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2023 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League was the 3rd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, it was hosted by Ivory Coast from 5 to 19 November 2023.[1] The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament. The qualification draw was conducted on 5 July 2023 at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Rabat, Morocco.[2][3]

2023 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
DatesQualification:
5 August – 16 September
Main tournament:
5 November – 19 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 37 (from 37 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco SC Casablanca
Third placeMorocco AS FAR
Fourth placeGhana Ampem Darkoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Botswana Refilwe Tholakele
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Lesotho Boitumelo Rabale
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Andile Dlamini
← 2022
2024 →

AS FAR are the defending champions.

Qualified teams edit

Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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Location of teams of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
  Group A
  Group B

Qualification for this edition like the previous two editions of the tournament were made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which was contested between August and September 2023 with each confederation having a representative. As defending champions, AS FAR qualified automatically for the main phase of the tournament.[4]

Association Team Qualifying method Appearance
  Ivory Coast Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (hosts) 2022–23 Ivory Coast Women's Championship champions 1st
  Morocco AS FAR (holders) 2022 CAF Women's Champions League winners 3rd
SC Casablanca 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions 1st
  Mali AS Mandé 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions 2nd
  Ghana Ampem Darkoa 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions 1st
  Tanzania JKT Queens 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions 1st
  Equatorial Guinea Huracanes 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions 1st
  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2023 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Champions 3rd

Draw edit

The draw of this edition of the tournament was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 9 October 2023 at 16:00 CET (16:00 GMT).[5] The 8 confirmed teams was drawn into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, Athlético Abidjan was allocated to position A1.[6]

Venues edit

2023 CAF Women's Champions League (Ivory Coast)
 Korhogo San-Pédro
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Laurent Pokou Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000
 

Squads edit

Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League squads

Match officials edit

Referees
Assistant referees
  •   Asma Ouahab
  •   Nafissatou Yekini
  •   Fidès Bangurambona
  •   Yara Atef
  •   Prisca Danielle Ta
  •   Mary Njoroge
  •   Bernadettar Kwimbira
  •   Fanta Koné
  •   Meriem Chedad
  •   Queency Victoire
  •   Houda Afine
  •   Nancy Kasitu
Video assistant referees
  •   Issa Sy
  •   Maria Rivet
  •   Fatiha Jermoumi
  •   Bouchra Karboubi
  •   Soukaina Hamdi
  •   Abongile Tom
  •   Diana Chikotesha

Group stage edit

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

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mamelodi Sundowns 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to semi-finals
2   SC Casablanca 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3   JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4   Athlético Abidjan (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAFOnline.com
(H) Hosts
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan  1–1  SC Casablanca
  • Agbo   37'
 Report
JKT Queens  0–2  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan  1–2  JKT Queens
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Mamelodi Sundowns  1–0  SC Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Mamelodi Sundowns  3–0  Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
SC Casablanca  4–1  JKT Queens
 Report

Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ampem Darkoa 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a] Advance to semi-finals
2   AS FAR 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3   AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   Huracanes 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CAFOnline.com
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Ampem Darkoa 3, AS FAR 0.
AS FAR  1–2  Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Huracanes  1–1  AS Mandé
 Report
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
AS FAR  1–0  Huracanes
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
AS Mandé  3–0  Ampem Darkoa
  • Kone   40', 71', 73'
 Report
AS Mandé  0–2  AS FAR
Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ampem Darkoa  3–1  Huracanes
 Report
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)

Knockout phase edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 November 15 – Korhogo
 
 
  Mamelodi Sundowns1
 
 November 18 – Korhogo
 
  AS FAR0
 
  Mamelodi Sundowns3
 
 November 15 – San Pédro
 
  SC Casablanca0
 
  Ampem Darkoa2 (2)
 
 
  SC Casablanca (p)2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
 November 19 – Korhogo
 
 
  AS FAR2
 
 
  Ampem Darkoa 0

Semi-finals edit

Mamelodi Sundowns  1–0  AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ampem Darkoa  2–2 (a.e.t.)  SC Casablanca
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match edit

AS FAR  2–0  Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final edit

Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final
Mamelodi Sundowns  3–0  SC Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this tournament:

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Refilwe Tholakele   Mamelodi Sundowns 5
2   Oumou Kone   AS Mandé 3
2   N-yanyimaya Gnabekan   Ampem Darkoa 2
  Comfort Yeboah   Ampem Darkoa
  Nadège Koffi   SC Casablanca
  Boitumelo Rabale   Mamelodi Sundowns
3   Christiane Ebenye   Huracanes 1
  Elena Obono   Huracanes
  N-yanyimaya Gnabekan   Ampem Darkoa
  Jennifer Owusuaa   Ampem Darkoa
  Tracy Twum   Ampem Darkoa
  Espérance Agbo   Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
  Sandrine Niamien   Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
  Fatoumata Diarra   AS Mandé
  Mafia Nyame   AS FAR
  Najat Badri   AS FAR
  Safa Banouk   AS FAR
  Ghizlane Chebbak   AS FAR
  Fatima Tagnaout   AS FAR
  Sylviane Kokora   SC Casablanca
  Agueissa Diarra   SC Casablanca
  Meryem Hajri   SC Casablanca
  Chaymaa Mourtaji   SC Casablanca
  Melinda Kgadiete   Mamelodi Sundowns
  Lebogang Ramalepe   Mamelodi Sundowns
  Stumai Athumani   JKT Queens
  Winifrida Gerald   JKT Queens
  Alia Salum   JKT Queens

Final standings edit

Awards edit

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.

Award Player Team
Best Player   Boitumelo Rabale   Mamelodi Sundowns
Top Goal scorer   Refilwe Tholakele
Best Goalkeeper   Andile Dlamini
Fairplay team   Mamelodi Sundowns

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire to host 2023 CAF Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Côte d'Ivoire 2023 competition dates confirmed". CAFOnline.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Women's Champions League" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Cote d'Ivoire:2023 draw sets up exciting encounters". CAFOnline.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Draw sets up exciting encounters". CAFOnline.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

External links edit

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