CAF Women's Champions League

The CAF Women's Champions League (French: Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF; Arabic: دوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات‎ and sometimes abbreviated as CAF WCL) is an annual international women's association football club competition in Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football, involving the continent's top women's club teams.[2][3] It is the female counterpart of the CAF Champions League.

CAF Women's Champions League
Founded12 September 2020 (2020-09-12)
RegionAfrica (CAF)
Number of teamsFinal tournament: 8
Total: 33
Current champions Mamelodi Sundowns (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Mamelodi Sundowns (1 title)
Television broadcasters
WebsiteOfficial website
2021 CAF WCL

History

A CAF Executive Meeting on June 30, 2020 cancelled the that year's Africa Women Cup of Nations, principally citing the COVID-19 pandemic on association football in Africa as the reason, in favor of the approval of the creation of the CAF Women's Champions League.[4] The tournament was launched on September 12 that year.[5]

Format

The format for the first edition saw the champions of each of the six CAF zones play for a spot in the competition.[6] They are joined by the hosts and an extra team from the zone of the defending/reigning/current Africa Women Cup of Nations champions (for the inaugural edition only).[7] The tournament is currently played in two groups of four teams.

Results
Key
Match was won during extra time
* Match won after a penalty shoot-out
CAF Women's Champions League finals
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
2021 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 Hasaacas Ladies 30 June Stadium, Cairo 0[note 1]
Upcoming finals
Season Finalist Match Finalist Venue Attendance
2022 –

Records and statistics

Winners by club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Mamelodi Sundowns10 2021
Hasaacas Ladies01 2021

By nation
Nation Winners Runners-up Semi-finalists Winner Runners-up Semi-finalists
 South Africa 1 0 0
 Ghana 0 1 0
 Equatorial Guinea 0 0 1
 Morocco 0 0 1

Top scorers by tournament

The top scorer award is given for most goals in the final tournament.[8]

SeasonTop scorerTeamGoals
2021 Evelyn Badu Hasaacas Ladies5

See also

Notes & references

Notes
  1. The final was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
  2. Malabo Kings finished fourth in 2021.
  3. AS FAR finished third in 2021.

References
  1. "TotalEnergies Women's Champions League: Global TV stations and online platforms to show inaugural tournament around the world". cafonline.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. "African women's football primed for new chapter". FIFA.com. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. Grainey, Tim (31 October 2021). "The Week in Women's Football: African Champions League; COSAFA; DR Congo controversy - Tribal Football". Tribal Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". Confederation of African Football. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. "CAF Women's Champions League takes one giant leap towards realization". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League WAFU B draw kicks-off a new era". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. Komugisha, Usher (12 September 2020). "CAF reveals women's champions league format – Panafricanfootball". Pan-African Football. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. https://ghanasoccernet.com/caf-womens-champions-league-evelyn-badu-wins-top-scorer-award
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