Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
Dates | 18–31 August |
Teams | 7 (from 7 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ampem Darkoa (1st title) |
Runners-up | Delta Queens F.C. |
Third place | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
Fourth place | Sam Nelly FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Mary Amponsah (7goals) |
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers was the third 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 was held from 18 to 31 August 2023 in Nigeria.[1] The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.
Participating clubs
Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 1st | n/a |
Sam Nelly FC | 1st | n/a |
Ampem Darkoa | 2nd | Runner up (2022) |
AS Police (W)[2] | 3rd | Groupe stage (2021 and 2022) |
US Forces Armées | 2nd | Fourth (2021) |
Academie Amis du Monde | 2nd | Third (2021) |
Delta Queens F.C. | 1st | n/a |
Venues
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Benin City | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium |
Draw
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 5 July 2023 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Morocco. The seven teams were drawn into 2 group with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.
Group A | Group B |
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Due to the withdrawal of the club AS Police from Niger for reasons mentioned in a letter sent to the management of UFOA-B. A new draw will be made Friday, August 18, 2023 at 10:00 am at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.[3] [4]
Group A | Group B |
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Qualifying Tournaments
- 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.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DQ | SN | USFA | |
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1 | Delta Queens F.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 2–0 | ||
2 | Sam Nelly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | — | 0–0 | |||
3 | US Forces Armées | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | 0–3 | — |
US Forces Armées | 0–3 | Delta Queens F.C. |
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Sam Nelly | 0–0 | US Forces Armées |
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Delta Queens F.C. | 2–0 | Sam Nelly |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | AA | AAM | |
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1 | Ampem Darkoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 4–2 | ||
2 | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1–3 | — | |||
3 | Academie Amis du Monde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Ampem Darkoa | 4–2 | Academie Amis du Monde |
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Academie Amis du Monde | 0–2 | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
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Niamien 43 ', 57' |
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 1–3 | Ampem Darkoa |
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Gnaly 83' | Amponsah 1', 15', 28' |
Knockout stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||
28 August – | ||||||
Delta Queens F.C. | 3 | |||||
31 August – | ||||||
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 2 | |||||
Delta Queens F.C. | 0 | |||||
28 August – | ||||||
Ampem Darkoa | 1 | |||||
Ampem Darkoa | 4 | |||||
Sam Nelly | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
31 August – | ||||||
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 3 | |||||
Sam Nelly | 0 |
Semi-finals
Delta Queens F.C. | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
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Ampem Darkoa | 4–1 | Sam Nelly |
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Third place match
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 3–0 | Sam Nelly |
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Final
Goalscorers
There have been 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match (as of 31 August 2023).
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 | Mary Amponsah | Ampem Darkoa | 8 |
2 | Mercy Omokwo | Delta Queens F.C. | 3 |
Adjoua Edgwige Sandrine Niamien | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | ||
4 | Tracey Twum | Ampem Darkoa | 2 |
Grewa Gnaly | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | ||
Ophelia Amponsah | Ampem Darkoa | ||
7 | Alaba Olabiyi | Delta Queens F.C. | 1 |
Chinaza Agoh | Delta Queens F.C. | ||
Taiwo Afolabi | Delta Queens F.C. | ||
Ifeoma Ifituzue | Delta Queens F.C. | ||
Temilope Owoeye | Delta Queens F.C. | ||
Chinwendu Ufomba | Academie Amis du Monde | ||
Senyebia Tassa | Academie Amis du Monde | ||
Favour Kalu | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | ||
Melissa Behinan | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | ||
Joy Sunday | Athlético FC d'Abidjan | ||
Valentine Cloto | Sam Nelly |
References
- ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
- ↑ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692510527166017801/photo/1