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

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

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]

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
 Ivory CoastAthlético F.C. d'Abidjan (hosts)2022–23 Ivory Coast Women's Championship champions1st
 Morocco AS FAR (holders)2022 CAF Women's Champions League winners3rd
SC Casablanca2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions1st
 MaliAS Mandé2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions2nd
 GhanaAmpem Darkoa2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions1st
 TanzaniaJKT Queens2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions1st
 Equatorial GuineaHuracanes2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions1st
 South AfricaMamelodi Sundowns2023 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Champions3rd

Draw

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

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

Match officials

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 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

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

Group A

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
  • Gerald 66'
  • Salum 85'
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
  • Hezron Red card 29'
  • Athumani 56'
  • Nyandago Red card 84'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ghana Ampem Darkoa 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semi-finals
2 Morocco AS FAR 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
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. 1 2 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
  • Banouk 33'
 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
  • Twum 9', 72'
  • Gnabekan 88'
 Report
  • Ebenye 90+3'
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)

Knockout phase

 
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

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ampem Darkoa Ghana2–2 (a.e.t.)Morocco SC Casablanca
  • Yeboah 6' (pen.)
  • Owusuaa 39'
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match

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

Final

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Morocco SC Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

Top scorers

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
2 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
3 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

Awards

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

See also

References

  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.
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