Tourney Name: | CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers |
Year: | 2022 |
Dates: | 7 – 13 August 2022 |
Num Teams: | 6 |
Associations: | 14 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Country: | South Africa |
City: | Durban |
Champion Other: | Green Buffaloes |
Count: | 1 |
Fourth Other: | Olympic de Moroni |
Matches: | 8 |
Goals: | 25 |
Player: | Melinda Kgadiete |
Prevseason: | 2021 |
Nextseason: | 2023 |
Goalkeeper: | Aisha Mbwana |
Fair Play: | Double Action Ladies |
The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers, commonly known as the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and for sponsorship purposes as the 2022 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Champions League, was the 2nd edition of the annual qualification tournament for the CAF Women's Champions League organized by COSAFA for its nations. It took place in Durban, South Africa in consecutive years after having hosted the inaugural edition the previous year from 7 to 13 August 2022,[1] [2] having been originally scheduled from 4 to 14 August[3] and is the first to be sponsored by South African sports betting company, Hollywoodbets.
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies were the defending champions[4] but got defeated and succeeded by Green Buffaloes 6–5 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time.[5]
The following teams took part in this edition of the tournament:
Team | Appearances | Previous best performance | |
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Semi-finals (2021) | |||
Young Buffaloes | Debut | ||
CD Costa do Sol | Debut | ||
Champions (2021) | |||
Semi-finals (2021) | |||
Olympique de Moroni | Debut |
This edition of the tournament was held entirely at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
Durban | |
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Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium | |
Capacity: 6,500 | |
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 20 July 2022 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Morocco.[6] The six teams were drawn into 2 group of 3 teams with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages. The resultant groups are as follows:[7]
width=25% | Group A | width=25% | Group B |
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All times are in South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
The winners would qualify for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League as COSAFA representatives.
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Ireen Lungu | Green Buffaloes | 5 |
2 | Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | 3 |
3 | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | 2 |
Obonetse Ratharin | Double Action Ladies | ||
5 | Anita Mulenga | Green Buffaloes | 1 |
Hellen Chanda | Green Buffaloes | ||
Natasha Nanyangwe | Green Buffaloes | ||
Zanele Nhlapho | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
Miche Minnies | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
Rhoda Mulaudzi | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
Ninika | Costa Do Sol | ||
Oteng Bonang | Double Action Ladies | ||
Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse | Double Action Ladies | ||
Hadhirami Anlaouia | Olympic de Moroni | ||
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Nadia Farranguana | Costa Do Sol | 1 |
Tiisetso Makhubela | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies | ||
Hadhirami Anlaouia | Olympic de Moroni |
The CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers technical study group selected the following as the best of this edition of the tournament.
Award | Player/Coach | Team | |
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Best Player | Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns | |
Best Goalkeeper | Aisha Mbwana | Green Buffaloes | |
Best Coach |
The CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the tournament.[8]