2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
CityAbidjan
Dates24 July to 5 August
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Hasaacas Ladies (1st title)
Runners-up Rivers Angels FC
Third place AS OTR Lomé
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
Top scorer Maryann Ezenagu (5 goals)
2022

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers was the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B women's club football qualifier tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 24 July to 5 August 2021 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The winners of the tournament qualified automatically for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament, that was held in Egypt.[1]

Participating teams

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa 2019 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Hasaacas Ladies 2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions 1st n/a
AS Police 2019 Niger Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
USFA 2018–19 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
AS OTR Lomé 2018–19 Togolese Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Rivers Angels 2020–21 NWFL Premiership Champions 1st n/a

Match officials

Referees

  • Yemisi Akintoye
  • Nafissa Iro Sari
  • Kayodé Laurande Offin
  • Jacqueline Nikiema
  • Zomadre Kore
  • Edoh Kindedji

Assistant referees

  • Mfon Akpan
  • Hawa Douno Moussa
  • Nafissatou Yekini Shitou
  • Lou Prisca Danielle Ta
  • Edwige Appia
  • Alice Farizua Chakule

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.[2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 US Forces Armées 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 SemiFinal
2 AS OTR Lomé 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3 Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa (H) 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source:
(H) Hosts
Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa 0–1 US Forces Armées
Report
  • Tamboura 43'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)

AS OTR Lomé 2–2 Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

US Forces Armées 2–1 AS OTR Lomé
  • Omolatcho 8' (o.g.)
  • Kie 83'
Report
  • Tassa 17'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rivers Angels F.C. 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 SemiFinal
2 Hasaacas Ladies 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
3 AS Police 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 0
Source:
Rivers Angels F.C. 2–0 Hasaacas Ladies
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Zomadre Kore (Ivory Coast)

AS Police 0–5 Rivers Angels F.C.
Report
  • Oghenebrume 13', 60'
  • Ogebe 35'
  • Ezenagu 44', 76'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

Hasaacas Ladies 3–0 AS Police
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August – Marcory
 
 
US Forces Armées0
 
5 August – Marcory
 
Hasaacas Ladies2
 
Hasaacas Ladies3
 
2 August – Marcory
 
Rivers Angels1
 
Rivers Angels5
 
 
AS OTR Lomé1
 
Third place
 
 
5 August – Marcory
 
 
US Forces Armées0
 
 
AS OTR Lomé2

Semifinals

US Forces Armées 0–2 Hasaacas Ladies
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Nafissa Iro Sani (Niger)

Rivers Angels F.C. 5–1 AS OTR Lomé
  • Abiodun 16'
  • Ezenagu Ogochukwu 21', 78'
  • Iyabo 65'
  • Onyedikachi 67'
Report
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Kayodé Laurande Offin (Benin)

Third place match

US Forces Armées 0–2 AS OTR Lomé
report(CAF)
  • Sama 35'
  • Aboudou 54'
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Yemisi Akintoye (Nigeria)

Final

Hasaacas Ladies 3–1 Rivers Angels F.C.
  • Appiah 1'
  • Agyekum 41'
  • Bugre 57'
report (CAF)
Attendance: 0 (close doors)
Referee: Jacqueline Nikiema (Burkina Faso)

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

As of 28 August 2021
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Maryann Ezenagu Rivers Angels F.C. 5
2 Millot Abena Pokuaa Hasaacas Ladies F.C. 2
Deborah Abiodun Rivers Angels F.C.
Vivian Ikechukwu Rivers Angels F.C.
Doris Boaduwaa Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Ikekhua Osaretin Oghenebrume Rivers Angels F.C.
Nathalie Badate AS OTR Lomé
7 Fatoumata Tamboura US Forces Armées 1
Priscille Kreto Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Habiba Ouedraogo Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
Rachida Aboudou AS OTR Lomé
Koudjoukalo Sama AS OTR Lomé
Charlotte Kie US Forces Armées
Senyebia Tassa AS OTR Lomé
Koku Iyabo Rivers Angels F.C.
Cynthia Onyedikachi Rivers Angels F.C.
Evelyn Badu Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Veronica Appiah Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Perpetual Agyekum Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
Azumah Bugre Hasaacas Ladies F.C.

Own goals

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Ella Omolatcho AS OTR Lomé 1
Élodie Inès Yapi Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa

References

  1. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League takes one giant leap towards realization". CAF. 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "WAFU-B WCL draw: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas Ladies confirm group opponents - Sport News Africa". sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05.