2023 CAF Women's Champions League

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Host countryCôte d'Ivoire
DatesQualification:
5 August – 16 September
Main tournament:
5 November – 19 November
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 34 (from 34 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
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: 34 (from 34 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (2nd title)
Runners-upMorocco SC Casablanca
Third placeMorocco AS FAR
Fourth placeGhana Ampem Darkoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Botswana Refilwe Tholakele
(5 goals)
Best playerLesotho Boitumelo Rabale
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Andile Dlamini
2022
2024

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]

AS FAR are the defending champions.

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
Assistant referees
  • Algeria Asma Feriel Ouahab
  • Benin Nafissatou Yekini
  • Burundi Fidès Bangurambona
  • Egypt Yara Atef
  • Ivory Coast Prisca Danielle Ta
  • Kenya Mary Njoroge
  • Malawi Bernadettar Kwimbira
  • Mali Fanta Koné
  • Mauritania Meriem Chedad
  • Mauritius Queency Victoire
  • Tunisia Houda Afine
  • Zambia Nancy Kasitu
Video assistant referees

Group stage

Knockout phase

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

Semi-finals

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa1–0Morocco AS FAR
Report
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)

Ampem Darkoa Ghana2–2 (a.e.t.)Morocco SC Casablanca
Report
Penalties
2–3
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Third-place match

AS FAR Morocco2–0Ghana Ampem Darkoa
Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Final

Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa3–0Morocco SC Casablanca
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Statistics

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 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 5 0 0 15 10 0 +10
2 Morocco SC Casablanca 5 1 2 2 5 7 8 −1
3 Morocco AS FAR 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 +3
4 Ghana Ampem Darkoa 5 2 1 2 7 7 9 −2
Eliminated in group stage
5 Mali AS Mandé 3 1 1 1 4 4 3 +1
6 Tanzania JKT Queens 3 1 0 2 3 3 7 −4
7 Equatorial Guinea Huracanes 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 −3
8 Mali 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 Lesotho Boitumelo Rabale South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Top Goal scorer Botswana Refilwe Tholakele
Best Goalkeeper South Africa Andile Dlamini
Fairplay team South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns

The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament’s Best XI as follows:[8]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Best XI

South Africa Dlamini

South Africa Ramalepe
Morocco Hajri
Ghana Yeboah
South Africa Nhlapho

Morocco Chebbak
Lesotho Rabale
South Africa Morifi

Morocco Tagnaout
Botswana Tholakele
Ghana Owusuaa

Coach: Jerry Tshabalala

See also

References

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