2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

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
Champions JKT Queens (1st title)
Runners-up CBE F.C.
Third place Buja Queens
Fourth place Vihiga Queens F.C.
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored55 (2.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Fazila Ikwaput (8 goals)
2022
2024

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]

Participating clubs

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

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

Match officials

Referees

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

Assistant Referees

  • 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

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

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.

Time UTC +

Group A

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:
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
  • Nakigozi 83'
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Josphine Wanjiru (Kenya)
CBE FC 8–0 FAD Club
  • Demise 83'
  • Tadesse 34'
  • Mekonnen 43'
  • Abera 44'
  • Bizuneh 52', 55'
  • Ojho 74', 90'
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
Referee: Khadmallah Angato Koko (Sudan)

Yei Joint Stars FC 2–0 FAD Club
  • Omar 13' (o.g.)
  • Justine 89'
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
  • Aden 53'
Report
  • Ikwaput 6', 15', 27', 73', 87'
  • Nakigozi 71'
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

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:
Vihiga Queens FC 3–1 New Generation FC
  • Babirye 37'
  • Khasokha 58'
  • Emedot 81'
Report
  • Hemed 20'
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
AS Kigali WFC 1–2 JKT Queens
  • Nyirandagijimana 3'
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

JKT Queens 1–0 New Generation FC
  • Mabanza 56'
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
Referee: Sisay Raya (Ethiopia)
AS Kigali WFC 0–1 Vihiga Queens FC
Report
  • Omita 36'
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Vihiga Queens FC 0–1 JKT Queens
Report
  • Khasokha 48' (o.g.)
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala
AS Kigali WFC 2–0 New Generation FC
  • Nibagwire 52'
  • Mukeshimana 72'
Report
Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

JKT Queens 3–1 Buja Queens
  • Minja 63'
  • Stumai 77'
  • Gerald 90+4'
Report
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

CBE F.C. 2–1 Vihiga Queens FC
  • Abera 90+4'
  • Tadesse 90+5'
Report
  • Omita 53'
FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Third place match

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

Final

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

Goalscorers

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

  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.