2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers

2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host country	Equatorial Guinea
City	Malabo
Dates	8 – 14 September
Teams	4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Huracanes (1st title)
Runners-up	TP Mazembe
Third place	AS Epah-Ngamba
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	13 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Elena Obono (5 goals)
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 14 September 2023.

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of the annual qualification competition for the CAF Women's Champions League organized by UNIFFAC for its member nations and was held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea from 8 to 14 September 2023. ^[1] The winners of this edition qualiied for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League in Ivory Coast as the UNIFFAC representative.

Participating teams

The following teams will contest in this edition of the qualifying tournament. Cameroonian champions AS Awa withdrew from the tournament due to financial problems. ^[2]

Team	Qualifying method	Appearances	Previous best performance
AS Epah-Ngamba	2022–23 Congolese champions	1st	Debut
TP Mazembe	2022–23 DR Congo league champions	2nd	Winner (2022)
Huracanes	2022–23 Equatoguinean Primera División femenina champions	1st	Debut

Venue

	Malabo
Malabo	Estadio de Malabo
	Capacity: 15,250

Qualifying tournament

This edition of the tournament began with the fixture between Huracanes and TP Mazembe. ^{[3] [4]}

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		HFC	TPM	ASEN	ASA
1	Huracanes	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	6	Main tournament		—	3–2	5–1
2	TP Mazembe	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3				—	2–0
3	AS Epah-Ngamba	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0					—
4	AS Awa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew					—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

8 September 2023

14:00

Huracanes	3–2	TP Mazembe
Obono 35', 77' Andeme 38'	Report	Kreto 44' (pen.) Dikisha 64'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

8 September 2023

17:00

AS Awa	Canceled	AS Epah-Ngamba

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

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11 September 2023

14:00

AS Awa	Canceled	Huracanes

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

11 September 2023

17:00

TP Mazembe	2–0	AS Epah-Ngamba
Dishika 6' Kreto 45+1'	Report

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

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14 September 2023

14:00

TP Mazembe	Canceled	AS Awa

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

14 September 2023

17:00

Huracanes	5–1	AS Epah-Ngamba
Obono 17', 28', 63' Baita 58', 68'	Report	Ondze 75'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 13 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match (as of 14 September 2023).

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Elena Obono	Huracanes	5
2	Esther Dikisha	TP Mazembe	2
	Priscille Kreto	TP Mazembe
	Nuria Baita	Huracanes
5	Michelle Ondze	Epah-Ngamba	1
	Catalina Andeme	Huracanes

References

1. "Malabo hosts UNIFFAC CAF Women's Champions League Qualifier tournament". CAFOnline.com . 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
2. Esanji, Isaac (9 September 2023). "LDC féminine : Après avoir saisi Eto'o sans succès, Awa FC déclare forfait pour faute d'argent" [Women's LDC: After seizing Eto'o without success, Awa FC withdraws for lack of money]. Actu Cameroun (in French). Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
3. "CAFWCL: Mazembe, Hurricanes Ladies open UNIFFAC playoffs on Friday". KICK442. 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
4. "Cafwcl Mazembe Et Hurricanes Ouvrent Les Playoffs De Luniffac Vendredi" [Cafwcl Mazembe And Hurricanes Open Luniffac Playoffs Friday]. The Africa (in French). 8 September 2023. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.