2023 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League was the 3rd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, it was hosted by Ivory Coast from 5 to 19 November 2023.[1] The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament. The qualification draw was conducted on 5 July 2023 at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Rabat, Morocco.[2][3]

2023 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
DatesQualification:
5 August – 16 September
Main tournament:
5 November – 19 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 37 (from 37 associations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd title)
Runners-up SC Casablanca
Third place AS FAR
Fourth place Ampem Darkoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Refilwe Tholakele
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Boitumelo Rabale
Best goalkeeper Andile Dlamini

AS FAR are the defending champions.

Qualified teams
Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
Location of teams of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Group A
Group B

Qualification for this edition like the previous two editions of the tournament were made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which was contested between August and September 2023 with each confederation having a representative. As defending champions, AS FAR qualified automatically for the main phase of the tournament.[4]

AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
 Ivory CoastAthlético F.C. d'Abidjan (hosts)2022–23 Ivory Coast Women's Championship champions1st
 Morocco AS FAR (holders)2022 CAF Women's Champions League winners3rd
SC Casablanca2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions1st
 MaliAS Mandé2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions2nd
 GhanaAmpem Darkoa2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions1st
 TanzaniaJKT Queens2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions1st
 Equatorial GuineaHuracanes2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions1st
 South AfricaMamelodi Sundowns2023 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Champions3rd

Draw

The draw of this edition of the tournament was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 9 October 2023 at 16:00 CET (16:00 GMT).[5] The 8 confirmed teams was drawn into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, Athlético Abidjan was allocated to position A1.[6]

Venues
2023 CAF Women's Champions League (Ivory Coast)
 Korhogo San-Pédro
Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium Laurent Pokou Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 20,000

Match officials
Referees
  • Ghada Mehat
  • Suavis Iratunga
  • Aline Guimbang A Etong
  • Shahenda El Maghrabi
  • Natacha Gérardine Konan
  • Eness Gumbo
  • Antsino Twanyanyukwa
  • Yemisi Akintoye
  • Salima Mukansanga
  • Aline Umutoni
  • Akhona Makalima
  • Vincentia Amedome
  • Dorsaf Ganouati
  • Shamirah Nabadda
Assistant referees
  • Asma Feriel Ouahab
  • Nafissatou Yekini
  • Fidès Bangurambona
  • Yara Atef
  • Prisca Danielle Ta
  • Mary Njoroge
  • Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Fanta Koné
  • Meriem Chedad
  • Queency Victoire
  • Houda Afine
  • Nancy Kasitu
Video assistant referees
  • Issa Sy
  • Maria Rivet
  • Fatiha Jermoumi
  • Bouchra Karboubi
  • Soukaina Hamdi
  • Abongile Tom
  • Diana Chikotesha

Group stage

The group stage kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to semi-finals
2 SC Casablanca 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3 JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 Athlético Abidjan (H) 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAFOnline.com
(H) Hosts
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan 1–1 SC Casablanca
  • Agbo 37'
 Report
JKT Queens 0–2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan 1–2 JKT Queens
 Report
  • Gerald 66'
  • Salum 85'
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 SC Casablanca
 Report
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
SC Casablanca 4–1 JKT Queens
 Report
  • Hezron  29'
  • Athumani 56'
  • Nyandago  84'

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ampem Darkoa 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 6[lower-alpha 1] Advance to semi-finals
2 AS FAR 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6[lower-alpha 1]
3 AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4 Huracanes 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CAFOnline.com
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Ampem Darkoa 3, AS FAR 0.
AS FAR 1–2 Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Huracanes 1–1 AS Mandé
 Report
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
AS FAR 1–0 Huracanes
  • Banouk 33'
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
AS Mandé 3–0 Ampem Darkoa
 Report
AS Mandé 0–2 AS FAR
Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
Ampem Darkoa 3–1 Huracanes
  • Twum 9', 72'
  • Gnabekan 88'
 Report
  • Ebenye 90+3'
Referee: Shahenda Ali ElMaghrabi (Egypt)

Knockout phase
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 November 15 – Korhogo
 
 
 Mamelodi Sundowns1
 
 November 18 – Korhogo
 
 AS FAR0
 
 Mamelodi Sundowns3
 
 November 15 – San Pédro
 
 SC Casablanca0
 
 Ampem Darkoa2 (2)
 
 
 SC Casablanca (p)2 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
 November 19 – Korhogo
 
 
 AS FAR2
 
 
 Ampem Darkoa 0

Semi-finals
Mamelodi Sundowns 1–0 AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
Ampem Darkoa 2–2 (a.e.t.) SC Casablanca
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match
AS FAR 2–0 Ampem Darkoa
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final
Main article: 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 SC Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

Top scorers

This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this tournament:

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Refilwe Tholakele Mamelodi Sundowns 5
2 Oumou Kone AS Mandé 3
2 N-yanyimaya Gnabekan Ampem Darkoa 2
Comfort Yeboah Ampem Darkoa
Nadège Koffi SC Casablanca
Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns
3 Christiane Ebenye Huracanes 1
Elena Obono Huracanes
N-yanyimaya Gnabekan Ampem Darkoa
Jennifer Owusuaa Ampem Darkoa
Tracy Twum Ampem Darkoa
Espérance Agbo Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
Sandrine Niamien Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan
Fatoumata Diarra AS Mandé
Mafia Nyame AS FAR
Najat Badri AS FAR
Safa Banouk AS FAR
Ghizlane Chebbak AS FAR
Fatima Tagnaout AS FAR
Sylviane Kokora SC Casablanca
Agueissa Diarra SC Casablanca
Meryem Hajri SC Casablanca
Chaymaa Mourtaji SC Casablanca
Melinda Kgadiete Mamelodi Sundowns
Lebogang Ramalepe Mamelodi Sundowns
Stumai Athumani JKT Queens
Winifrida Gerald JKT Queens
Alia Salum JKT Queens

Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 Mamelodi Sundowns 5 5 0 0 15 10 0 +10
2 SC Casablanca 5 1 2 2 5 7 8 −1
3 AS FAR 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 +3
4 Ampem Darkoa 5 2 1 2 7 7 9 −2
Eliminated in group stage
5 AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 +1
6 JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 3 7 −4
7 Huracanes 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 −3
8 Athlético Abidjan 3 0 1 2 1 2 6 −4

Awards

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.

Award Player Team
Best Player Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns
Top Goal scorer Refilwe Tholakele
Best Goalkeeper Andile Dlamini
Fairplay team Mamelodi Sundowns

The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament’s Best XI as follows:[7]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Best XI

Dlamini

Ramalepe
Hajri
Yeboah
Nhlapho

Chebbak
Rabale
Morifi

Tagnaout
Tholakele
Owusuaa

Coach: Jerry Tshabalala

See also

References
  1. "Côte d'Ivoire to host 2023 CAF Women's Champions League". CAFOnline.com. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  3. "CAF Women's Champions League Côte d'Ivoire 2023 competition dates confirmed". CAFOnline.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. "Regulations of the CAF Women's Champions League" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. "CAF Women's Champions League Cote d'Ivoire:2023 draw sets up exciting encounters". CAFOnline.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Draw sets up exciting encounters". CAFOnline.com. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. "CAF Women's Champions League, Cote d'Ivoire Best Xl confirmed". CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote d’Ivoire Best Xl confirmed. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
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