2022 CAF Women's Champions League

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2022 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
DatesQualification:
7 August – 16 September
Main tournament:
30 October – 13 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 33 (from 33 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco AS FAR (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Third placeNigeria Bayelsa Queens
Fourth placeTanzania Simba Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Ibtissam Jraïdi (6 goals)
Best player(s)Morocco Fatima Tagnaout
Best goalkeeperMorocco Khadija Er-Rmichi
← 2021
2023 →

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[edit]

Main article: 2022 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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Location of teams of the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Group A
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
 Morocco AS FAR (hosts) 2021–22 Moroccan Championship champions 2nd
 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Title holders (2021 CAF Women's Champions League winners) 2nd
 Zambia Green Buffaloes 2022 CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Champions 1st
 Egypt　 Wadi Degla 2022 CAF WCL UNAF Qualifiers champions 2nd
 Liberia Determine Girls 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions 1st
 Tanzania　 Simba Queens 2022 CAF WCL CECAFA Qualifiers champions 1st
 Nigeria　 Bayelsa Queens 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions 1st
 DR Congo　 TP Mazembe 2022 CAF WCL UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions 1st

Draw[edit]

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[edit]

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

Match officials[edit]

Referees [4][5]
  • 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
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[edit]

The group stage kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00).

Group A[edit]

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
Source: CAFOnline.com
(H) Hosts
Green Buffaloes Zambia4–0Liberia Determine Girls
  • M. Chilenga 8'
  • N. Nanyangwe 30'
  • Chanda 31'
  • Lungu 58'
 Report (archived)
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
AS FAR Morocco1–0Tanzania Simba Queens
Jraidi 67' Report
Determine Girls Liberia0–2Tanzania Simba Queens
Report (archived)
Referee: Sonia Koré (Ivory Coast)
AS FAR Morocco2–1Zambia Green Buffaloes
Tagnaout 30' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Report (archived) Lungu 19'
Referee: Vincentina Amedomé (Togo)
Determine Girls Liberia0–2Morocco AS FAR
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)
Simba Queens Tanzania2–0Zambia Green Buffaloes

Group B[edit]

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 Africa2–1Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Lelona Daweti 32', 58' Report (archived) M.-M. Anjor 81'
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Wadi Degla Egypt0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report (archived) M. Kanjinga 7'
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa5–0Egypt Wadi Degla
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–2Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Report
  • O. Joseph 4' (pen.)
  • G. Chinyere 24'
Referee: Fatima El Ajjani (Morocco)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–4South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Bayelsa Queens Nigeria3–0Egypt Wadi Degla
  • J. Sunday 8'
  • M. Itimi 49', 54'
 Report
Referee: Vincentina Amedomé (Togo)

Knockout phase[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November – Rabat
 
 
Morocco AS FAR1
 
13 November – Rabat
 
Nigeria Bayelsa Queens0
 
Morocco AS FAR4
 
9 November – Rabat
 
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns0
 
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns1
 
 
Tanzania Simba Queens0
 
Third place
 
 
12 November – Rabat
 
 
Nigeria Bayelsa Queens1
 
 
Tanzania Simba Queens0

Semi-finals[edit]

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Tanzania Simba Queens
Rabale 76' Report
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
AS FAR Morocco1–0Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Jraïdi 27' Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Third-place match[edit]

Bayelsa Queens Nigeria1–0Tanzania Simba Queens
J. Sunday 70' Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final[edit]

Main article: 2022 CAF Women's Champions League final
AS FAR Morocco4–0South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Vincentina Amedomé (Togo)

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

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
South Africa 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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[edit]

Official website (archived)

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