2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers explained

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers is the inaugural edition of the WAFU Zone B women's club football qualifier tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 24 July to 5 August 2021 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The winners of the tournament qualified automatically for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament, to be held in Egypt.^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualifying method	Appearances	Previous best performance
Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa	2019 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions		n/a
	2020–21 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions		n/a
AS Police	2019 Niger Women's Championship Champions		n/a
USFA	2018–19 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions		n/a
	2018–19 Togolese Women's Championship Champions		n/a
	2020–21 NWFL Premiership Champions		n/a

Match officials

Referees

• Yemisi Akintoye
• Nafissa Iro Sari
• Kayodé Laurande Offin
• Jacqueline Nikiema
• Zomadre Kore
• Edoh Kindedji

Assistant referees

• Mfon Akpan
• Hawa Douno Moussa
• Nafissatou Yekini Shitou
• Lou Prisca Danielle Ta
• Edwige Appia
• Alice Farizua Chakule

Group stage

TiebreakersTeams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). 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.^[2]

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Final

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1			5
2	Millot Abena Pokuaa		2
	Vivian Ikechukwu
	Doris Boaduwaa
	Nathalie Badate	AS OTR Lomé
7		US Forces Armées	1
	Priscille Kreto	Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
		Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa
	Rachida Aboudou	AS OTR Lomé
	Koudjoukalo Sama	AS OTR Lomé
		US Forces Armées
	Senyebia Tassa	AS OTR Lomé
	Koku Iyabo
	Cynthia Onyedikachi
	Evelyn Badu
	Veronica Appiah
	Perpetual Agyekum	Hasaacas Ladies F.C.
		Hasaacas Ladies F.C.

Own goals

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Ella Omolatcho	AS OTR Lomé	1
		Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa

Notes and References

1. News: 4 July 2021. CAF Women's Champions League takes one giant leap towards realization. CAF.
2. Web site: WAFU-B WCL draw: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas Ladies confirm group opponents - Sport News Africa . sportnewsafrica.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210705110625/https://sportnewsafrica.com/en/wafu-b-wcl-draw-rivers-angels-hasaacas-ladies-confirm-group-opponents/ . 2021-07-05.