Qualifiers recap for the TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2021
The qualifiers for the first edition of the CAF TotalEnergies Women's Champions League better known under the tag #TotalEnergiesCAFWCL were concluded, and the identity of the eight participating teams has been revealed.
The final tournament, which will take place from November 5 to 19 in Cairo, Egypt, is of an exceptional character as it is the first tournament to be extended to all Africa and pitting women's football clubs against each other.
Faithful to its strategy which aims to develop more competitions for women and offer them greater opportunities, CAF has decided to launch this first edition in a format of two groups of four teams. The first two of each group will advance to the semi-finals in which the winners will contest the final.
After intense tournaments and sensational matches that brought joy and disappointment, CAFOnline.com looks back at the winners and qualifiers participants as well as the prizes awarded in each zone.
UNAF will have two representatives including Egyptian club Wadi Degla FC, which automatically qualified for the final tournament as host club.
COSAFA (August 26 to September 4 in Durban, South Africa)
Winner: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC is a South African club founded in 2009. They are three-time winners of the South African Women's League.
Qualifiers
7 Participants: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Double Action Ladies (Botswana), Wanderers LFC (Eswatini), Lesotho Defense Force (Lesotho), Black Rhinos Queens (Zimbabwe), Green Buffaloes Women FC (Zambia), TURA Magic FC (Namibia)
Group phase
Double Action Ladies 3-0 Wanderers LFC
Mamelodi Sundowns 6-0 Lesotho Defence Force
Green Buffaloes 0-2 Black Rhinos
Lesotho Defence Force 1-1 Wanderers
Mamelodi Sundowns 6-0 Double Action Ladies
TURA Magic FC 0-3 Black Rhinos
Lesotho Defence Force 0-6 Double Action Ladies
Mamelodi Sundowns 6-1 Wanderers LFC
Green Buffaloes 1-0 TURA Magic FC
Semifinals
Black Rhinos 2-0 Double Action Ladies
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Green Buffaloes
Final
Black Rhinos 0-3 Mamelodi Sundowns
Awards and stats
Top scorer: Melinda Kgadiete, 5 goals (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Best player of the tournament: Rutendo Makore (Black Rhinos)
Golden Glove: Precious Mudyiwa (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Total goals scored: 42
Average goals per game: 3.5
Most successful attack: Mamelodi Sundowns (22 goals)
CECAFA (August 28 to September 9 in Nairobi, Kenya)
Winner: Vihiga Queens (Kenya)
Located in Mbale in the Western region of Kenya, Vihiga Queens won the Kenya Women's League 1 (FKF WPL) in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Qualifiers
8 Participants: Simba Queens (Tanzania), Lady Doves (Uganda), PVP FC (Burundi) and FAD FC (Djibouti), Vihiga Queens FC (Kenya), Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (Ethiopia), Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan) and New Generations (Zanzibar).
Group stage
Lady Doves 5-0 FAD
PVP 1-4 Simba Queens
Yei Joint Stars 2-1 New Generation
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia FC 4-2 Vihiga Queens
PVP 2-1 FAD
Lady Doves 0-0 Simba Queens
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 10-1 New Generation
Yei Joint Stars 0-11 Vihiga Queens
Lady Doves 3-0 PVP FC
Simba Queens 10-0 FAD
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 10-0 Yei Joint Stars FC
New Generation 0-8 Vihiga Queens
Semi-final:
Simba Queens 1-2 Vihiga Queens
CBE 1-1 (5-3 on pen.) Lady Doves
Final:
Vihiga Queens 2-1 CBE
Awards and stats
Top scorer: Loza Abera, 13 goals (CBE)
MVP of the tournament: Jentrix Shikangwa Milimu (Vihiga Queens)
Golden Glove: Daisy Nakaziro (Lady Doves)
Total goals scored: 86
Average goals per game: 5.4
Most successful attack: CBE (25 goals)
UNIFFAC (system of home and away matches played from August 31 to September 12)
Winner: Malabo King FC (Equatorial Guinea)
Winner of the 2019 Equatorial Guinea Women’s League (Primera Division Feminina), President’s Cup and TNO Cup.
Qualifiers
4 Participants: FCF Amani (DR Congo), Missile FC (Gabon), Louves Minproff (Cameroon) and Malabo King FC (Equatorial Guinea)
First round:
Malabo King 1-0 Louves Minproff (3-0)
FCF Amani 3-1 FC Missile (0-1)
Final:
FCF Amani 0-1 Malabo King FC (1-4)
Awards and Stats
Top scorer: Drepoba Stephanie, 4 goals (Malabo King FC)
Total goals scored: 15
Average goals per game: 2.5
Most successful attack: Malabo King FC (9 goals)
UNAF (July 24-30 in Berkane, Morocco)
Winner: ASFAR (Morocco)
Eight-time winner (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) of the Moroccan Women’s League and seven-time winner of the national Cup “Coupe du Trône” (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Qualifiers
3 Participants: Afak Relizane (Algeria), Banque de l'Habitat (Tunisia) and ASFAR (Morocco).
Day 1 : Afak Relizane 3-1 Banque de l'Habitat (Tunisia)
Day 2: ASFAR 4-1 Afak Relizane
Day 3: ASFAR 10-0 Banque de l'Habitat
Awards and stats
Top scorer: Ibtissam Jraidi, 6 goals (ASFAR)
Total goals scored: 19
Average goals per game: 6.3
Most successful attack: ASFAR (14 goals)
WAFU B (July 24 to August 5 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)
Winner: Hasaacas Ladies FC (Ghana)
Founded in 1996, the club is Four-time Ghanaian League winner (2013, 2014, 2015, 2021), and winner of 2021 Ghana Cup
Other qualified team: Rivers Angels (Nigeria),
Founded in 1986, the club is seven-time winner of Nigeria Women’s League (1994, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021). They are also eight-time champions of the National Cup (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
Qualifiers
6 Participants: Rivers Angels (Nigeria), Hasaacas Ladies FC (Ghana), Amis du Monde (Togo), USFA (Burkina Faso), AS Police de Niamey (Niger), Onze Sœur (Côte d’Ivoire)
Group stage:
Onze Soeur 0-1 USFA
Rivers Angels 2-0 Hasaacas Ladies
Amis du Monde FC 2-2 Onze Soeur
AS police de Niamey 0-5 Rivers Angels
USFA 2-1 Amis du Monde FC
Hasaacas Ladies 3-0 AS Police
Semi-finals:
USFA 0-2 Hasaacas Ladies
Rivers Angels 5-1 Amis du Monde FC
Final:
Rivers Angels 1-3 Hasaacas Ladies
Awards and Stats
Top scorer: Ezenagu Ogochukwu, 5 goals (Rivers Angels)
Total goals scored: 32
Average goals per game: 3.2
Most successful attack: Rivers Angels (12 goals)
WAFU A (July 24-30 in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde) in league form with round robin matches
Winner: AS Mande (Mali)
The club won the first two editions of the Mali championship (2017 and 2021) and won the Mali Cup four times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Qualifiers
4 Participants: Dakar Sacré-Coeur (Senegal), AS Mande (Mali), Seven Stars (Cape Verde), Determine Girls (Liberia)
Results
Seven Stars 2-2 AS Mande
Determine Girls 1-2 AS Dakar Sacre Cœur
AS Mande 4-0 Determine Girls
AS Dakar Sacre Cœur 2-1 Seven Stars
Seven Stars 0-2 Determine Girls
AS Mande 4-0 AS Dakar Sacre Cœur
Awards and stats
Top scorer: Fatoumata Diarra, 5 goals (AS Mandé)
Total goals scored: 20
Average goals per game: 3.3
Best performing attack: AS Mandé (10 goals)