2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Morocco (North Zone) Liberia (West A Zone) Ivory Coast (West B Zone) Cameroon (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
| Dates | 7 August – 15 September 2022 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 45 |
| Goals scored | 160 (3.56 per match) |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League began on 7 August and concluded on 15 September 2022.
Qualification began COSAFA for Southern Africa and the CECAFA for mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa on 7 August 2022 and concluded on 16 September 2022. After qualification, 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 tournament's defending champions and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phase which took place in Morocco.
Participating teams
[edit]All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 33 (out of 54) countries had a participant club in this edition.
| Zones | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNAF |  Afak Relizane (2nd) |  Wadi Degla (2nd) |  AS FARTH (2nd) |  AS Banque de l'Habitat (2nd) | |
| WAFU | A |  Determine Girls (2nd) |  AS Mandé (2nd) |  USPA (1st) | |
| B |  US Forces Armées (2nd) |  Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (1st) |  Ampem Darkoa (1st) |  AS Police (2nd) | |
 Bayelsa Queens(1st) |  Athleta (1st) |  Espoir (1st) | |||
| UNIFFAC |  AS Awa (1st) |  TP Mazembe (1st) |  Malabo Kings (2nd) |  CECUS FC (1st) | |
 AC Colombe (1st) | |||||
| CECAFA |  Fofila (1st) |  GRFC (1st) |  CBE (2nd) |  AS Kigali (1st) | |
 Yei Join Star (2nd) |  Simba Queens (2nd) |  She Corporate (1st) |  Warrior Queens (1st) | ||
| COSAFA |  Double Action Ladies (2nd) |  Young Buffaloes (1st) |  Olympic de Moroni (1st) |  CD Costa do Sol (1st) | |
 Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd) |  Green Buffaloes (2nd) | ||||
Associations which did not enter a team
Main Qualification Phase
[edit]UNAF
[edit]Qualification from this region took place in Agadir, Morocco from 14 to 20 August 2022.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | WDG | ASB | AFR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadi Degla | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Main tournament | — | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | AS Banque de l'Habitat | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Afak Relizane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
WAFU Zone A
[edit]Qualification from this region took place in Paynesville, Liberia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DGF FC | ASM | USPA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Determine Girls FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Main tournament | — | 1–1 | ||
| 2 | AS Mandé | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | USPA | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0–1 | — |
WAFU Zone B
[edit]Seven clubs competed for this year's qualification tournament which was held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, from 20 August to 2 September 2022.[1] having been originally scheduled for hosting in Abidjan.[2]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASA | EFC | ASP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Africa Sports | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | Espoir FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | 1–3 | — | |||
| 3 | AS Police | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | 1–2 | — |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | BFC | USFA | AFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ampem Darkoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 2 | Bayelsa Queens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | — | 3–1 | ||||
| 3 | USFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | — | 5–1 | ||||
| 4 | Athleta FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Sports | 1–1 (5–6 p) | Ampem Darkoa |
| Bayelsa Queens | 6–0 | Espoir FC |
Third place
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Sports | 4–0 | Espoir FC |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ampem Darkoa | 0–3 | Bayelsa Queens |
UNIFFAC
[edit]Qualification from this region was originally to be held from 20 August to 4 September 2022 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with two-legged ties for the semi-finals.[3] Due to the lack of guarantee from the Cameroonian government,[4] Equatorial Guinea was announced as the new host on 24 August which ran from 10 to 26 September 2022, disqualifying Cameroonian club, AS Awa, in the process.[5]
Round 1
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CECUS FC | w/o | AC Colombe |
| AS Awa | 0–1 | TP Mazembe |
Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CECUS FC | 0–4 | TP Mazembe |
| Malabo Kings | 0–3 | AS Awa |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe | 2–1 | AS Awa |
CECAFA
[edit]Qualification from this region was held from 14 to 27 August in Dar es salaam, Tanzania,[6] having initially been scheduled from 28 July to 10 August 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania.[7]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CBE | ASK | FPF | WQFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBE FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 5–1 | 9–0 | ||
| 2 | AS Kigali WFC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | Fofila PF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | Warriors QFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | — |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SQ | SCP | YJS | GRFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simba Queens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | She Corporate | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 6 | — | 6–0 | ||||
| 3 | Yei Joint Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | — | |||||
| 4 | GRFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–8 | 0–6 | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CBE FC | 1–2 | She Corporate |
| Simba Queens | 5–1 | AS Kigali WFC |
Third place
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CBE FC | 3–1 | AS Kigali WFC |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| She Corporate | 0–1 | Simba Queens |
COSAFA
[edit]Qualification from this region (branded as the COSAFA Women's Champions League) was held in South Africa from 7 to 14 August 2022. Six qualified teams were divided into two groups of three with the top two in each group advancing to the semi-finals.
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 4 | Final |
| 2 | Double Action Ladies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Third place |
| 3 | CD Costa do Sol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Buffaloes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Final |
| 2 | Olympic de Moroni | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Third place |
| 3 | Young Buffaloes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Third place
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Double Action Ladies | 3–0 | Olympic de Moroni |
Final
[edit]| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Green Buffaloes | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
References
[edit]- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League: WAFU B confirms new date and venue for qualifiers". KickOff Ghana. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "CAF/UFOA B - Ligue des Champions Feminine - Sept clubs se disputent la succession de Hasaacas Ladies FC du Ghana" [CAF/UFOA B - Women's Champions League - Seven clubs are vying for the succession of Hasaacas Ladies FC of Ghana]. WAFU-UFOA B Website (in French). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF 2e édition : Le FCF TP Mazembe disputera sa qualification à Yaoundé" [CAF Women's Champions League 2nd edition: FCF TP Mazembe will play its qualification in Yaoundé]. PyramidActu (in French). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Nsangou, Ayouba (21 August 2022). "Ligue des Champions (F) UNIFFAC, As AWA perd une occasion" [Champions League (F) – UNIFFAC: As AWA loses an opportunity]. Afrik Sports Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ Nsangou, Ayouba (24 August 2022). "Ligue Des Champions (F) – UNIFFAC : La Guinée Équatoriale Accueille Le Tournoi Zonal" [Champions League (F) – UNIFFAC: Equatorial Guinea hosts the zonal tournament]. Afrik Sport Magazine (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "CECAFA Women's Champions League moves to Dar es Salaam". CECAFA. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Eight teams for CECAFA Women's Champions League 2022 in Tanzania". Sport News Africa. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- 2022 CAF Women's Champions League (archived) – CAFOnline.com