# 2021 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers, commonly known as the 2021 COSAFA Women's Champions League, was the inaugural edition of the annual qualification competition for the CAF Women's Champions League organized by COSAFA for its nations. This edition was held in two stadiums in Durban, South Africa from 26 August to 4 September 2021.

## Teams

The following teams participated in this edition of the competition. CD Costa do Sol from Mozambique had its license rejected by CAF for failing to meet the competition's criteria.
* Double Action Ladies
* Manzini Wanderers Ladies
* Lesotho Defence Force Ladies
* Tura Magic Ladies FC
* Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies
* Green Buffaloes Women
* Black Rhinos Queens

## Venue

This edition of the tournament was held at the King Zwelithini Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
| Durban | Durban |
| King Zwelithini Stadium | Durban |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Durban |
| Moses Mabhida Stadium | Durban |
| Capacity: 55,500 | Durban |

## Draw

The draw ceremony of the edition of the competition was held on 29 July 2021 11:00 CAT/SAST (09:00 UTC) in Johannesburg, South Africa.

## Group summary

| Group A | Group B |
| Mamelodi Sundowns Lesotho Defence Force Ladies Double Action Ladies Manzi Wanderers Ladies | Green Buffaloes Tura Magic Ladies FC Black Rhinos Queens |

## Group stage

Key to colours in group tables :
* Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

### Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none/0 for a loss) and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking 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.
All times are in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | +17 | 9 | Qualified for the Knockout phase |
| 2 | Double Action Ladies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 6 | Qualified for the Knockout phase |
| 3 | Manzini Wonderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lesotho Defence Force Ladies | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| 1 | Black Rhinos Queens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Qualified for the Knockout stage |
| 2 | Green Buffaloes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Qualified for the Knockout stage |
| 3 | Tura Magic Ladies FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

At the knockout stage, extra-time and penalty shoot-out may be used if necessary for tie-breakers if scores level after normal regulation time.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 2 September – Durban | 2 September – Durban |
| Black Rhinos Queens | 2 |
| Black Rhinos Queens | 2 | 4 September – Durban | 4 September – Durban |
| Double Action Ladies | 0 | 4 September – Durban | 4 September – Durban |
| Double Action Ladies | 0 | Black Rhinos Queens | 0 |
| 2 September – Durban | 2 September – Durban | | Black Rhinos Queens | 0 |
| 2 September – Durban | 2 September – Durban | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
| Green Buffaloes | 0 | | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 |
| 2 | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 |
| 3 | Lelona Daweti | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
| 3 | Lesego Radiakanyo | Double Action Ladies | 3 |
| 5 | Rutendo Makore | Black Rhinos Queens | 2 |
| 5 | Cristobel Katona | Black Rhinos Queens | 2 |
| 5 | Marjory Nyaumwe | Black Rhinos Queens | 2 |
| 5 | Boitumelo Rabale | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 5 | Chantelle Esau | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 5 | Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse | Double Action Ladies | 2 |
| 5 | Nomvula Sanga | Manzini Wonderers | 2 |
| 11 | Rhoda Mulaudzi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Zanele Nhlapho | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Lerato Kgasago | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Nonhlanhla Mthandi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Thembelihle Masibi | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Khunjulwa Mali | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Laone Moloi | Double Action Ladies | 1 |
| 11 | Lone Kgalaeng | Double Action Ladies | 1 |
| 11 | Lesego Pineng | Double Action Ladies | 1 |
| 11 | Kholu Lebakeng | Lesotho Defence Force Ladies | 1 |
| 11 | Anita Mulenga | Green Buffaloes | 1 |
| 11 | Mavis Chirandu | Black Rhinos Queens | 1 |