2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers

2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host country	Cape Verde
City	Mindelo
Dates	24–30 July
Teams	4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions	AS Mandé (1st title)
Runners-up	AS Dakar
Third place	Determine Girls
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	20 (3.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fatoumata Diarra; Nguenar Ndiaye; (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Fatoumata Diarra
Best goalkeeper	Aissatou Diallo
	2022 →

The 2021 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers is the 1st edition of the WAFU Zone A women's club football qualifier tournament organised by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 24 to 30 July 2021 in Mindelo, Cape Verde. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament held in Egypt.^[1]

Participating teams edit

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team	Qualifying method	Appearances	Previous best performance
Seven Stars	2020–21 Cape Verdean Women's Champions	1st	n/a
Determine Girls FC	2020–21 Liberian Women's Champions	1st	n/a
AS Mandé	2020–21 Malian Women's Champions	1st	n/a
Dakar Sacré-Cœur	2020–21 Senegalese Women's Champions	1st	n/a

Match officials edit

Referees

Aïssata Lam (Mauritania)
Mame Coumba Faye (Senegal)
Isatou Touray (Gambia)
Rokiatou Fofana (Mali)
Felicité Kourouma (Guinea)

Assistant Referees

Abbie Leesay (Gambia)
Jainaba Manneh (Gambia)
Mariem Chedad (Mauritania)
Houleye Diba (Mauritania)
Fatou Binetou Sène (Senegal)
Fanta Kone (Mali)
Fantagbè Kaba (Guinea)
Evandra Furtado (Cape Verde)

Qualifying tournament edit

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AS Mandé	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	7	Final tournament
2	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur	3	2	0	1	4	6	−2	6
3	Determine Girls FC	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Seven Stars (H)	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1

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

24 July 2021

Seven Stars	2–2	AS Mandé
Lopes 63', 90+1'	Report	Touré 26' (p) Diarra 29'

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)

24 July 2021

Determine Girls FC	1–2	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
Sylla 26'	report(CAF)	Ndiaye 48', 71'

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Aïssata Lam (Mauritania)

27 July 2021

AS Mandé	4–0	Determine Girls FC
Touré 12', 85' Keita 66' Diarra 68'	Report

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Mame Coumba Faye (Senegal)

27 July 2021

AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur	2–1	Seven Stars
Ndiaye 51', 76' (p)	Report	Semedo 45+2' (p)

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Rokiatou Fofana (Mali)

30 July 2021

Seven Stars	0–2	Determine Girls FC
	Report	Agbotsu 40' Sylla 48' (p)

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Félicité Kourouma (Guinea)

30 July 2021

AS Mandé	4–0	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
Touré 4' Diarra 18', 24' (p) Traoré 87'	report(CAF)

Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

Attendance: 0 (close doors)

Referee: Aïssata Lam (Mauritania)

Awards and statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

As of 30 July 2021

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Fatoumata Diarra	AS Mandé	4
	Bassira Touré	AS Mandé
	Nguenar Ndiaye	AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur
4	Irlanda Lopes	Seven Stars	2
4	Bountou Sylla	Determine Girls FC	2
6	Lúcia Semedo	Seven Stars	1
	Pauline Agbotsu	Determine Girls FC
	Korotoumou Keita	AS Mandé
	Awa Traoré	AS Mandé