2021 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League (also known as the 2021 TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the inaugural edition of the CAF Women's Champions League, an African women's club football tournament/championship organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This edition of the tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt from 5 to 19 November 2021.[2]

2021 CAF Women's Champions League
The 30 June Stadium in Cairo hosted the final.
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
Champions Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title)
Runners-up Hasaacas Ladies
Third place AS FAR
Fourth place Malabo Kings
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Evelyn Badu (5)
Best player(s) Evelyn Badu
Best goalkeeper Andile Dlamini

Qualified Teams
Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualifying
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 qualifying tournaments which commenced on 24 July 2021 within UNAF for North Africa and the first half-zone of WAFU or WAFU's Zone A for West Africa. By 10 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 Africa Women's Cup of Nations champions.

NationTeamQualifying 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 of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League 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 would be allocated to position A1.[7]

Venues

The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) confirmed two venues for the tournament; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium, both in Cairo.

 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
  • Suavis Iratunga
  • Shahenda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Letticia Vianna
  • Lidya Tafesse Abebe
  • Aïssata Amadou Lam
  • Maria Packuita Cyquela Rivet
  • Bouchra Karboubi
  • Patience Ndidi Madu
  • Salima Mukansanga
  • Akona Zenith Makhalima
  • Vincentia Enyonam Amedume
  • Dorsaf Ganouati

Assistant referees
  • 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

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 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 3 1 1 1 5 6 −1 4
4 AS Mandé 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source: Soccerway
Wadi Degla 3–1 AS Mandé
  • El Solh 3' (pen.)
  • Dukureh 9'
  • Ayala 49'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Akhona Makhalima (South Africa)
Malabo Kings 1–3 Hasaacas Ladies
  • Gbogou 90'
 Report
  • Badu 11', 90+2'
  • Agyekum 85'
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
  • Badu 17', 59'
  • Agyekum 45+3'
 Report
Attendance: 0
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Hasaacas Ladies 2–2 Wadi Degla
  • Nyame 21'
  • Appiah 49'
 Report
  • Ayala 9'
  • El Solh 26'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
AS Mandé 1–1 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 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
  • Nhlapho 17'
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)

Knockout phase

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

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

Statistics

Top scorers

This is the list of the top ten scorers in the tournament phase:

As of 19 November 2021
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

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 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
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 the tournament.[10]

Best XI
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

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

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

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