2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 5 to 13 August 2023 in Paynesville, Liberia.[1] The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryLiberia
CityPaynesville
Dates5-13 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMali AS Mandé (2nd title)
Runners-upSenegal AS Dakar
Third placeLiberia Determine Girls FC
Fourth placeSierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Oumou Kone (3 goals)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 12 August 2023.

Participating teams edit

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
  Determine Girls FC 2022–23 Liberian Women's Champions 3rd Champions 2022
  AS Mandé 2022–23 Malian Women's Champions 3rd Champions 2021
  AS Dakar 2022–23 Senegalese Women's Champions 1st n/a
  Mogbwemo Queens 2022–23 Sierra Leonean Women's Champions 1st n/a

Venues edit

Cities Venues Capacity
Paynesville Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex 22,000

Match officials edit

Qualifying tournament edit

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

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]
Determine Girls FC  0–3  AS Mandé
  • Traoré   47'
  • Kone   60', 73'


Determine Girls FC  2–1  Mogbwemo Queens
AS Dakar  1–1  AS Mandé
Fall   60' Kone   51'

Awards and statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There have been 11 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.83 goals per match (as of 12 August 2023).

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Oumou Kone   AS Mandé 3
2   Mabinty Camara   Determine Girls FC 2
  Korka Fall   AS Dakar
4   Maimouna Traoré   AS Mandé 1
  Coumba Sylla Mbodji   AS Dakar
  Elizabeth Tamba   Determine Girls FC
  Wuyah Sao Mohai   Mogbwemo Queens

References edit

  1. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

External links edit