International football competition
The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers was 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, that was held in Egypt.[1]
Participating teams
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
- Tiebreakers
Teams 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.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.[2]
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Awards and statistics
Goalscorers
- As of 28 August 2021
Own goals
References
- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League takes one giant leap towards realization". CAF. 4 July 2021.
- ^ "WAFU-B WCL draw: Rivers Angels, Hasaacas Ladies confirm group opponents - Sport News Africa". sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-05.