2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification

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)
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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

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.

Qualified teams for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification phase
Zones		Teams
UNAF		Afak Relizane (2nd)	Wadi Degla (2nd)	AS FAR^TH (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)
	B	Bayelsa Queens(1st)	Athleta (1st)	Espoir (1st)

UNIFFAC		AS Awa (1st)	TP Mazembe (1st)	Malabo Kings (2nd)	CECUS FC (1st)
UNIFFAC		AC Colombe (1st)

CECAFA		Fofila (1st)	GRFC (1st)	CBE (2nd)	AS Kigali (1st)
CECAFA		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)
COSAFA		Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd)	Green Buffaloes (2nd)

Associations which did not enter a team

Main Qualification Phase

UNAF

Qualification from this region took place in Agadir, Morocco from 14 to 20 August 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WDG	ASB	AFR
1	Wadi Degla	2	2	0	4	0	+4	6	Main tournament	—	2–0
2	AS Banque de l'Habitat	2	1	1	3	3	0	3			—	3–1
3	Afak Relizane	2	0	2	1	5	−4	0		0–2		—

Source: www.unafonline.org

WAFU Zone A

Qualification from this region took place in Paynesville, Liberia.

Pos	Team v t e	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		—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

WAFU Zone B

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

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ASA	EFC	ASP
1	Africa Sports	2	2	0	8	1	+7	6	Semi-finals	—		5–0
2	Espoir FC	2	1	1	3	4	−1	3	Semi-finals	1–3	—
3	AS Police	2	0	2	1	7	−6	0			1–2	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Semi-finals		—	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		—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Africa Sports	1–1 (5–6 p)	Ampem Darkoa
Bayelsa Queens	6–0	Espoir FC

Third place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Africa Sports	4–0	Espoir FC

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ampem Darkoa	0–3	Bayelsa Queens

UNIFFAC

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

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CECUS FC	w/o	AC Colombe
AS Awa	0–1	TP Mazembe

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CECUS FC	0–4	TP Mazembe
Malabo Kings	0–3	AS Awa

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
TP Mazembe	2–1	AS Awa

CECAFA

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

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	CBE	ASK	FPF	WQFC
1	CBE FC	3	3	0	16	1	+15	9	Semi-finals	—		5–1	9–0
2	AS Kigali WFC	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Semi-finals	0–2	—		3–0
3	Fofila PF	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3			1–2	—	3–0
4	Warriors QFC	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0					—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SQ	SCP	YJS	GRFC
1	Simba Queens	3	3	0	12	0	+12	9	Semi-finals	—	2–0	4–0
2	She Corporate	3	2	1	18	2	+16	6	Semi-finals		—	6–0
3	Yei Joint Stars	3	1	2	6	10	−4	3				—
4	GRFC	3	0	3	0	20	−20	0		0–6	0–8	0–6	—

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CBE FC	1–2	She Corporate
Simba Queens	5–1	AS Kigali WFC

Third place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
CBE FC	3–1	AS Kigali WFC

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
She Corporate	0–1	Simba Queens

COSAFA

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

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Green Buffaloes	2	2	0	8	0	+8	6	Final
2	Olympic de Moroni	2	1	1	1	4	−3	3	Third place
3	Young Buffaloes	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Third place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Double Action Ladies	3–0	Olympic de Moroni

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Green Buffaloes	0–0 (6–5 p)	Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies

References

^ "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

2022 CAF Women's Champions League (archived) – CAFOnline.com

[1] "CAF Women's Champions League: WAFU B confirms new date and venue for qualifiers". KickOff Ghana. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] "CECAFA Women's Champions League moves to Dar es Salaam". CECAFA. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[7] "Eight teams for CECAFA Women's Champions League 2022 in Tanzania". Sport News Africa. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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