2021_CAF_Women's_Champions_League
2021 CAF Women's Champions League
Inaugural CAF Women's Champions League edition
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]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | Qualifying: 24 July – 25 August 2021 Main tournament: 5 – 19 November |
| Teams | Main tournament: 8 Total: 33 (from 33 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Hasaacas Ladies |
| Third place |  AS FAR |
| Fourth place |  Malabo Kings |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 40 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Evelyn Badu (5) |
| Best player(s) | Evelyn Badu |
| Best goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini |
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Group A 
Group BThe 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.
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]
This edition of the tournament was held in two venues in Cairo; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium.
| Cairo | |||
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| 30 June Stadium | Al Salam Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 28,500 | ||
The following sets of referees were chosen for the tournament;[8]
Referees
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Assistant referees
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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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Wadi Degla | 3–1 | AS Mandé |
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| Malabo Kings | 1–3 | Hasaacas Ladies |
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| Hasaacas Ladies | 3–0 | AS Mandé |
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| Hasaacas Ladies | 2–2 | Wadi Degla |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Vihiga Queens | 2–0 | AS FAR |
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| Rivers Angels | 0–1 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 November – Cairo | ||||||
| Hasaacas Ladies | 2 | |||||
| 19 November – Cairo | ||||||
| AS FAR | 1 | |||||
| Hasaacas Ladies | 0 | |||||
| 15 November – Cairo | ||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | |||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Malabo Kings | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 November – Cairo | ||||||
| AS FAR | 3 | |||||
| Malabo Kings | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Hasaacas Ladies | 2–1 | AS FAR |
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| Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Malabo Kings |
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| Penalties | ||
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Third-place match
Final
| Hasaacas Ladies | 0–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
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Top scorers
Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 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
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the group stage:[9]
Best XI
| Pos. | Player | Team |
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| 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
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the group stage:[9]
| Award | Player/Coach | Team |
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| Best Player | Evelyn Badu |
Hasaacas Ladies |
| Best Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Best Coach | Yusif Basigi |
Hasaacas Ladies |
Squad of the tournament
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
| Pos. | Player | Team |
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| 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
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.[10]
| Award | Player | Team |
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| Best Player | Evelyn Badu |
Hasaacas Ladies |
| Top Goal scorer | Evelyn Badu |
Hasaacas Ladies |
| Best Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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