine (15 September 2021). "CAF: Morocco's AS FAR Competes In Inaugural Women's Champions League". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  6. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League final draw date announced". CAFOnline.com. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Wadi Degla vs AS Mande to open the first CAF TotalEnergies Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com. 29 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ Njiru, Dennis Murimi (23 October 2021). "Full list of match officials appointments". Mozzart Sport Kenya. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League - Best of the Group Stage". CAFOnline.com. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "CAF TSG releases the Best XI of TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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