2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers

2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2023
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityAlexandria
Dates22–30 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions SC Casablanca (1st title)
Runners-up Afak Relizane
Third place Wadi Degla
Fourth place ASF Sousse
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Naïma Bouhenni
(7 goals)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 30 August 2023.

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of the CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers tournament organised by the UNAF for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 22 to 30 August 2023 in Alexandria, Egypt. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament to be held in Ivory Coast.[1]

Participating teams

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament. AS FAR from Morocco were the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League champions and therefore qualified automatically as title holders of the final tournament.

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
Afak Relizane 2022–23 Algerian Women's champions 3rd UNAF qualifiers round
Wadi Degla 2023 Egyptian League champions 3rd Group stage
SC Casablanca 2022–23 Moroccan Women's runners-up 1st n/a
ASF Sousse 2022–23 Tunisian Women's champions 1st n/a

Venues

The Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran, Algeria was shosen on first to hosts the qualifying tournament.[2][3] But on 6 August 2023, CAF decided changing the venue to Alexandria, Egypt.[4]

Alexandria
Alexandria Stadium Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 13,660 Capacity: 22,000

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[5]

Referees

  • Lamia Athmane
  • Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Ihsane Nouajli
  • Asma Chouchene

Assistant referees

  • Feriel Isma Ouahab
  • Sarah Kemmad
  • Yara Atef
  • Gemalat Shebl
  • Zakia El Krini
  • Karima Khadri
  • Khouloud Amri
  • Nesrine Ouertani

Qualifying tournament

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCC AFR WDG ASFS
1 SC Casablanca 3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Main tournament 4–3 6–1
2 Afak Relizane 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3 Wadi Degla (H) 3 1 0 2 7 13 −6 3 1–4
4 ASF Sousse 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0 1–3 0–5 3–5
Source: unafonline.org
(H) Hosts
SC Casablanca 4–3 Afak Relizane
  • Sal. Miftah 16'
  • Mourtaji 25', 80'
  • A. Diarra 90+3'
Report
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
ASF Sousse 3–5 Wadi Degla
  • Ben Khalifa 55'
  • Jeddi 56'
  • Ben Ali 65'
Report
  • Zouwairatou 17', 19', 40'
  • G. Mahmoud 27', 39'
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)

Wadi Degla 1–4 Afak Relizane
  • El Sayed 72'
Report
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
ASF Sousse 1–3 SC Casablanca
Report
  • Mourtaji 1', 22', 90+4'
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)

ASF Sousse 0–5 Afak Relizane
Report
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
SC Casablanca 6–1 Wadi Degla
  • Kokora 20'
  • A. Diarra 22'
  • Tammar 35'
  • Adel 73' (o.g.)
  • Miftah 87'
  • Koffi 90+4'
Report
  • Zouwairatou 12'
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Naïma Bouhenni Afak Relizane 7
2 Chaymaa Mourtaji SC Casablanca 5
3 Moussa Zouwairatou Wadi Degla SC 4
4 Zeyneb Kandouci Afak Relizane 2
Gihan Mahmoud Wadi Degla SC
Samya Miftah SC Casablanca
7 Kelthoum Arbi Aouda Afak Relizane 1
Hedda Ayad Afak Relizane
Fouzia Daoudi Afak Relizane
Manar El Sayed Wadi Degla SC
Nadège Koffi SC Casablanca
Adjoua Sylvaine Kokora SC Casablanca
Agueicha Diarra SC Casablanca
Salma Tammar SC Casablanca
Chiraz Ben Ali ASF Sousse
Aya Ben Khalifa ASF Sousse
Aya Jeddi ASF Sousse
Yasmine Jemai ASF Sousse
Samr Adel Wadi Degla SC (vs SC Casablanca) o.g.

Broadcasting rights

Territory Broadcaster Ref.
North Africa UNAF Youtube Channel
Egypt On Sport

References

  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. ^ "رابطة أبطال إفريقيا النسوية: ملعب هدفي بوهران يستضيف تصفيات شمال إفريقيا". Radio Algerie (in Arabic). 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "بلاغ بخصوص عملية قرعة تصفيات دوري ابطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org (in Arabic). 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "كرة القدم النسوية رابطة أبطال إفريقيا: نقل الدورة التأهيلية عن شمال إفريقيا إلى مصر". Annasr Online (in Arabic). K. R. 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "قائمة حكمات تصفيات اتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم المؤهلة الى دوري أبطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org. 9 August 2023.