2021 CAF Women's Champions League qualifying
This article details the qualification procedures, formats and/or phases of the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League.[1]
| Dates | Qualifying: 24 July – 25 August 2021 |
|---|---|
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.
| Zones | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNAF |  Afak Relizane (1st) |
 Wadi DeglaTH (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
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
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 | — |
(H) Host
WAFU Zone A
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 | — |
(H) Host
WAFU Zone B
The tournament took place in Marcory, Ivory Coast from 24 July to 5 August 2021.
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 | — |
(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 | — |
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
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
The CECAFA qualification tournament was held from 28 August to 9 September in Nairobi, Kenya.[4]
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 | — |
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 | — |
(H) Host
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
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 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 | — |
(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 | — |
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 |
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- "CECAFA Zonal Women's Champions League Qualifiers set". CAFOnline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF).