2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers

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2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2024
Tournament details
Dates22–30 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Third place Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou
Fourth place Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored28 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Burundi.svg Sandrine Niyonkuru
(5 goals)
2023
2025

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers was the 4th edition of the CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers tournament organised by the UNAF for the women's clubs of association nations. The tournament was held in Algeria from 22 to 30 August 2024, to determine the UNAF representative in the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament. [1]

Contents

AS FAR won the tournament and qualified for the main competition for the fourth consecutive time in their history. However, following the announcement that Morocco would host the finals, the runners-up of the UNAF qualifiers, FC Masar (who were known as Tutankhamun during the qualifiers), were granted a place in the finals, as AS FAR also won the Moroccan Women's Championship and automatically qualified as hosts. [2] [3]

Participating teams

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament. The draw took place on Wednesday, 24 July 2024 in Cairo, Egypt. [4] [5]

TeamQualifying methodAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou 2023–24 Algerian Women's champions 1stn/a
Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun 2024 Egyptian League champions 1stn/a
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 2023–24 Moroccan Women's champions 4thChampions
Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse 2023–24 Tunisian Women's champions 2ndUNAF qualifiers round

Venues

As of the last edition of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers, the Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran, Algeria was shosen on first to hosts the qualifying tournament. But on 1 July 2024, the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) decided changing the venue to Algiers. [6] It's the second time when Oran was shosen but not organize the event.

Rouïba, Algiers Blida
Salem Mabrouki Stadium Mustapha Tchaker Stadium
Capacity: 12,000Capacity: 25,000
Noimage.png Stade du Chahid Mustapha Tchaker.jpg

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament.

Referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Ghada Mehat
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Noura Samir Elsayed

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Sara Belmadi
  • Flag of Algeria.svg Sara Kemmad
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Yara Atef Abdelfattah
  • Flag of Egypt.svg Gamalat Ahmed Shibl
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Karima Khadiri
  • Flag of Morocco.svg Ihssane Ennouajeli
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Houda Afin
  • Flag of Tunisia.svg Khouloud Lamiri

Qualifying tournament

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 3300100+109 Main tournament [lower-alpha 1]
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun 3201113+86
3 Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou (H)31026933
4 Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse 3003116150
Source: UNAF
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. FC Masar, who were known as Tutankhamun during the qualifiers, qualified to the finals on 15 October 2024, as the qualifiers winners AS FAR also won the Moroccan Women's Championship and automatically qualified as hosts. [3]

Matches

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 4–0 Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou
Report (CAF)
Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Rouïba
Referee: Noura Elsayed (Egypt)
ASF Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–7 Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Report (CAF)
Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Rouïba
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse (Morocco)

ASF Sousse Flag of Tunisia.svg 0–5 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Rouïba
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Tutankhamun Flag of Egypt.svg 4–2 Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou

CF Akbou Flag of Algeria.svg 4–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida
Referee: Zoulaikha Harmasse (Morocco)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 28 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Burundi.svg Sandrine Niyonkuru Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun 5
2 Flag of Morocco.svg Safa Banouk Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 4
3 Flag of Algeria.svg Rahma Benaichouche Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Hala Moustafa Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Flag of Morocco.svg Najat Badri Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Sanaâ Mssoudy Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
7 Flag of Algeria.svg Wassila Alouache Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou 1
Flag of Algeria.svg Ikram Bahri Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou
Flag of Algeria.svg Naïma Lamari Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou
Flag of Algeria.svg Khouloud Ournani Flag of Algeria.svg CF Akbou
Flag of Egypt.svg Farah El Mahdy Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Flag of Egypt.svg Amira Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahd Tarek Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Flag of Tanzania.svg Hasnath Ubamba Flag of Egypt.svg Tutankhamun
Flag of Guatemala.svg Savianna Gómez Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Douha Ahmamou Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Tunisia.svg Eya Mejri Flag of Tunisia.svg ASF Sousse

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryBroadcasterRef.
Flag of the Arab League.svg  North Africa UNAF YouTube Channel

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