2022 CAF Women's Champions League
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | Qualification: 7 August – 16 September Main tournament: 30 October – 13 November |
| Teams | Main tournament: 8 Total: 33 (from 33 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco AS FAR (1st title) |
| Runners-up | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Third place | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens |
| Fourth place | Tanzania Simba Queens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Morocco Fatima Tagnaout |
| Best goalkeeper | Morocco Khadija Er-Rmichi |
← 2021 2023 → | |
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The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League was the 2nd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) held in Morocco from 30 October to 13 November 2022.[1] Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions after claiming the inaugural edition title, but was dethroned after losing 0–4 to AS FAR in the final. With the first title, AS FAR automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2023 edition.
Qualified teams
Location of teams of the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
File:Red pog.svg Group A
File:Green pog.svg Group B
File:Red pog.svg Group A
File:Green pog.svg Group B
Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which ran from 7 August to 16 September 2022 with each confederation having a representative. As defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage of this edition of the tournament, despite losing on penalty kicks in the final of their qualification tournament.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | AS FAR (hosts) | 2021–22 Moroccan Championship champions | 2nd |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | Title holders (2021 CAF Women's Champions League winners) | 2nd |
| File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | Green Buffaloes | 2022 CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Champions | 1st |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | Wadi Degla | 2022 CAF WCL UNAF Qualifiers champions | 2nd |
| File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | Determine Girls | 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | Simba Queens | 2022 CAF WCL CECAFA Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | Bayelsa Queens | 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2022 CAF WCL UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions | 1st |
Draw
The draw of this edition of the tournament was held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Rabat, Morocco on 9 September 2022 at 11:30 CET (10:30 UTC).[2] The 7 confirmed teams and the unknown UNIFFAC champion at the time of the draw were drawn into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, AS FAR was allocated to position A1.[3]
Venues
On 16 October 2022, CAF indicated that this edition of the tournament will be held in Rabat and Marrakesh.
| Rabat | Marrakesh | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Stade Moulay Hassan | Stade de Marrakech | |
| Capacity: 45,800 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 45,240 | |
| File:Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah.jpg | File:Stade My Hassan.jpg | File:Stade de marrakech.jpg | |
Match officials
- Burundi Suavis Iratunga
- Ivory Coast Zomadre Kore
- Egypt Shahenda El-Maghrabi
- Morocco Fatima El Ajjani
- Namibia Antsino Twanyanyukwa
- Nigeria Ndidi Patience Madu
- Senegal Mame Faye
- South Africa Akhona Makalima
- Togo Vincentina Amedomé
- Uganda Shamira Nabadda
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- Assistant referees
- Algeria Asma Ouahab
- Benin Nafissatou Yekini
- Cameroon Carine Atezambong
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Mireille Mujanayi
- Madagascar Pélagie Rakotozafinoro
- Malawi Bernadettar Kwimbira
- Mali Fanta Kone
- Mauritania Mariem Chedad
- Morocco Ihsane Nouali
- Morocco Karima Khadiri
- Tunisia Houda Afine
- Zambia Diana Chikotesha
- Video assistant referees
- Egypt Ahmed El Ghandour
- Ghana Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea
- Mauritania Dahane Beida
- Mauritius Imtehaz Heeralall
- Morocco Samir Guezzaz
- Morocco Zakaria Brindisi
- Tunisia Haythem Guirat
Group stage
The group stage kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco AS FAR (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tanzania Simba Queens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Zambia Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Liberia Determine Girls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 |
| Green Buffaloes Zambia | 4–0 | Liberia Determine Girls |
|---|---|---|
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Report (archived) |
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
| AS FAR Morocco | 1–0 | Tanzania Simba Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Jraidi File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' | Report |
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
| Determine Girls Liberia | 0–2 | Tanzania Simba Queens |
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| Report (archived) |
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Referee: Sonia Koré (Ivory Coast)
| AS FAR Morocco | 2–1 | Zambia Green Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
| Tagnaout File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' (pen.), 62' (pen.) | Report (archived) | Lungu File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' |
Referee: Vincentina Amedomé (Togo)
| Determine Girls Liberia | 0–2 | Morocco AS FAR |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)
| Simba Queens Tanzania | 2–0 | Zambia Green Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Egypt Wadi Degla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Source: CAFOnline.com
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 2–1 | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Lelona Daweti File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 58' | Report (archived) | M.-M. Anjor File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
| Wadi Degla Egypt | 0–1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report (archived) | M. Kanjinga File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' |
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 5–0 | Egypt Wadi Degla |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
| TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0–2 | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens |
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| Report |
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Referee: Fatima El Ajjani (Morocco)
| TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0–4 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
| Bayelsa Queens Nigeria | 3–0 | Egypt Wadi Degla |
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Report |
Referee: Vincentina Amedomé (Togo)
Knockout phase
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 November – Rabat | ||||||
| Morocco AS FAR | 1 | |||||
| 13 November – Rabat | ||||||
| Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | 0 | |||||
| Morocco AS FAR | 4 | |||||
| 9 November – Rabat | ||||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 | |||||
| South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania Simba Queens | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 November – Rabat | ||||||
| Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania Simba Queens | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa | 1–0 | Tanzania Simba Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Rabale File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' | Report |
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
| AS FAR Morocco | 1–0 | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Jraïdi File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' | Report |
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Third-place match
| Bayelsa Queens Nigeria | 1–0 | Tanzania Simba Queens |
|---|---|---|
| J. Sunday File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Report |
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Final
| AS FAR Morocco | 4–0 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns |
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Report |
Statistics
Top scorers
This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi | Morocco AS FAR | 6 |
| 2 | South Africa Lelona Daweti | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 |
| 3 | Morocco Fatima Tagnaout | Morocco AS FAR | 3 |
| 4 | Nigeria Mercy Itimi | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | 2 |
| Nigeria Juliet Sunday | |||
| South Africa Melinda Kgadiete | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| South Africa Bambanani Mbane | |||
| Lesotho Boitumelo Rabale | |||
| Tanzania Opah Clement | Tanzania Simba Queens | ||
| Zambia Ireen Lungu | Zambia Green Buffaloes | ||
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Merveille Kanjinga | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 1 |
| Morocco Oumaima Harcouch | Morocco AS FAR | ||
| Nigeria Mary-Magdalene Anjor | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | ||
| Nigeria Grace Chinyere | |||
| Nigeria Ogoma Joseph | |||
| South Africa Gabonnelwe Kekana | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| South Africa Zanele Nhlapo | |||
| Burundi Asha Djafari | Tanzania Simba Queens | ||
| Nigeria Barakat Olaiya | |||
| Zambia Hellen Chanda | Zambia Green Buffaloes | ||
| Zambia Maweta Chilenga | |||
| Zambia Natasha Nanyangwe |
Final standings
Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco AS FAR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
| 2 | South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 3 | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | +4 | |
| 4 | Tanzania Simba Queens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +1 | |
| Eliminated in group stage | ||||||||||
| 5 | Zambia Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 | |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| 7 | Liberia Determine Girls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −8 | |
| 8 | Egypt Wadi Degla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | −9 | |
Awards
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Morocco Fatima Tagnaout | Morocco AS FAR |
| Top Goal scorer | Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi | |
| Best Goalkeeper | Morocco Khadija Er-Rmichi | |
| Fairplay team | Nigeria Bayelsa Queens | |
See also
- 2022 AFC Women's Club Championship (Asia)
- 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina (South America)
- 2021–22 and 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League (Europe)
References
- ↑ "CAF President Dr Motsepe announces African Super League launch details, AFCON 2023 and Champions League key decisions". CAFOnline.com. 3 July 2022. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
CAF had twice opened the bidding process of the TotalEnergies Women's Champions League 2022, and only Royal Morocco Football Federation submitted a bid. The Executive Committee therefore resolved to award the competition to Morocco as the only bidder.
- ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2022 final draw". CAFOnline.com. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League 2022 groups unveiled". CAFOnline.com. 9 September 2022. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League 2022 match officials announced" (Press release). CAFOnline.com. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "List of referees - Women CL 2022" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
External links
Official website (archived)