2022 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers explained

Tourney Name:CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Year:2022
Dates:20 August – 2 September
Num Teams:7
Associations:7
Venues:2
Cities:1
Country:Ivory Coast
City:Yamoussoukro
Count:1
Third Other: Africa Sports
Fourth Other: Espoir FC
Matches:11
Goals:41
Top Scorer: Etim Edidiong (6 goals)
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

Qualification for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League for West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B took place in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast between 20 August and 2 September 2022 to qualify its representative at the group stage in Morocco.[1] Originally scheduled to be held in Abidjan, this edition was moved due to then-ongoing renovations at the stadiums situated there.[2]

Participating clubs

TeamAppearances Previous best performance
Africa Sports n/a
Espoir FC n/a
Ampem Darkoan/a
AS PoliceGroupe stage(2021)
US Forces Armées Fourth (2021)
Athleta FC n/a
n/a

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 20 July 2022 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Morocco. The seven teams were drawn into 2 group with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.

width=25%Group Awidth=25%Group B
  • Espoir FC
  • Africa Sports
  • AS Police

Group stage

TiebreakersTeams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and 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.

All times are Time in Ivory Coast (UTC+0).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Etim Edidiong Bayelsa Queens6
2 Adjoua Edwige Sandrine Africa Sports3
3 Adjouvi Zonsou Espoir FC2
Ampem Darkoa
Chinyere Igboamalu Bayelsa Queens FC
6 Joseph Miracle Bayelsa Queens FC1
7 Flourish Sebastine Bayelsa Queens1
8 Adeyemi Mary Bayelsa Queens 1
9 Kafayat Bashiru Bayelsa Queens1
10 Glory Edet Bayelsa Queens 1
11 Anjor Mary Bayelsa Queens 1
12 Akebe Abrougoua Africa Sports1
13 Cousso Esperance Africa Sports1
14 Yeti Doudou Africa Sports1
15 Ange Deborah Africa Sports1
16 Grewa Estelle Africa Sports1
17 Abrougoua Africa Sports1
18 Fatimata Mamadou AS Police 1
19 Merrveille Espoir FC 1
20 Gladys Amfobea Ampem Darkoa1
21 Sara Ilboudo USFA1
22 Charlotte Millogo USFA1
23 Mouniratou Compaore USFA1
24 Balkissa Sawadogo USFA1
25 Rasmata Sawadogo USFA1
26 Lala Traore USFA1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 August 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. 10 August 2022. fr. Yamoussoukro
  2. Web site: 4 August 2022. CAF Women’s Champions League: WAFU B confirms new date and venue for qualifiers. Kickoff Ghana. 10 August 2022.