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2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

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 Benin City, Nigeria.[1] The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryNigeria
CityBenin City
Dates18–31 August
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsGhanaAmpem Darkoa (1st title)
Runners-upNigeria Delta Queens F.C.
Third placeIvory Coast Athlético FC d'Abidjan
Fourth placeBenin Sam Nelly FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored31 (3.1 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Mary Amponsah (7goals)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023.

Participating clubs

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Team Appearances Previous best performance
  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

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Cities Venues Capacity
Benin City Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium

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 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

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

Qualifying Tournaments

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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.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DQ SN USFA
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 —
Source: [citation needed]
US Forces Armées  0–3  Delta Queens F.C.
Sam Nelly  0–0  US Forces Armées
Delta Queens F.C.  2–0  Sam Nelly

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AD AA AAM
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 —
Source: [citation needed]
Ampem Darkoa  4–2  Academie Amis du Monde
Academie Amis du Monde  0–2  Athlético FC d'Abidjan
Niamien   43 ', 57'
Athlético FC d'Abidjan  1–3  Ampem Darkoa
Gnaly   83' Amponsah   1', 15', 28'

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
 28 August – Benin City
 
 
  Delta Queens F.C. 3
 
 31 August – Benin City
 
  Athlético FC d'Abidjan 2
 
  Delta Queens F.C. 0
 
 28 August – Benin City
 
   Ampem Darkoa 1
 
  Ampem Darkoa 4
 
 
  Sam Nelly 1
 
Third place
 
 
 31 August – Benin City
 
 
  Athlético FC d'Abidjan 3
 
 
  Sam Nelly 0

Semi-finals

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Delta Queens F.C.  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Athlético FC d'Abidjan
Ampem Darkoa  4–1  Sam Nelly

Third place match

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Athlético FC d'Abidjan  3–0  Sam Nelly

Final

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Delta Queens F.C.  0–1  Ampem Darkoa

Goalscorers

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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
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

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  1. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
  3. ^ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692510527166017801/photo/1
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