2023 CAF Women's Champions League

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League
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Tournament details
Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
Dates Qualification:
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
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Third place Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Fourth place Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Botswana.svg Refilwe Tholakele
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Lesotho.svg Boitumelo Rabale
Best goalkeeper Flag of South Africa.svg 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]

Contents

AS FAR are the defending champions.

Qualified teams

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Location of teams of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Red pog.svg Group A
Green pog.svg 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
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (hosts)2022–23 Ivory Coast Women's Championship champions1st
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco AS FAR (holders) 2022 CAF Women's Champions League winners3rd
SC Casablanca 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions1st
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali AS Mandé 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions2nd
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ampem Darkoa 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions1st
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania JKT Queens 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions1st
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Huracanes 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions1st
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2023 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: 20,000Capacity: 20,000
Stade de San-Pedro (Bosson).jpg

Squads

Match officials

Referees
Assistant referees
Video assistant referees

Group stage

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

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 330060+69Advance to semi-finals
2 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 311153+24
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens 310237−43
4 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Athlético Abidjan (H)301226−41
Source: CAFOnline.com
(H) Hosts
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–1 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
  • Agbo Soccerball shade.svg37'
 Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
JKT Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg 0–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–2 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
SC Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 4–1 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 32015506 [a] Advance to semi-finals
2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 320142+26 [a]
3 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé 311143+14
4 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Huracanes 301225−31
Source: CAFOnline.com
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ampem Darkoa 3, AS FAR 0.
AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 1–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Huracanes Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–1 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 1–0 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Huracanes
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
AS Mandé Flag of Mali.svg 3–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
AS Mandé Flag of Mali.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 3–1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Huracanes
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)

Knockout phase

 
 Semifinals Final
 
      
 
 November 15 – Korhogo
 
 
 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 1
 
 November 18 – Korhogo
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 0
 
 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 3
 
 November 15 – San Pédro
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 0
 
 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 2 (2)
 
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca (p)2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
 November 19 – Korhogo
 
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 2
 
 
 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 0

Semi-finals

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 1–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ampem Darkoa Flag of Ghana.svg 2–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Report
Penalties
2–3
Laurent Pokou Stadium, San-Pédro
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final

Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–0 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Report
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo
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:

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

Final standings

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.TeamPldWDLPtsGFGAGD
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 550015100+10
2 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 5122578−1
3 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 5212763+3
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Ampem Darkoa 5212779−2
Eliminated in group stage
5 Flag of Mali.svg AS Mandé 3111443+1
6 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens 3102337−4
7 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Huracanes 3012125−3
8 Flag of Mali.svg Athlético Abidjan 3012126−4

Awards

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

AwardPlayerTeam
Best Player Flag of Lesotho.svg Boitumelo Rabale Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns
Top Goal scorer Flag of Botswana.svg Refilwe Tholakele
Best Goalkeeper Flag of South Africa.svg Andile Dlamini
Fairplay team Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

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

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Best XI

Flag of South Africa.svg Dlamini

Flag of South Africa.svg Ramalepe
Flag of Morocco.svg Hajri
Flag of Ghana.svg Yeboah
Flag of South Africa.svg Nhlapho

Flag of Morocco.svg Chebbak
Flag of Lesotho.svg Rabale
Flag of South Africa.svg Morifi

Flag of Morocco.svg Tagnaout
Flag of Botswana.svg Tholakele
Flag of Ghana.svg Owusuaa

Coach: Jerry Tshabalala

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