2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers^[1] is the 1st edition of the CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers, a women's club football championship organised by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will held from 7–21 August 2021 in Kenya.^[2][3][4][5]

2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host country	Kenya
Dates	28 Aug–9 Sep
Teams	9 (from 13 associations)
Final positions
Champions	Vihiga Queens (1st title)
Runners-up	CBE F.C.
Third place	Lady Doves WFC
Fourth place	Simba Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	85 (5.31 per match)
2022 → All statistics correct as of 9 September 2021.

The winner of the tournament will qualify for the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League which will held later this year.^[6][7]

Participating clubs

The following nine teams will contest in the league. Denden FC from Eritrea and Al-Difaa from Sudan were not selected by CAF. CAF has decided to reject the club's license for failing to meet the criteria for this competition. Scandanavian LFC of Rwanda will not take to the tournament.

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
PVP Buyenzi	1st	n/a
FAD Club	1st	n/a
CBE F.C.	1st	n/a
Vihiga Queens (Host)	1st	n/a
Yei Join Star FC	1st	n/a
Simba Queens	1st	n/a
Lady Doves WFC	1st	n/a
New Generation FC	1st	n/a

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Nairobi	Nyayo National Stadium	30,000
Kasarani	MISC	60,000

Match officials

Referees Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) Suavis Iratunga (Burundi) Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi) Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia) Medab Wondmu Biftu (Ethiopia) Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya) Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya) Florentina Zabron Chief (Tanzania)

Assistant Referees Lydia Nantabo (Uganda) Marex Nkumbi Nakitto (Uganda) Arcella Uwizera (Burundi) Fidès Bangurambona (Burundi) Woinshet Kassaye Abera (Ethiopia) Yelfashewa Kassahun (Ethiopia) Jane Cherono (Kenya) Carolyne Kiles (Kenya) Janeth Balama (Tanzania) Hellen Mduma (Tanzania)

Draw

The draw of the tournament were held on 17 July 2021. Nine club's were divided into three groups. Groups winner and from three groups and one best 2nd place team will through to Knockout stage.

Group summary

Group A	Group B
PVP Buyenzi FAD Club Simba Queens Lady Doves WFC	CBE F.C. Vihiga Queens Yei Join Star FC New Generation FC

Group stage

The tournament was played in a two groups format.^[8]

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and 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.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Simba Queens	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7	Knockout stage
2	Lady Doves WFC	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	7
3	PVP Buyenzi	3	1	0	2	3	8	−5	3
4	FAD Club	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Lady Doves	5–0	FAD Club
Nabbossa 16' Ikwaput 30', 85' Abdillahi 60' (o.g.) Doumba 53'	Report

28 August 2021

13:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Medab Wondmu Biftu (Ethiopia)

PVP Buyenzi	1–4	Simba Queens
Rehema 52' (pen.)	Report	Bhobho 2' Mawete 32', 88' (pen.) Juma 75'

28 August 2021

16:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

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Lady Doves	0–0	Simba Queens
	Report

31 August 2021

13:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia)

PVP Buyenzi	2 –1	FAD Club
Rehema 22', 53'		Lerman 37'

31 August 2021

16:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)

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Lady Doves	3–0	PVP Buyenzi
Spencer ?' Alupo ?' Ikwaput ?'	Report

3 September 2021

13:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Simba Queens	10–0	FAD Club
Mawete ?', ?', ?' Clement ?', ?', ?' Nnunka ?', ?' Djafari ?', ?'	Report

3 September 2021

13:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CBE F.C.	3	3	0	0	24	3	+21	9	Knockout stage
2	Vihiga Queens (H)	3	2	0	1	21	4	+17	6
3	Yei Join Stars FC	3	1	0	2	2	22	−20	3
4	New Generation FC	3	0	0	3	2	20	−18	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

Yei Join Stars	2–1	New Generation FC
Joseph 14' Debora Joseph 38'	Report	Juma 63'

29 August 2021

13:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

CBE F.C.	4–2	Vihiga Queens
Busser 9', 22', 69' Abera 78'	Report	Achieng 12', 39'

29 August 2021

16:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

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CBE F.C.	10–1	New Generation FC
Awol 8', ?', ?' Abera ?', ?', 47.pen', 58' (87.pen) Tadesse ?' Asfaw 75'	Report	Mpanja 18'

1 September 2021

13:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Darlene Nduwayo (Burundi)

Yei Join Stars	0–11	Vihiga Queens
	Report	Engesha ?', 50 ' Achien’g ?', ?', 67 ' Wanyonyi ?', ?', ? ', 65' Shikangwa ?', 70 '

1 September 2021

16:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Florentina Zabron Chief (Tanzania)

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CBE F.C.	10–0	Yei Join Stars
Abera 14', 25', 31', 37', 59', 79 ' Awol 9', 36 ' Worana 34', ? '	Report

3 September 2021

16:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)

New Generation FC	0-8	Vihiga Queens
	Report	Shikangwa 19', 75', 90+2' Engesha 52', ?', ?' Anyango 62 ' Achieng 87 '

3 September 2021

16:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Asnakech Gebire (Ethiopia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	6 September – Nairobi
	Simba Queens	1
					9 September – Nairobi
	Vihiga Queens	2
					Vihiga Queens	2
	6 September – Nairobi
					CBE F.C.	1
	CBE F.C. (p)	1 (5)
	Lady Doves WFC	1 (3)
					Third place
					9 September – Nairobi
					Simba Queens	1
					Lady Doves WFC	2

Semi-finals

Simba Queens	1–2	Vihiga Queens
Mnunka ?'	Report	Achieng ?' Shikangwa 87'

6 September 2021

13:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

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CBE F.C.	1–1	Lady Doves WFC
Abera 8'	Report	Ikwaput 51'
Penalties
	5–3

6 September 2021

16:00 UTC+2

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

Third place match

Simba Queens	1–2	Lady Doves WFC
Djafari ?'	Report	Nakacwa 21' Ikwaput 83'

9 September 2021

13:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Referee: Josphine Wanjiku (Kenya)

Final

Vihiga Queens	2–1	CBE F.C.
Shikangwa ?', ?'		Makokha ?' (o.g.)

9 September 2021

16:00 UTC+2

MISC, Kasarani

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 85 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 5.31 goals per match (as of 9 September 2021).

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Loza Abera	CBE FC	13
2	Medina Busser	CBE FC	8
3	Jentrix Shikangwa	Vihiga Queens	7
4	Maurine Achieng	Vihiga Queens	6
5	Flavine Mawete	Simba Queens	5
	Fazila Ikwaput	Lady Doves
	Tereza Engesha	Vihiga Queens
8	Violet Wanyonyi	Vihiga Queens	4
9	Nicole Rehema	PVP Buyenzi	3
	Aisha Nnunka	Simba Queens
	Asha Djafari	Simba Queens
	Opah Clement	Simba Queens
13	Tseganesh Yesus	CBE FC	2
	Nakacwa Spencer	Lady Doves
15	Lerman Sikieh	FAD Club	1
	Emeber Adisu Asfaw	CBE FC
	Aregah Kalsa Tadesse	CBE FC
	Mercyline Anyango	Vihiga Queens
	Makunda Joseph	Yei Join Stars FC
	Luka Debora Joseph	Yei Join Stars FC
	Aisha Juma	Simba Queens
	Rokiatou Doumba	Lady Doves
	Norah Alupo	Lady Doves
	Riticia Nabbossa	Lady Doves
	Hawa Juma	New Generation FC
	Husna Mpanja	New Generation FC
	Danai Bhobho	Simba Queens

Own goals

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Hibo Abdi Abdillahi	FAD Club	1
	Violet Makokha	Vihiga Queens

References

1. "CECAFA hosts successful TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League draw". cafonline.com. 9 July 2021.
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5. "Zonal Cecafa Women's Champions League postponed again". Cecafa Online. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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7. "UNAF, CECAFA prepare for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Champions League Zonal draw on Wednesday". Cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football (CAF). 5 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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