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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]
| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
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The winner of the tournament will qualify for the inaugural 2021 CAF Women's Champions League which will held later this year.[6][7]
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. Scandinavian 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 |
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| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | Nyayo National Stadium | 30,000 |
| Kasarani | MISC | 60,000 |
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 A | Group B |
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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.
- 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.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Lady Doves | 0–0 | Simba Queens |
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| PVP Buyenzi | 2 –1 | FAD Club |
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Attendance: 0 (close doors)
| Simba Queens | 10–0 | FAD Club |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
| Yei Join Stars | 2–1 | New Generation FC |
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| CBE F.C. | 4–2 | Vihiga Queens |
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| Yei Join Stars | 0–11 | Vihiga Queens |
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| New Generation FC | 0-8 | Vihiga Queens |
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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 |
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Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)
Third place match
| Simba Queens | 1–2 | Lady Doves WFC |
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Final
| Vihiga Queens | 2–1 | CBE F.C. |
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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 |
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| 1 | Hibo Abdi Abdillahi |
FAD Club |
1 |
| Violet Makokha |
Vihiga Queens |
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