2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2023
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Alexandria
Dates22–30 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Third place Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Fourth place Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Naïma Bouhenni
(7 goals)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 30 August 2023.

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of the CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers tournament organised by the UNAF for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 22 to 30 August 2023 in Alexandria, Egypt. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament to be held in Ivory Coast. [1]

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Participating teams

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament. AS FAR from Morocco were the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League champions and therefore qualified automatically as title holders of the final tournament.

TeamQualifying methodAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 2022–23 Algerian Women's champions 3rdUNAF qualifiers round
Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla 2023 Egyptian League champions 3rdGroup stage
Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 2022–23 Moroccan Women's runners-up 1stn/a
Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse 2022–23 Tunisian Women's champions 1stn/a

Venues

The Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran, Algeria was shosen on first to hosts the qualifying tournament. [2] [3] But on 6 August 2023, CAF decided changing the venue to Alexandria, Egypt. [4]

Alexandria
Alexandria Stadium Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 13,660Capacity: 22,000
GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG Harras El-Hedoud Stadium.jpg

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament. [5]

Referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Lamia Athmane
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Ihsane Nouajli
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Asma Chouchene

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Feriel Isma Ouahab
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Sarah Kemmad
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Yara Atef
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Gemalat Shebl
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Zakia El Krini
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Karima Khadri
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Khouloud Amri
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Nesrine Ouertani

Qualifying tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification SCC AFR WDG ASFS
1 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 3300135+89 Main tournament —4–36–1
2 Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 3201125+76—
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla (H)3102713−631–4—
4 Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse 3003413−901–30–53–5—
Source: unafonline.org
(H) Hosts
SC Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 4–3 Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
ASF Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg 3–5 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)
Wadi Degla Flag of Egypt.svg 1–4 Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
ASF Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–3 Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)
ASF Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–5 Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Report
Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
SC Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 6–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla
Report
Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Algeria.svg Naïma Bouhenni Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 7
2 Flag of Morocco.svg Chaymaa Mourtaji Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca 5
3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Moussa Zouwairatou Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla SC 4
4 Flag of Algeria.svg Zeyneb Kandouci Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Gihan Mahmoud Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla SC
Flag of Morocco.svg Samya Miftah Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
7 Flag of Algeria.svg Kelthoum Arbi Aouda Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane 1
Flag of Algeria.svg Hedda Ayad Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Flag of Algeria.svg Fouzia Daoudi Flag of Algeria.svg Afak Relizane
Flag of Egypt.svg Manar El Sayed Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla SC
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Nadège Koffi Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Adjoua Sylvaine Kokora Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Flag of Mali.svg Agueicha Diarra Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Flag of Morocco.svg Salma Tammar Flag of Morocco.svg SC Casablanca
Flag of Tunisia.svg Chiraz Ben Ali Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aya Ben Khalifa Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Flag of Tunisia.svg Aya Jeddi Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Flag of Tunisia.svg Yasmine Jemai Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
– Flag of Egypt.svg Samr Adel Flag of Egypt.svg Wadi Degla SC (vs SC Casablanca)o.g.

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of the Arab League.svg  North Africa UNAF Youtube Channel
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt On Sport

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