2021 CAF Women's Champions League

The logo of the final tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
City	Cairo
Dates	Qualifying: 24 July – 25 August 2021 Main tournament: 5 – 19 November
Teams	Main 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 played	16
Goals scored	40 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Evelyn Badu (5)
Best player(s)	Evelyn Badu
Best goalkeeper	Andile Dlamini
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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]

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.

Association	Team	Qualifying method	Appearance
Egypt	Wadi Degla (hosts)	2021 Egyptian League champions[3]	1st
Morocco	AS FAR[4][5]	UNAF qualification tournament	1st
Mali	AS Mandé	WAFU A qualification tournament	1st
Ghana	Hasaacas Ladies	WAFU B qualification tournament	1st
Nigeria	Rivers Angels		1st
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo Kings	UNIFFAC qualification tournament	1st
Kenya	Vihiga Queens	CECAFA qualification tournament	1st
South Africa	Mamelodi Sundowns	COSAFA qualification tournament	1st

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]

This edition of the tournament was held in two venues in Cairo; the 30 June Stadium and the Al Salam Stadium.

Cairo		Cairo
		30 June Stadium	Al Salam Stadium
		Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 28,500

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

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

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

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.

Pos	Team v t e	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 (H)	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
4	AS Mandé	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

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Pos	Team v t e	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

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	Semi-finals				Final
	15 November – Cairo
	Hasaacas Ladies	2
					19 November – Cairo
	AS FAR	1
					Hasaacas Ladies	0
	15 November – Cairo
					Mamelodi Sundowns	2
	Mamelodi Sundowns (p)	0 (5)
	Malabo Kings	0 (4)
					Third place
					18 November – Cairo
					AS FAR	3
					Malabo Kings	1

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Below is the list of the top 10 scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:

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

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the group stage:^[9]

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

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

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of this edition of the tournament.^[10]

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

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

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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