2022 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers
The 2022 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers, commonly known as the 2022 COSAFA Women's Champions League and for sponsorship purposes as the 2022 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Champions League, was the 2nd edition of the annual qualification tournament for the CAF Women's Champions League organized by COSAFA for its nations. It took place in Durban, South Africa in consecutive years after having hosted the inaugural edition the previous year from 7 to 13 August 2022,[1][2] having been originally scheduled from 4 to 14 August[3] and is the first to be sponsored by South African sports betting company, Hollywoodbets. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies were the defending champions[4] but got defeated and succeeded by Green Buffaloes 6–5 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time.[5] TeamsThe following teams took part in this edition of the tournament:
VenueThis edition of the tournament was held entirely at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban, South Africa.
DrawThe draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 20 July 2022 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Morocco.[6] The six teams were drawn into 2 group of 3 teams with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages. The resultant groups are as follows:[7]
Group stage
Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss) and if tied on points, the following tie-breaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
All times are in South African Standard Time (UTC+2). Group A
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Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa Group B
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Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa Knockout stageThird place
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa FinalThe winners would qualify for the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League as COSAFA representatives.
Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Durban, South Africa StatisticsGoalscorersThere have been 25 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.12 goals per match.
Own goals
AwardsThe CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers technical study group selected the following as the best of this edition of the tournament.
Squad of the tournamentThe CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers technical study group selected the following 11 players as the squad of the tournament.[8] Best XI
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