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2024 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League is the 4th edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. It will be hosted by Morocco between 9 and 23 November 2024.[1] The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament.

2024 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
DatesQualification:
1–30 August 2024
Main tournament:
9–23 November 2024
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 36 (from 36 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored25 (2.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Doha El Madani
(5 goals)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 15 November 2024.

Mamelodi Sundowns are the defending champions.[2]

Qualified teams

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Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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Location of teams of the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
  Group A
  Group B

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.[3][4][5] As the defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage.[2]

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

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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.

 
 
300km
200miles
2
1
Location of the Moroccan host cities of the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League
1
Casablanca
2
El Jadida
Casablanca El Jadida
Larbi Zaouli Stadium Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 20,000
   

Draw

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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.[8] 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.[9]

Group stage

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All times are WAT (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   AS FAR (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   TP Mazembe 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3   UWC Ladies 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Aigles de la Médina 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
TP Mazembe  2–0  UWC Ladies
 Report
AS FAR  3–0  Aigles de la Médina
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UWC Ladies  2–0  Aigles de la Médina
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AS FAR  3–1  TP Mazembe
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UWC Ladies  0–2  AS FAR
Report El Madani   35' (pen.), 62'
Aigles de la Médina  0–4  TP Mazembe
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Edo Queens 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   FC Masar 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3   Mamelodi Sundowns 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4   CBE 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Mamelodi Sundowns  0–1  FC Masar
Report
CBE  0–3  Edo Queens
Report
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
Mamelodi Sundowns  4–0  CBE
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Edo Queens  0–0  FC Masar
Report
Edo Queens  2–1  Mamelodi Sundowns
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FC Masar  2–1  CBE
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Knockout phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 November 19 – El Jadida
 
 
  AS FAR
 
 November 23 – El Jadida
 
  FC Masar
 
 
 
 November 19 – Casablanca
 
 
 
  Edo Queens
 
 
  TP Mazembe
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 November 22 – El Jadida
 
 
 

Semi-finals

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Edo Queens  SF2  TP Mazembe
Report
AS FAR  SF1  FC Masar
Report

Third-place match

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Loser SF1vLoser SF2

Final

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Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2

Statistics

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Top scorers

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This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this tournament:

As of 15 November 2024
Rank Player Team Goals
1   Doha El Madani   AS FAR 5
2   Melinda Kgadiete   Mamelodi Sundowns 3
3   Sanaâ Mssoudy   AS FAR 2
  Lacho Marta   TP Mazembe
  Priscille Kreto   TP Mazembe
  Merveille Kanjinga   TP Mazembe
  Sandrine Niyonkuru   FC Masar
  Emem Essien   Edo Queens
9   Aziza Rabbah   AS FAR 1
  Elena Obono   TP Mazembe
  Flolashade Ijamilusi   Edo Queens
  Goodness Osigwe   Edo Queens
  Molatelo Kobo   UWC Ladies
  Ntombifikile Ndlovu   UWC Ladies
  Boitumelo Rabale   Mamelodi Sundowns
  Lelona Daweti   Mamelodi Sundowns
  Yasmin Mohamed   FC Masar
  Mary Mamudu   Edo Queens
  Senaf Wakuma   CBE

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The club was known as Tutankhamun during the qualiying tournament, but they underwent a rebranding and changed their name to FC Masar on 25 September 2024.[6]
  2. ^ FC Masar were granted a place in the finals on 15 October 2024, as the qualifiers winners AS FAR also won the Moroccan Women's Championship and automatically qualified as hosts.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morocco to host CAF Women's Champions League 2024 in November". CAF. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Secure Second CAF Women's Champions League Title". beIN Sports. Redaction. 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "اكتمال الأندية المشاركة في بطولة شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري الأبطال". Kora Plus (in Arabic). Hatem Shaabane. 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone to Host WAFU Zone A Female Champions League Qualifiers". Owlpress. Dauda Musa Bangura. 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "WAFU Zone B confirms date and host country for Women's Champions League Qualifiers". Ghana FA. Redaction. 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "رسميًا.. تغيير اسم نادي توت عنخ آمون لـ "مسار"" [OFFICIAL: Tutankhamun FC rebrands to FC Masar]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Masar FC secure CAF Women's Champions League spot". KingFut. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Salé, Morocco to host the CAF Women's Champions League Final Draw on Friday, 18 October". CAF. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hosts AS FAR face debutants Aigles de la Médina while Mamelodi Sundowns begin title defence against Tutankhamun". CAF. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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