2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

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2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
CityYamoussoukro
Dates23 August-4 September
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Third place Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Fourth place Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored36 (2.77 per match)
Top scorer(s)multiple player (3goals)
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 5 September 2025.

The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers is the 5th edition of the CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast from 23 August to 4 September 2025. [1]

Contents

The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament

Participating clubs

TeamQualifying methodAppearancesPrevious best performance
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 2024–25 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions1stn/a
Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly FC 2024–25 Benin Women's Championship Champions2nd4th(2025)
Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies FC 2024–25 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions1stn/a
Flag of Niger.svg AS GNN 2023–24 Niger Women's Championship Champions2ndGroupe-stage (2025)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA 2024–25 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions4th4th(2021)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg ASKO Kara 2024–25 Togolese Women's Championship Champions2ndGroupe-stage (2025)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens FC 2024–25 NWFL Premiership Champions2ndChampion(2022)

Venues

Yamoussoukro
Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Le stade de Yamoussoukro(Bosson).jpg

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 14 August 2025 at 10:00 UTC+0 in Abidjan,Ivory Coast at the CAF WEST ZONE B headquarters. [2] The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages. [3]

Match officials

The following match officials were selected for the tournament.

Referees

  • Flag of Benin.svg Béatrice Gouchoedou
  • Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Jacqueline Nikiéma
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Natacha Konan
  • Flag of Ghana.svg Rita Boateng-Nkansah

Assistant referees

  • Flag of Benin.svg Sonia Louis
  • Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Ami Kouma
  • Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ndeko Appia
  • Flag of Ghana.svg Patricia Kyeraa
  • Flag of Mali.svg Kadidia Dicko
  • Flag of Niger.svg Sakina Hamidou Alfa
  • Flag of Nigeria.svg Faith Agbons
  • Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Kossiwa Awoutey

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 220051+46 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA 21011323
3 Flag of Niger.svg AS GNN 20021320
Source: WAFU B
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–1 Flag of Niger.svg AS GNN
Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg21', 90' Report Moussa Soccerball shade.svg31'

AS GNN Flag of Niger.svg 0–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Report Kouanda Soccerball shade.svg89'

USFA Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 0–3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 330092+79 Semi-finals
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies 320174+36
3 Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly 31023743
4 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg ASKO Kara 30031760
Source: WAFU B
Bayelsa Queens Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Report
ASKO Kara Flag of Togo (3-2).svg 0–1 Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly
Report Gandonou Soccerball shade.svg34'

ASKO Kara Flag of Togo (3-2).svg 0–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Report
Police Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 3–1 Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly

Police Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 3–1 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg ASKO Kara
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
2 September – Yamoussoukro
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 4
 
5 September – Yamoussoukro
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies 1
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas (p)1 (8)
 
2 September – Yamoussoukro
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 1 (7)
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 2
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA 1
 
Third place
 
 
5 September – Yamoussoukro
 
 
Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies 0 (4)
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA (p)0 (5)

Semi-finals

ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–1 Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Report

Bayelsa Queens Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Report Yeboah Soccerball shade.svg2'

3rd Place

Police Ladies Flag of Ghana.svg 0–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Penalties
4–5

Final

ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Diallo Soccerball shade.svg5' Report Essien Soccerball shade.svg18'
Penalties
8–7

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 36 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match (as of 5 September 2025).

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Shakirat Moshood Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens 3
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habibou Ouédraogo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Nigeria.svg Janet Akekoromowei Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Flag of Nigeria.svg Emem Essien Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ami Diallo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
6 Flag of Benin.svg Romaine Gandonou Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly 2
Flag of Ghana.svg Grace Animah Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Flag of Ghana.svg Deborah Afriyie Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Flag of Nigeria.svg Alaba Olabiyi Flag of Nigeria.svg Bayelsa Queens
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Essi Dagba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Ghana.svg Sarah Nyarkoh Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
12 Flag of Niger.svg Rahina Moussa Flag of Niger.svg AS GNN 1
Flag of Benin.svg Kalu Favour Flag of Benin.svg Sam Nelly
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Sopie Brou Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Nadège N'Guessan Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Salamata Kouanda Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Comfort Yeboah Flag of Burkina Faso.svg USFA
Flag of Ghana.svg Mary Berko Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Flag of Ghana.svg Mary Amponsah Flag of Ghana.svg Police Ladies
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Afi Koudjou Flag of Togo (3-2).svg ASKO Kara

Own goals

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Oumou Bani Flag of Togo (3-2).svg ASKO Kara 1

References

  1. Yah, Chamade (4 August 2025). "Dames : Zone UFOA-B : Yamoussoukro abritera la compétition". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. "The draw for the 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 - 𝐖𝐀𝐅𝐔 𝐁 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 - Ivory Coast 2025 will take place tomorrow in Abidjan 🇨🇮 at the CAF WEST ZONE B headquarters". ZONE OUEST B. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. "Here are the results of the Women's Champion League draw held today at the headquarters of WAFU B". ZONE OUEST B. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.