2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers[1] is the 1st edition of the CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers, a women's club football championship organised by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will held from 7–21 August 2021 in Kenya.[2][3][4][5]

2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryKenya
Dates28 Aug–9 Sep
Teams9 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
Champions Vihiga Queens (1st title)
Runners-up CBE FC
Third place Lady Doves WFC
Fourth place Simba Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored85 (5.31 per match)

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League which will held later this year.[6][7]

Participating clubs

The following nine teams will contest in the league. Denden FC from Eritrea and Al-Difaa from Sudan were not selected by CAF. CAF has decided to reject the club's license for failing to meet the criteria for this competition. Scandanavian LFC of Rwanda will not take to the tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
PVP Buyenzi1stn/a
FAD Club1stn/a
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia FC1stn/a
Vihiga Queens (Host)1stn/a
Yei Join Star FC1stn/a
Simba Queens1stn/a
Lady Doves WFC1stn/a
New Generation FC1stn/a

Venues
CitiesVenuesCapacity
Nairobi Nyayo National Stadium 30,000
Kasarani MISC 60,000

Match officials

Draw

The draw of the tournament were held on 17 July 2021. Nine club's were divided into three groups. Groups winner and from three groups and one best 2nd place team will through to Knockout stage.

Group summary
Group A Group B

PVP Buyenzi
FAD Club
Simba Queens
Lady Doves WFC

CBE FC
Vihiga Queens
Yei Join Star FC
New Generation FC

Group stage

The tournament will played into two groups format.[8]

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.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Simba Queens 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13 7 Knockout stage
2 Lady Doves WFC 3 2 1 0 8 0 +8 7
3 PVP Buyenzi 3 1 0 2 3 8 −5 3
4 FAD Club 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source:
Lady Doves 5–0 FAD Club
  • Nabbossa 16'
  • Ikwaput 30', 85'
  • Abdillahi 60' (o.g.)
  • Doumba 53'
 Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Medab Wondmu Biftu (Ethiopia)
PVP Buyenzi 1–4 Simba Queens
 Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)
Lady Doves 0–0 Simba Queens
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia)
PVP Buyenzi 2 –1 FAD Club
  • Rehema 22', 53'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)
Lady Doves 3–0 PVP Buyenzi
 Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Simba Queens 10–0 FAD Club
 Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 CBE FC 3 3 0 0 24 3 +21 9 Knockout stage
2 Vihiga Queens (H) 3 2 0 1 21 4 +17 6
3 Yei Join Stars FC 3 1 0 2 2 22 −20 3
4 New Generation FC 3 0 0 3 2 20 −18 0
Source:
(H) Host
Yei Join Stars 2–1 New Generation FC
  • Joseph 14'
  • Debora Joseph 38'
 Report
  • Juma 63'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
CBE FC 4–2 Vihiga Queens
  • Busser 9', 22', 69'
  • Geinore 78'
 Report
  • Achieng 12', 39'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
CBE FC 10–1 New Generation FC
  • Busser 8', ?', ?'
  • Geinore ?', ?', 47.pen', 58' (87.pen)
  • Tadesse ?'
  • Asfaw 75'
 Report
  • Mpanja 18'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi)
Yei Join Stars 0–11 Vihiga Queens
Report
  • Engesha ?', 50 '
  • Achien’g ?', ?', 67 '
  • Wanyonyi ?', ?', ? ', 65'
  • Shikangwa ?', 70 '
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Florentina Zabron Chief (Tanzania)
CBE FC 10–0 Yei Join Stars
  • Geinore ?', ?', ?', ?', ?', ? '
  • Busser ?', ? '
  • Yesus ?', ? '
 Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)
New Generation FC 0-8 Vihiga Queens
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia)

Knockout stage

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 September – Nairobi
 
 
 Simba Queens1
 
9 September – Nairobi
 
 Vihiga Queens2
 
 Vihiga Queens2
 
6 September – Nairobi
 
 CBE FC1
 
 CBE FC (p)1 (5)
 
 
 Lady Doves WFC1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
9 September – Nairobi
 
 
 Simba Queens1
 
 
 Lady Doves WFC2

Semi-finals
Simba Queens1–2 Vihiga Queens
  • Mnunka ?'
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
CBE FC1–1 Lady Doves WFC
  • Geinore 8'
 Report
Penalties
5–3
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

Third place match
Simba Queens1–2 Lady Doves WFC
 Report
Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)

Final
Vihiga Queens2–1 CBE FC
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 85 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 5.31 goals per match (as of 9 september 2021).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Loza Abera CBE FC 13
2 Medina Busser CBE FC 8
3 Jentrix Shikangwa Vihiga Queens 7
4 Maurine Achieng Vihiga Queens 6
5 Flavine Mawete Simba Queens 5
Fazila Ikwaput Lady Doves
Tereza Engesha Vihiga Queens
8 Violet Wanyonyi Vihiga Queens 4
9 Nicole Rehema PVP Buyenzi 3
Aisha Nnunka Simba Queens
Asha Djafari Simba Queens
Opah Clement Simba Queens
13 Tseganesh Yesus CBE FC 2
Nakacwa Spencer Lady Doves
15 Lerman Sikieh FAD Club 1
Emeber Adisu Asfaw CBE FC
Aregah Kalsa Tadesse CBE FC
Mercyline Anyango Vihiga Queens
Makunda Joseph Yei Join Stars FC
Luka Debora Joseph Yei Join Stars FC
Aisha Juma Simba Queens
Rokiatou Doumba Lady Doves
Norah Alupo Lady Doves
Riticia Nabbossa Lady Doves
Hawa Juma New Generation FC
Husna Mpanja New Generation FC
Danai Bhobho Simba Queens

Own goals
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Hibo Abdi Abdillahi FAD Club 1
Violet Makokha Vihiga Queens

References
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