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

Qualified Teams
Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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.

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
 EgyptWadi Degla (hosts)2021 Egyptian League champions[3]1st
 MoroccoAS FAR[4][5]UNAF qualification tournament1st
 MaliAS MandéWAFU A qualification tournament1st
 GhanaHasaacas LadiesWAFU B qualification tournament1st
 NigeriaRivers Angels1st
 Equatorial GuineaMalabo KingsUNIFFAC qualification tournament1st
 KenyaVihiga QueensCECAFA qualification tournament1st
 South AfricaMamelodi SundownsCOSAFA qualification tournament1st

Draw

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

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

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

Referees
  • Burundi Suavis Iratunga
  • Egypt Shahenda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Eswatini Letticia Vianna
  • Ethiopia Lidya Tafesse Abebe
  • Mauritania Aïssata Amadou Lam
  • Mauritius Maria Packuita Cyquela Rivet

Assistant referees
  • Cameroon Carine Atezambong Fomo
  • Egypt Yara Atef Said Abdelfattah
  • Egypt Mona Mahmoud Atallah Mostafa
  • Kenya Mary Njoroge
  • Madagascar Pélagie Lidwine Rakotozafinoro
  • Malawi Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Mali Fanta Idrissa Koné
  • Mauritius Victoire Queency
  • Morocco Soukaina Hamdi
  • Morocco Fatiha Jermoumi
  • Nigeria Mimisen Agatha Iyorhe
  • Senegal Adia Isseu Cissé
  • Tunisia Houda Affine
  • Zambia Diana Chikotescha

Group stage

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
1 Ghana Hasaacas Ladies 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3 Egypt Wadi Degla (H) 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 Mali AS Mandé 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Wadi Degla Egypt3–1Mali AS Mandé
  • El Solh 3' (pen.)
  • Dukureh 9'
  • Ayala 49'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Akhona Makhalima (South Africa)
Malabo Kings Equatorial Guinea1–3Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
 Report
  • Badu 11', 90+2'
  • Agyekum 85'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Wadi Degla Egypt0–3Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leticia Viana (Eswatini)
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana3–0Mali AS Mandé
  • Badu 17', 59'
  • Agyekum 45+3'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana2–2Egypt Wadi Degla
  • Nyame 21'
  • Appiah 49'
 Report
  • Ayala 9'
  • El Solh 26'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
AS Mandé Mali1–1Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
 Report
  • Mendoua 80'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Morocco AS FAR 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3 Nigeria Rivers Angels 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Kenya Vihiga Queens 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: Soccerway
Vihiga Queens Kenya0–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
AS FAR Morocco3–0Nigeria Rivers Angels
 Report
Attendance: 0
Vihiga Queens Kenya2–0Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aissata Amadou Lam (Mauritania)
Rivers Angels Nigeria0–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
  • Nhlapho 17'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Rivers Angels Nigeria4–0Kenya Vihiga Queens
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisisa)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa0–0Morocco AS FAR
Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Maria Packuita Cynquela Rivet (Mauritius)

Knock-out phase

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

Semi-finals
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana2–1Morocco AS FAR
  • Boaduwaa 36'
  • Badu 76'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa0–0 (a.e.t.)Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Report
Penalties
Nhlapho soccer ball with check mark
Mbane soccer ball with check mark
Kgasago soccer ball with check mark
Mthandi soccer ball with check mark
Esau soccer ball with red X
Thusi soccer ball with check mark		 5–4 soccer ball with check mark Bella
soccer ball with check mark Bokoka
soccer ball with red X Nke
soccer ball with check mark Muriel Linda
soccer ball with check mark Baita
soccer ball with red X Fanta
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Third-place match
AS FAR Morocco3–1Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedume (Togo)

Final
Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League Final
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana0–2South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Attendance: 0

Statistics

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
1 Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies 5
2 Ivory Coast Stéphanie Gbogou Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings 3
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy Morocco AS FAR
4 Egypt Noha El Solh Egypt Wadi Degla 2
The Gambia Fatumata Dukureh Egypt Wadi Degla
Guatemala Jasmin Theresa "Ayala" Zachwieja Egypt Wadi Degla
Ghana Perpetual Agyekum Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Morocco Ghizlane Chebbak Morocco AS FAR
Nigeria Vivian Obianujuwan Ikechukwu Nigeria Rivers Angels
10 Brazil Carol Carioca Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings 1
Cameroon Muriel Lynda Mendoua Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Democratic Republic of the Congo Grâce Balongo Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Ghana Doris Boaduwaa Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Ghana Faustina Nyame Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Ghana Veronica Appiah Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Kenya Jentrix Shikangwa Kenya Vihiga Queens
Kenya Violet Wanyonyi Kenya Vihiga Queens
Mali Awa Traoré Mali Mandé
Mali Bassira Touré Mali Mandé
Morocco Najat Badri Morocco AS FAR
Morocco Fatima Tagnaout Morocco AS FAR
Nigeria Oluwadamilola Iyabo Koku Nigeria Rivers Angels
Nigeria Gift Monday Nigeria Rivers Angels
South Africa Melinda Kgadiete South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Andisiwe Mgcoyi South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Chuene Morifi South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Zanele Nhlapho South Africa 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
GK South Africa Asa Rabalao South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
DF South Africa Bambanani Mbane South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Ghana Janet Egyir Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
South Africa Zanele Nhlapho South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Ghana Perpetual Agyekum Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Grâce Mfwamba Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings
Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Morocco Ghizlane Chhiri Morocco AS FAR
FW Morocco Fatima Tagnaout Morocco AS FAR
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy Morocco AS FAR
Guatemala Jasmín Zachwieja Egypt 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
Best Player Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper South Africa Andile Dlamini South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Best Coach Ghana Yusif Basigi Ghana 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
GK South Africa Andile Dlamini South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
DF South Africa Bambanani Mbane South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Ghana Janet Egyir Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
South Africa Zanele Nhlapho South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Ghana Perpetual Agyekum Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
MF Morocco Fatima Dahmos Morocco AS FAR
Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Morocco Ghizlane Chhiri Morocco AS FAR
FW Morocco Fatima Tagnaout Morocco AS FAR
Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy Morocco AS FAR
Ghana Doris Boaduwaa Ghana 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
Best Player Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Top Goal scorer Ghana Evelyn Badu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Best Goalkeeper South Africa Andile Dlamini South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns

Final standings

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 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 3 2 0 11 4 0 +4
2 Ghana Hasaacas Ladies 5 3 1 1 10 10 6 +4
3 Morocco AS FAR 5 2 1 2 7 7 5 +2
4 Equatorial Guinea Malabo Kings 5 1 2 2 5 6 7 −1
Eliminated in group stage
5 Egypt Wadi Degla 3 1 1 1 4 5 6 −1
6 Nigeria Rivers Angels 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 0
7 Kenya Vihiga Queens 3 1 0 2 3 2 5 −3
8 Mali AS Mandé 3 0 1 2 1 2 7 −5

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