Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Egypt (North Zone) Liberia (West A Zone) Nigeria (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Uganda (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
Dates | 5 August – 14 September 2023 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 198 (3.25 per match) |
Qualification for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League began on 5 August and concluded on 14 September 2023.
Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which commenced on 12 August within COSAFA for Southern Africa and the CECAFA for mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. Qualification ended on 14 September with the participating teams reduced to the final 8 which consisted of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations (WAFU is split into two zones), the tournament's defending champions and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phases currently being held in Ivory Coast. [1]
All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 37 (out of 54) countries have a participant club in this edition. [2]
Zones | Teams | ||||
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UNAF | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
WAFU | A | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
B | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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UNIFFAC | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
CECAFA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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COSAFA | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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Associations which did not enter a team
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCC | AFR | WDG | ASFS | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Main tournament | — | 4–3 | 6–1 | ||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | — | |||||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 1–4 | — | ||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–5 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASM | ASD | DGF | MQFC | |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Main tournament | — | ||||
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |||
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DQ | SN | USFA | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | — | 0–0 | |||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | 0–3 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | AA | AAM | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 4–2 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–3 | — | |||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Delta Queens ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
Ampem Darkoa ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Athlético d'Abidjan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Delta Queens ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HFC | TPM | ASEN | ASA | |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Main tournament | — | 3–2 | 5–1 | ||
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | — | 2–0 | ||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | — | |||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 10 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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JKT Queens ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
CBE ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Buja Queens ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CBE ![]() | 0–0 (4–5 p) | ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Double Action Ladies ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
Mamelodi Sundowns ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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CD Costa do Sol ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Double Action Ladies ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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