2024 CAF Women's Champions League
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1–30 August 2024
Main tournament:
9–23 November 2024
Total: 36 (from 36 associations)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | Qualification: 1–30 August 2024 Main tournament: 9–23 November 2024 |
| Teams | Main tournament: 8 Total: 36 (from 36 associations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  TP Mazembe (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  AS FAR |
| Third place |  FC Masar |
| Fourth place |  Edo Queens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Doha El Madani (6 goals) |
| Best player | Sanaâ Mssoudy |
| Best goalkeeper | Habiba El Taher |
| Fair play award | FC Masar |
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The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League was the fourth edition of the annual African premier women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. The tournament was hosted by Morocco from 9 to 23 November 2024.[1]
TP Mazembe defeated AS FAR 1–0 in the final, claiming their first-ever CAF Women's Champions League title, and earning a spot in the group stage of the tournament's next edition.[2]
Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.[3][4]
Qualification for this edition, like in previous editions of the tournament, consisted of six sub-confederation qualifying tournaments held between 1 and 30 August 2024, with each confederation having a representative.[5][6][7] As the defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage.[3]
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | AS FAR (hosts) | 2023–24 Moroccan Women's Championship champions 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions | 4th |
 South Africa |
Mamelodi Sundowns (holders) | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League winners | 4th |
| UWC Ladies | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers champions | 1st | |
| Egypt | FC Masar[note 1] | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers runners-up[note 2] | 1st |
 Senegal | Aigles de la Médina | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Nigeria | Edo Queens | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions | 1st |
 Ethiopia | CBE | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions | 2nd |
Venues
Morocco was announced as the host country for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League on 15 October 2024.[1] Two venues will be hosting the tournament.
Location of the Moroccan host cities of the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League |
Casablanca | El Jadida |
|---|---|---|
| Larbi Zaouli Stadium | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Draw
The draw for the group stage and final rounds was held on 18 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (12:00 local time, UTC+1), in Salé, Morocco.[10] The eight qualified teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, with hosts AS FAR allocated to position A1, and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns allocated to position B1.[11]
Group stage
Knockout phase
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 November – El Jadida | ||||||
| AS FAR | 2 | |||||
| 23 November – El Jadida | ||||||
| FC Masar | 1 | |||||
| AS FAR | 0 | |||||
| 19 November – Casablanca | ||||||
| TP Mazembe | 1 | |||||
| Edo Queens | 1 | |||||
| TP Mazembe (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 November – El Jadida | ||||||
| FC Masar (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Edo Queens | 0 (3) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Edo Queens | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Third-place match
| FC Masar | 0–0 | Edo Queens |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Niyonkuru  Abdelwahed Moustafa Abouelwafa  Ali |
4–3 | Mafisere Ilivieda Essien Ijamilusi Olise |
Final
| AS FAR | 0–1 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doha El Madani |
AS FAR |
6 |
| 2 | Melinda Kgadiete |
Mamelodi Sundowns |
3 |
| Merveille Kanjinga |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Emem Essien |
Edo Queens | ||
| 5 | Sanaâ Mssoudy |
AS FAR |
2 |
 Marta Lacho |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Marlène Kasaj |
TP Mazembe | ||
 Priscille Kreto |
TP Mazembe | ||
 Sandrine Niyonkuru |
FC Masar | ||
| 10 | multiple | 1 | |
Awards
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The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.[13]
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Sanaâ Mssoudy |
AS FAR |
| Top Goal scorer | Doha El Madani | |
| Best Goalkeeper | Habiba Emad |
FC Masar |
| Fairplay team | FC Masar | |
The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows:[14]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best XI | |||
Coach: Lamia Boumehdi[15]
