The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 5 to 13 August 2023 in Paynesville, Liberia.[1] The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Liberia |
| City | Paynesville |
| Dates | 5–13 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AS Mandé (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  AS Dakar |
| Third place |  Determine Girls FC |
| Fourth place |  Mogbwemo Queens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.83 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Oumou Kone (3 goals) |
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of 12 August 2023. | |
Participating teams
editThe following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Qualifying method | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Determine Girls FC |
2022–23 Liberian Women's Champions | 3rd | Champions 2022 |
| AS Mandé |
2022–23 Malian Women's Champions | 3rd | Champions 2021 |
| AS Dakar |
2022–23 Senegalese Women's Champions | 1st | n/a |
| Mogbwemo Queens |
2022–23 Sierra Leonean Women's Champions | 1st | n/a |
Venues
edit| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Paynesville | Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex | 22,000 |
Match officials
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Qualifying tournament
edit- 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ASM | ASD | DGF | MQFC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS Mandé
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | Main tournament | — | ||||
| 2 | AS Dakar
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Determine Girls FC
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Mogbwemo Queens
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–0 | — |
| Determine Girls FC | 2–1 | Mogbwemo Queens |
|---|---|---|
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Awards and statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 11 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.83 goals per match (as of 12 August 2023).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oumou Kone
|
AS Mandé
|
3 |
| 2 | Mabinty Camara
|
Determine Girls FC
|
2 |
| Korka Fall
|
AS Dakar
| ||
| 4 | Maimouna Traoré
|
AS Mandé
|
1 |
| Coumba Sylla Mbodji
|
AS Dakar
| ||
| Elizabeth Tamba
|
Determine Girls FC
| ||
| Wuyah Sao Mohai
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Mogbwemo Queens
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References
edit- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
edit- 2022 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers – cafonline.org