The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers is the 2nd edition of CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers tournament organised by the UNIFFAC for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was originally to be held from 20 August to 4 September 2022 in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé.[1] However on 11 August the competition was postponed indefinitely following the lack of guarantee from the government of the Republic of Cameroon, the new dates and hosts will be fixed by UNIFFAC. [2] On 24 August 2022 it was announced that Equatorial Guinea will host the tournament starting from 10 september. [3] The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| City | Malabo |
| Dates | 10–16 September 2022 |
| Teams | 5 (from 5 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Mazembe (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Awa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 11 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Merveille Kanjinga (4 goals) |
Venues edit
Matches are held at the Estadio de Malabo.
| Malabo |   Malabo 2022 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers (Equatorial Guinea) |
|---|---|
| Estadio de Malabo | |
| Capacity: 15,250 | |
Participating teams edit
The following five teams will contest in the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Qualifying method | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS Awa |
2021–22 Cameroonian Women's champions | 1st | n/a |
| TP Mazembe |
2021–22 Congolese Democratic Rep. Women's champions | 1st | n/a |
 Malabo Kings FC |
2020–21 Equatorial Guinean Women's champions | 2nd | Winner (2021) |
 CECUS FC |
2021–22 Tchadien Women's champions | 1st | n/a |
 AC Colombe |
2021–22 Congolaise Women's champions | 1st | n/a |
- Associations which did not enter a team
Draw edit
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 6 september 2022 in Cairo,Egypt. [4]
| Bye to First round | Participating in First round |
|---|---|
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Qualifying tournament edit
First round edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CECUS FC
|
w/o | AC Colombe
|
| AS Awa
|
0–1 | TP Mazembe
|
| CECUS FC | Cancelled | AC Colombe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
CECUS FC won on walkover after AC Colombe failed to appear on the pitch.
| AS Awa | 0–1 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CECUS FC
|
0–4 | TP Mazembe
|
| Malabo Kings
|
0–3 | AS Awa FC
|
| CECUS FC | 0–4 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Malabo Kings | 0–3 | AS Awa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Final edit
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| TP Mazembe
|
2–1 | AS Awa
|
| TP Mazembe | 2–1 | AS Awa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There have been 11 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 16 September 2022).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merveille Kanjinga
|
TP Mazembe
|
4 |
| 2 | Justine Bousu
|
TP Mazembe
|
2 |
| 3 | Esther Dikisha
|
TP Mazembe
|
1 |
| Farida Machia
|
AS Awa
| ||
| Felicia Enganemben
|
AS Awa
| ||
| Jeanne Kouesso
|
AS Awa
| ||
| Brenda Tabe
|
AS Awa
|
References edit
- ^ "Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF 2e édition". pyramidactu.net. 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Football-LDC (F) : le tour préliminaire de la zone UNIFFAC reporté". sportnewsafrica.com. 11 August 2022.
- ^ "LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS (F) – UNIFFAC : LA GUINÉE ÉQUATORIALE ACCUEILLE LE TOURNOI ZONAL". sportnewsafrica.com. 24 August 2022.
- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF WCL UNIFFAC Qualifiers Schedule".