2023 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Egypt (North Zone) Liberia (West A Zone) Nigeria (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Uganda (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
| Dates | 5 August – 14 September 2023 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 198 (3.25 per match) |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Qualification for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League began on 5 August and concluded on 14 September 2023.
Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which commenced on 12 August within COSAFA for Southern Africa and the CECAFA for mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. Qualification ended on 14 September with the participating teams reduced to the final 8 which consisted of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations (WAFU is split into two zones), the tournament's defending champions and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phases currently being held in Ivory Coast.[1]
Participating teams
All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 37 (out of 54) countries have a participant club in this edition.[2]
| Zones | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNAF |  Afak Relizane (3rd)
|
 Wadi Degla (3rd)
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 SC Casablanca (1st)
|
 ASF Sousse (1st)
| |
| WAFU | A |  Determine Girls (3rd)
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 AS Mandé (3rd)
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 AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur (1st)
|
 Mogbwemo Queens (1st)
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| B |  US Forces Armées (3rd)
|
 Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (2nd)
|
 Ampem Darkoa (2nd)
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 AS Police (2nd)
| |
 Delta Queens (1st)
|
 Academie Amis du Monde (2nd)
|
 Sam Nelly (1st)
| |||
| UNIFFAC |  AS Awa (2nd) (withdrew)
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 AS Epah-Ngamba (1st)
|
 Huracanes (1st)
|
 TP Mazembe (2nd)
| |
| CECAFA |  Buja Queens (1st)
|
 FAD Club (2nd)
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 CBE (3rd)
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 Vihiga Queens (2nd)
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 AS Kigali (2nd)
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 Yei Joint Stars (3rd)
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 JKT Queens (2nd)
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 Kampala Queens (1st)
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 New Generation FC (2nd)
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| COSAFA |  Double Action Ladies (3rd)
|
 Young Buffaloes (2nd)
|
 Olympic de Moroni (2nd)
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 CD Costa do Sol (2nd)
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 Mamelodi Sundowns (3rd)
|
 Green Buffaloes (3rd)
|
 Lesotho Defence Force Ladies (2nd)
|
 Ntopwa FC (1st)
| ||
Associations which did not enter a team
Main Qualification Phase
UNAF
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCC | AFR | WDG | ASFS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Casablanca
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Main tournament | — | 4–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2 | Afak Relizane
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | — | |||||
| 3 | Wadi Degla (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 1–4 | — | ||||
| 4 | ASF Sousse
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–5 | — |
WAFU Zone A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASM | ASD | DGF | MQFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Mandé
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Main tournament | — | ||||
| 2 | AS Dakar
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Determine Girls FC
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Mogbwemo Queens
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
WAFU Zone B
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DQ | SN | USFA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delta Queens F.C.
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Sam Nelly
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | — | 0–0 | |||
| 3 | US Forces Armées
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | 0–3 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | AA | OTR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ampem Darkoa
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 4–2 | ||
| 2 | Athlético FC d'Abidjan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–3 | — | |||
| 3 | AS OTR Lomé
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Queens
|
3–2 | Athlético d'Abidjan
|
| Ampem Darkoa
|
4–1 | Sam Nelly
|
Third place
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Athlético d'Abidjan
|
3–0 | Sam Nelly
|
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Delta Queens
|
0–1 | Ampem Darkoa
|
UNIFFAC
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HFC | TPM | ASEN | ASA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huracanes
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Main tournament | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | TP Mazembe
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | — | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | AS Epah-Ngamba
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | — | |||||
| 4 | AS Awa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — |
Source: [citation needed]
CECAFA
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBE
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Buja Queens
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Kampala Queens
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Yei Joint Stars
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | FAD Club
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JKT Queens
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Vihiga Queens FC
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | AS Kigali WFC
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Generation FC
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| JKT Queens
|
3–1 | Buja Queens
|
| CBE
|
2–1 | Vihiga Queens F.C.
|
Third place
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Buja Queens
|
1–0 | Vihiga Queens F.C.
|
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CBE
|
0–0 (4–5 p) | JKT Queens
|
COSAFA
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double Action Ladies
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Green Buffaloes
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Lesotho Defence Force Ladies
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ntopwa FC
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Source: Group standings section in-page
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | CD Costa do Sol
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Young Buffaloes
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Olympic de Moroni
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Source: Group standings section in-page
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Double Action Ladies
|
2–0 | CD Costa do Sol
|
| Mamelodi Sundowns
|
3–1 | Green Buffaloes
|
Third place
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| CD Costa do Sol
|
2–1 | Green Buffaloes
|
Final
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Double Action Ladies
|
0–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns
|
References
- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "All 37 Clubs of CAF Women's Champions League, Cote D'Ivoire 2023 fully compliant with CLOP". CAFOnline.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.