2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualification

This article details the qualification procedures, formats and/or phases of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League.^[1]

2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualifying

Dates	Qualifying: 24 July – 25 August 2021
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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. On 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. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament, which was held across two stadiums in Cairo, Egypt, from 5 to 19 November 2021.^[2]

Participating teams

All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and have their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 33 (out of 54) African confederation had a participant club in this first edition.

Qualified teams for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualification phase

Zones		Teams
UNAF		Afak Relizane (1st)	Wadi Degla^TH (1st)	AS FAR (1st)	AS Banque de l'Habitat (1st)
WAFU	A	Seven Stars (1st)	Determine Girls (1st)	AS Mandé (1st)	Dakar Sacré-Cœur (1st)
	B	US Forces Armées (1st)	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa (1st)	Hasaacas Ladies (1st)	AS Police (1st)
		Rivers Angels (1st)	Amis du Monde (1st)
UNIFFAC		Louves Minproff (1st)	FCF Amani (1st)	Malabo Kings (1st)	Missile FC (1st)
CECAFA		PVP Buyenzi (1st)	FAD Club (1st)	CBE FC (1st)	Vihiga Queens (1st)
		Yei Join Star (1st)	Simba Queens (1st)	Lady Doves (1st)	New Generation FC (1st)
COSAFA		Double Actions Ladies (1st)	Manzini Wonderers (1st)	LDF LFC (1st)	Tura Magic (1st)
		Mamelodi Sundowns (1st)	Green Buffaloes (1st)	Black Rhinos Queens (1st)

Associations which did not enter a team

•   Libya
•   Gambia
•   Guinea
•   Guinea-Bissau
•   Mauritania
•   Sierra Leone
•   Benin
•   Central African Republic
•   Chad
•   Congo
•   São Tomé and Príncipe
•   Eritrea
•   Rwanda
•   Somalia
•   Sudan
•   Angola
•   Comoros
•   Madagascar
•   Malawi
•   Mauritius
•   Mozambique
•   Seychelles

Main Qualification Phase

Each of CAF's sub-confederations held a qualifying tournament, starting with UNAF for North Africa and WAFU's Zone A for West Africa. A single winner of each sub-confederation qualification tournament would advance to the final tournament where they would be joined by the host nation's league champions and another team from the sub-confederation of the incumbent Africa Women's Cup of Nations champions.^[3]

UNAF

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers

The tournament took place in Berkane, Morocco.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FAR	AFR	ASB
1	AS FAR (H)	2	2	0	0	14	1	+13	6	Main tournament		—	4–1
2	Afak Relizane	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3				—	3–1
3	AS Banque de l'Habitat	2	0	0	2	1	13	−12	0			0–10		—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

WAFU Zone A

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU A Qualifiers

The tournament took place in Mindelo, Cape Verde.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		ASM	ASD	DGF	SST
1	AS Mandé	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Main tournament		—	4–0	4–0
2	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur	3	2	0	1	4	6	−2	6				—		2–1
3	Determine Girls FC	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3				1–2	—
4	Seven Stars (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1			2–2		0–2	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

WAFU Zone B

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

The tournament took place in Marcory, Ivory Coast from 24 July to 5 August 2021.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		USF	AAM	OSG
1	US Forces Armées	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	6	Semi-finals		—	2–1
2	Académie Amis du Monde FC	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1				—	2–2
3	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa (H)	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1			0–1		—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RIV	HAL	ASP
1	Rivers Angels F.C.	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	6	Semi-finals		—	2–0
2	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3				—	3–0
3	AS Police	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	0			0–5		—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
US Forces Armées	0–2	Hasaacas Ladies
Rivers Angels	5–1	Académie Amis du Monde FC

Third place match

Team 1	Score	Team 2
US Forces Armées	0–2	Académie Amis du Monde FC

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hasaacas Ladies	3–1	Rivers Angels

UNIFFAC

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers

The tournament was held from 1 August to 12 September 2021 in two-legged ties for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Louves Minproff	0–4	Malabo Kings	0–3	0–1
FCF Amani	3–2	Missile FC	0–1	3–1

Final

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Malabo Kings	5–1	FCF Amani	4–1	1–0

CECAFA

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The CECAFA qualification tournament was held from 28 August to 9 September in Nairobi, Kenya.^[4]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SIM	LDW	PVP	FAD
1	Simba Queens	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7	Knockout stage		—			10–0
2	Lady Doves WFC	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	7			0–0	—	3–0	5–0
3	PVP Buyenzi	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3			1–4		—	2–1
4	FAD Club	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0						—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		CBE	VIQ	YJS	NGE
1	CBE FC	3	3	0	0	24	3	+21	9	Knockout stage		—	4–2	10–0	10–1
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				0–11	—	2–1
4	New Generation FC	3	0	0	3	2	20	−18	0				0–8		—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Simba Queens	1–2	Vihiga Queens
CBE FC	1–1 (5–3 p)	Lady Doves WFC

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Vihiga Queens	2–1	CBE FC

COSAFA

Main article: 2021 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers

The draw for the qualification tournament for COSAFA teams (branded as the COSAFA Women's Champions League) was held on July 29, 2021. The seven teams were divided into two groups of four with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals. The tournament was held in South Africa from 26 to 31 August 2021.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MSL	DAL	MW	LDF
1	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (H)	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	9	Knockout phase		—	6–0	6–1	6–0
2	Double Action Ladies	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	6				—	3–0
3	Manzini Wanderers LFC	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	1					—
4	Lesotho Defense Force	3	0	1	2	1	13	−12	1				0–6	1–1	—

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(H) Host

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BRQ	GBL	TML
1	Black Rhinos Queens FC	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Knockout phase		—
2	Green Buffaloes LFC	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3			0–2	—	1–0
3	Tura Magic Ladies FC	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0			0–3		—

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Black Rhinos Queens	2–0	Double Action Ladies
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies	1–0	Green Buffaloes

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Black Rhinos Queens	0–3	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

References

1. "Media Accreditation for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2021". CAFOnline.com. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
2. . Sport News Africa. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. "Club licensing procedures for the #TotalEnergiesWCL Egypt 2021". CAFOnline.com. July 14, 2021. from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
4. "CECAFA Zonal Women's Champions League Qualifiers set". CAFOnline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF).

External links

• 2021 CAF Women's Champions League – CAFOnline.com