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]

2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryUganda
CityKampala
Dates12 – 30 August 2023
Teams9 (from 9 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsTanzania JKT Queens (1st title)
Runners-upEthiopia CBE F.C.
Third placeBurundi Buja Queens
Fourth placeKenya Vihiga Queens F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uganda Fazila Ikwaput (8 goals)
2022
2024

Participating clubs

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Team Appearances Previous best performance
  Buja Queens 1st N/A
  FAD Club 2nd Group stage (2021)
  CBE 3rd Runner up (2021)
  Vihiga Queens 2nd Champion (2021)
  AS Kigali Women 2nd Fourth place (2022)
  Yei Join Star FC 3rd Group stage (2021 and 2022)
  JKT Queens 1st N/A
  Kampala Queen (Host) 1st N/A
  New Generation FC 2nd Group stage (2022)

Venues

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Cities Venues Capacity
Kampala Omondi-Stadium Lugogo xx
Kampala FUFA Technical Centre Njeru

Match officials

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Referees

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  •   Suavis Iratunga
  •   Sisay Raya
  •   Josphine Wanjiru
  •   Lucy Awino Juma
  •   Aline Umutoni
  •   Khadmallah Angato Koko
  •   Tatu Nuru Malogo

Assistant Referees

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  •   Fides Bangurambona
  •   Alida Iradukunda
  •   Woinshet Kassaye
  •   Carolyne Kiles
  •   Alice Umutesi
  •   Sandrine Murangwa
  •   Jane Charles Ladu Costantino
  •   Zahra Ali Haroun
  •   Janet Balama
  •   Glory John Tesha

Draw

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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
  •   Yei Join Star
  •   CBE
  •   Kampala Queens
  •   FAD Club
  •   Buja Queens

Group stage

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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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
CBE FC  2–1  Buja Queens
  • Tadesse   62'
  • Abera   74'
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)
Yei Joint Stars FC  0–3  Kampala Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Kampala Queens  1–2  Buja Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Josphine Wanjiru (Kenya)
CBE FC  8–0  FAD Club
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Khadmallah Angato Koko (Sudan)

Yei Joint Stars FC  2–0  FAD Club
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Lucy Awino Juma (Kenya)
CBE FC  1–1  Kampala Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Yei Joint Stars FC  0–1  Buja Queens
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
FAD Club  1–6  Kampala Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)

Yei Joint Stars FC  0-4  CBE FC
Report
  • Ariet Odong   29'
  • Loza Abera   45+4'
  • Senayt   61'
  • Mesay Temesgen Tanga   78'
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Buja Queens  2-1  FAD Club
  • Ruth Ngosi   75'
  • Topister Situma   88'
Report
  • Nádia Nour   85'
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Vihiga Queens FC  3–1  New Generation FC
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
AS Kigali WFC  1–2  JKT Queens
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

JKT Queens  1–0  New Generation FC
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
Referee: Sisay Raya (Ethiopia)
AS Kigali WFC  0–1  Vihiga Queens FC
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Vihiga Queens FC  0–1  JKT Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
AS Kigali WFC  2–0  New Generation FC
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo , Kampala

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
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

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JKT Queens  3–1  Buja Queens
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

CBE F.C.  2–1  Vihiga Queens FC
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

Third place match

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Buja Queens  1–0  Vihiga Queens FC
Lydia Akoth   40' Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Final

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JKT Queens  0–0 (a.e.t.)  CBE F.C.
Report
Penalties
  • Ester Mbanza Gindulya  
  • Donisia Daniel Minja  
  • Winifrida Gerald  
  • Anastazia Antony Katunzi  
  • Happyness Hezron Mwaipaja  
5–4
  •   Donisia Daniel Minja
  •   Winifrida Gerald
  •   Anastazia Antony Katunzi
  •   Happyness Hezron Mwaipaja
  •   Mesay Temesgen Bizuneh
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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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
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
1   Ruth Khasokha   Vihiga Queens FC 1
  Soubane Ahmed Omar   FAD Club

References

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  1. ^ "All set for the inaugural CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers". Football Kenya Federation. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
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