2023 CAF Women's Champions League

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)2 (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
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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]

AS FAR are the defending champions.

Qualified teams

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League squads

Match officials

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Referees
  • Algeria Ghada Mehat
  • Burundi Suavis Iratunga
  • Cameroon Aline Guimbang A Etong
  • Egypt Shahenda El Maghrabi
  • Ivory Coast Natacha Gérardine Konan
  • Malawi Eness Gumbo
  • Namibia Antsino Twanyanyukwa
  • Nigeria Yemisi Akintoye
  • Rwanda Salima Mukansanga
  • Rwanda Aline Umutoni
  • South Africa Akhona Makalima
  • Togo Vincentia Amedome
  • Tunisia Dorsaf Ganouati
  • Uganda Shamirah Nabadda
Assistant referees
  • Algeria Asma Feriel Ouahab
  • Benin Nafissatou Yekini
  • Burundi Fidès Bangurambona
  • Egypt Yara Atef
  • Ivory Coast Prisca Danielle Ta
  • Kenya Mary Njoroge
  • Malawi Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Mali Fanta Koné
  • Mauritania Meriem Chedad
  • Mauritius Queency Victoire
  • Tunisia Houda Afine
  • Zambia Nancy Kasitu
Video assistant referees
  • Senegal Issa Sy
  • Mauritius Maria Rivet
  • Morocco Fatiha Jermoumi
  • Morocco Bouchra Karboubi
  • Morocco Soukaina Hamdi
  • South Africa Abongile Tom
  • Zambia Diana Chikotesha

Group stage

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

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to semi-finals
2 Morocco SC Casablanca 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 Tanzania JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 Ivory Coast Athlético Abidjan (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAFOnline.com
(H) Hosts
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan Ivory Coast1–1Morocco SC Casablanca
  • Agbo 37'
 Report
JKT Queens Tanzania0–2South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan Ivory Coast1–2Tanzania JKT Queens
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco SC Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Ivory Coast Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
SC Casablanca Morocco4–1Tanzania JKT Queens
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ghana Ampem Darkoa 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[a] Advance to semi-finals
2 Morocco AS FAR 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[a]
3 Mali AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Equatorial Guinea 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 Morocco1–2Ghana Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Huracanes Equatorial Guinea1–1Mali AS Mandé
 Report
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
AS FAR Morocco1–0Equatorial Guinea Huracanes
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
AS Mandé Mali3–0Ghana Ampem Darkoa
 Report
AS Mandé Mali0–2Morocco AS FAR
Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ampem Darkoa Ghana3–1Equatorial Guinea Huracanes
 Report
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)

Knockout phase

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

Semi-finals

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Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ampem Darkoa Ghana2–2 (a.e.t.)Morocco SC Casablanca
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match

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AS FAR Morocco2–0Ghana Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final

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Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Morocco SC Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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

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

Final standings

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Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 5 0 0 15 10 0 +10
2 Morocco SC Casablanca 5 1 2 2 5 7 8 −1
3 Morocco AS FAR 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 +3
4 Ghana Ampem Darkoa 5 2 1 2 7 7 9 −2
Eliminated in group stage
5 Mali AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 +1
6 Tanzania JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 3 7 −4
7 Equatorial Guinea Huracanes 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 −3
8 Mali Athlético Abidjan 3 0 1 2 1 2 6 −4

Awards

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

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

The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament’s Best XI as follows:[7]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Best XI

South Africa Dlamini

South Africa Ramalepe
Morocco Hajri
Ghana Yeboah
South Africa Nhlapho

Morocco Chebbak
Lesotho Rabale
South Africa Morifi

Morocco Tagnaout
Botswana Tholakele
Ghana Owusuaa

Coach: Jerry Tshabalala

See also

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References

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  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.
  7. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire Best Xl confirmed". CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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