# 2022 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League was the 2nd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) held in Morocco from 30 October to 13 November 2022.
Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions after claiming the inaugural edition title, but was dethroned after losing 0–4 to AS FAR in the final. With the first title, AS FAR automatically qualified for the group stage of the 2023 edition.

## Qualified teams

Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which ran from 7 August to 16 September 2022 with each confederation having a representative. As defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage of this edition of the tournament, despite losing on penalty kicks in the final of their qualification tournament.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
| Morocco | AS FAR (hosts) | 2021–22 Moroccan Championship champions | 2nd |
| South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | Title holders (2021 CAF Women's Champions League winners) | 2nd |
| Zambia | Green Buffaloes | 2022 CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Champions | 1st |
| Egypt | Wadi Degla | 2022 CAF WCL UNAF Qualifiers champions | 2nd |
| Liberia | Determine Girls | 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Tanzania | Simba Queens | 2022 CAF WCL CECAFA Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Nigeria | Bayelsa Queens | 2022 CAF WCL WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2022 CAF WCL UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions | 1st |

## Draw

The draw of this edition of the tournament was held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Rabat, Morocco on 9 September 2022 at 11:30 CET (10:30 UTC). The 7 confirmed teams and the unknown UNIFFAC champion at the time of the draw were drawn into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, AS FAR was allocated to position A1.

## Venues

On 16 October 2022, CAF indicated that this edition of the tournament will be held in Rabat and Marrakesh.
| | Rabat | Rabat | Marrakesh |
| RabatMarrakesh | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Stade Moulay Hassan | Stade de Marrakech |
| RabatMarrakesh | Capacity: 45,800 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 45,240 |

## Match officials
### Referees

* Suavis Iratunga
* Zomadre Kore
* Shahenda El-Maghrabi
* Fatima El Ajjani
* Antsino Twanyanyukwa
* Ndidi Patience Madu
* Mame Faye
* Akhona Makalima
* Vincentina Amedomé
* Shamira Nabadda

### Assistant referees

* Asma Ouahab
* Nafissatou Yekini
* Carine Atezambong
* Mireille Mujanayi
* Pélagie Rakotozafinoro
* Bernadettar Kwimbira
* Fanta Kone
* Mariem Chedad
* Ihsane Nouali
* Karima Khadiri
* Houda Afine
* Diana Chikotesha

### Video assistant referees

* Ahmed El Ghandour
* Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea
* Dahane Beida
* Imtehaz Heeralall
* Samir Guezzaz
* Zakaria Brindisi
* Haythem Guirat

## Group stage

The group stage kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00).

### Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).
If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 71):
* Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Drawing of lots.
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
* Points in matches between the tied teams;
* Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
* Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
* If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | AS FAR (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Simba Queens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Determine Girls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Bayelsa Queens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 3 | TP Mazembe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wadi Degla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | |

## Knockout phase

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 9 November – Rabat | 9 November – Rabat |
| AS FAR | 1 |
| AS FAR | 1 | 13 November – Rabat | 13 November – Rabat |
| Bayelsa Queens | 0 | 13 November – Rabat | 13 November – Rabat |
| Bayelsa Queens | 0 | AS FAR | 4 |
| 9 November – Rabat | 9 November – Rabat | | AS FAR | 4 |
| 9 November – Rabat | 9 November – Rabat | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 0 |
| Simba Queens | 0 | | |
| Simba Queens | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 November – Rabat | 12 November – Rabat |
| | | Bayelsa Queens | 1 |
| | | Simba Queens | 0 |

### Final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this edition of the tournament:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | AS FAR | 6 |
| 2 | Lelona Daweti | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4 |
| 3 | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR | 3 |
| 4 | Mercy Itimi | Bayelsa Queens | 2 |
| 4 | Juliet Sunday | Bayelsa Queens | 2 |
| 4 | Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 4 | Bambanani Mbane | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 4 | Boitumelo Rabale | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 4 | Opah Clement | Simba Queens | 2 |
| 4 | Ireen Lungu | Green Buffaloes | 2 |
| 11 | Merveille Kanjinga | TP Mazembe | 1 |
| 11 | Oumaima Harcouch | AS FAR | 1 |
| 11 | Mary-Magdalene Anjor | Bayelsa Queens | 1 |
| 11 | Grace Chinyere | Bayelsa Queens | 1 |
| 11 | Ogoma Joseph | Bayelsa Queens | 1 |
| 11 | Gabonnelwe Kekana | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Zanele Nhlapo | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 11 | Asha Djafari | Simba Queens | 1 |
| 11 | Barakat Olaiya | Simba Queens | 1 |
| 11 | Hellen Chanda | Green Buffaloes | 1 |
| 11 | Maweta Chilenga | Green Buffaloes | 1 |
| 11 | Natasha Nanyangwe | Green Buffaloes | 1 |

## Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | AS FAR | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| 3 | Bayelsa Queens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 4 | Simba Queens | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Eliminated in group stage ||||||||||
| 5 | Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 6 | TP Mazembe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 7 | Determine Girls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
| 8 | Wadi Degla | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | −9 |

## Awards

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.
| Award | Player | Team |
| Best Player | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR |
| Top Goal scorer | Ibtissam Jraïdi | AS FAR |
| Best Goalkeeper | Khadija Er-Rmichi | AS FAR |
| Fairplay team | Bayelsa Queens | Bayelsa Queens |