2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of the annual women's association football club championship organized by CECAFA[1] to determine its representative at the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League in Ivory Coast. It was held in Kampala, Uganda from 12 to 30 August 2023.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Uganda |
| City | Kampala |
| Dates | 12 – 30 August 2023 |
| Teams | 9 (from 9 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | JKT Queens (1st title) |
| Runners-up | CBE F.C. |
| Third place | Buja Queens |
| Fourth place | Vihiga Queens F.C. |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fazila Ikwaput (8 goals) |
Participating clubs
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Buja Queens | 1st | N/A |
| FAD Club | 2nd | Groupe stage (2021) |
| CBE | 3rd | Runner up (2021) |
| Vihiga Queens | 2nd | Champion (2021) |
| AS Kigali Women | 2nd | Fourth place (2022) |
| Yei Join Star FC | 3rd | Groupe stage (2021 and 2022) |
| JKT Queens | 1st | N/A |
| Kampala Queen (Host) | 1st | N/A |
| New Generation FC | 2nd | Groupe stage (2022) |
Match officials
Referees
Draw
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 5 July 2023 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The nine teams were drawn into 2 group of 4 and 5 teams with the teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.
| Group A | Group B |
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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.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | CBE | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Buja Queens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Kampala Queens | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | |
| 4 | Yei Joint Stars | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | FAD Club | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0–3 | Kampala Queens |
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| CBE FC | 8–0 | FAD Club |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 2–0 | FAD Club |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0–1 | Buja Queens |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0-4 | CBE FC |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | JKT Queens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Vihiga Queens FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | AS Kigali WFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | New Generation FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Vihiga Queens FC | 3–1 | New Generation FC |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 1–2 | JKT Queens |
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| JKT Queens | 1–0 | New Generation FC |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 0–1 | Vihiga Queens FC |
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| Vihiga Queens FC | 0–1 | JKT Queens |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 2–0 | New Generation FC |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| August 27– | ||||||
| JKT Queens | 3 | |||||
| August 30 – | ||||||
| Buja Queens | 1 | |||||
| JKT Queens (p) | 0(5) | |||||
| August 27– | ||||||
| CBE F.C. | 0(4) | |||||
| CBE F.C. | 2 | |||||
| Vihiga Queens FC | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 30 – | ||||||
| Buja Queens | 1 | |||||
| Vihiga Queens FC | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| JKT Queens | 3–1 | Buja Queens |
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| CBE F.C. | 2–1 | Vihiga Queens FC |
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Third place match
| Buja Queens | 1–0 | Vihiga Queens FC |
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| Lydia Akoth 40' | Report |
Final
| JKT Queens | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | CBE F.C. |
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| Penalties | ||
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Fazila Ikwaput | Kampala Queens | 8 |
| 2 | Loza Abera | CBE FC | 5 |
| 3 | Topister Situma | Buja Queens | 3 |
| Ariet Odong Ojho | CBE FC | ||
| Aregash Tadesse | CBE FC | ||
| 6 | Birra Etsegenet Bizuneh | CBE FC | 2 |
| Elizabeth Nakigozi | Kampala Queens | ||
| Topister Situma | Buja Queens | ||
| Donisia Daniel Minja | JKT Queens | ||
| Bertha Omita | Vihiga Queens FC | ||
| 12 | Senaf Wakuma Demise | CBE FC | 1 |
| Nardos Getenet Mekonomen | CBE FC | ||
| Winnie Babirye | Vihiga Queens FC | ||
| Ruth Khasokha | Vihiga Queens FC | ||
| Martha Amunyolet | Vihiga Queens FC | ||
| Amina Hemed | New Generation FC | ||
| Diane Nyirandagijimana | AS Kigali WFC | ||
| Stumai Abdalla | JKT Queens | ||
| Esther Mabanza | JKT Queens | ||
| Abdallah Stumai | JKT Queens | ||
| Winifrida Gerald | JKT Queens | ||
| Zainah Nandede | Kampala Queens | ||
| Kilega Eunice Justine | Yei Joint Stars FC | ||
| Dorothee Mukeshimana | AS Kigali WFC | ||
| Libellee Nibagwire | AS Kigali WFC | ||
| Rahma Moustapha Aden | FAD Club | ||
| Nádia Nour | FAD Club | ||
| Senayt | CBE FC | ||
| Mesay Temesgen Tanga | CBE FC | ||
| Ruth Ngosi | Buja Queens | ||
| Lydia Akoth | Buja Queens |
- own goal
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Ruth Khasokha | Vihiga Queens FC | 1 |
| Soubane Ahmed Omar | FAD Club |
References
- "All set for the inaugural CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers". Football Kenya Federation. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- Tovodounon, Jules S. (5 July 2023). "Ligue des Champions Féminine CAF 2023 : Le tirage au sort complet des éliminatoires" [CAF Women's Champions League 2023: The complete draw for the qualifiers]. Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2023.