2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers

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2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryDemocratic Republic of Congo
City Kinshasa
Dates19 – 23 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe (2nd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored23 (3.83 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Esther Dikisha
(4 goals )
2023
2025

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers is the 4th edition of the annual qualifying tournament for the CAF Women's Champions League organized by UNIFFAC for its member nations and will take place in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo from 16 to 24 August 2024. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

The winners of this edition will secure their place in the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League, representing UNIFFAC on the continental stage.

Participating teams

A total of six teams from four member associations will participate in the qualifying stage. [5]

TeamQualifying methodApp.Previous best performance
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 2023–24 DR Congo league champions 3rdChampions (2022)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs2023–24 Congolian Women's Championship champions 1stDebut
Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF 2022–23 Cameroonian Women's Championship champions1stDebut
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Atlético Malabo 2023–24 Equatoguinean Primera División femenina champions1stDebut

Venues

All matches will take place in Kinshasa at the following two stadiums: [6]

Kinshasa
Stade des Martyrs Stade Tata Raphaël
Capacity: 80,000Capacity: 60,000
Stade des martyrs 0332 Kinshasa (8756673901).jpg Stade Tata Raphael lors d'un de l'AS V.CLUB.jpg

Qualifying tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification TPM LFF ATM CDN
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe (H)3210121+117 Main tournament 1–1 7–0
2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF 312061+55 0–0
3 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Atlético Malabo 310231183 0–4 0–5
4 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs301221081 2–3
Source: UNIFFAC
(H) Hosts
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 7–0 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs
Report (CAF)
Atlético Malabo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 0–5 Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Report (CAF)

Lekié FF Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–0 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs
Report (CAF)
Atlético Malabo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 0–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report (CAF)

CSM Diables Noirs Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2–3 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Atlético Malabo
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Dikisha Soccerball shade.svg74' Mekuko Soccerball shade.svg48'

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match (as of 23 August 2024).

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Esther Dikisha Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 4
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Merveille Kanjinga Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 3
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Lagoali Kreto Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg Tessy Biahwo Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Atlético Malabo
Flag of Cameroon.svg Adrienne Mekuko Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
6 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Belange Nzumba Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 1
Flag of Ghana.svg Atuah Baffour Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Émeraude Mawanda Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dedina Mabonzo Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Destinée Fouka Malembe Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSM Diables Noirs
Flag of Cameroon.svg Ernestine Heutchou Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Flag of Cameroon.svg Tiwa Lys Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Flag of Cameroon.svg Raissa Nnanga Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Flag of Cameroon.svg Yvana Makana Yakana Flag of Cameroon.svg Lekié FF
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Claudia Teresa Mayé Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Atlético Malabo

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