2024 CAF Women's Champions League

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)
Final positions
Champions TP Mazembe (1st title)
Runners-up AS FAR
Third place FC Masar
Fourth place Edo Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Doha El Madani
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Sanaâ Mssoudy
Best goalkeeper Habiba El Taher
Fair play award FC Masar
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The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League was the fourth edition of the annual African premier women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. The tournament was hosted by Morocco from 9 to 23 November 2024.[1]

TP Mazembe defeated AS FAR 1–0 in the final, claiming their first-ever CAF Women's Champions League title, and earning a spot in the group stage of the tournament's next edition.[2]

Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.[3][4]

Qualified teams

Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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.[5][6][7] As the defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage.[3]

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

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.

240km
149miles
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

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.[10] 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.[11]

Group stage

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 71):[12]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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
  • Marta Lacho 61'
  • Kanjinga 77'
 Report
AS FAR 3–0 Aigles de la Médina
 Report
UWC Ladies 2–0 Aigles de la Médina
  • Kobo 50'
  • Ndlovu 66'
 Report
Referee: Aline Marie Etong (Cameroon)
AS FAR 3–1 TP Mazembe
 Report
UWC Ladies 0–2 AS FAR
Report El Madani 35' (pen.), 62'
Aigles de la Médina 0–4 TP Mazembe
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Edo Queens 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 FC Masar 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7[a]
3 Mamelodi Sundowns 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4 CBE 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Edo Queens +4, FC Masar +2.
Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 FC Masar
Report
CBE 0–3 Edo Queens
Report
  • Essien 5'
  • Ijamilusi 54'
  • Osigwe 80'
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
Mamelodi Sundowns 4–0 CBE
 Report
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Edo Queens 0–0 FC Masar
Report
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
Edo Queens 2–1 Mamelodi Sundowns
  • Essien 90+5'
  • Mamudu 90+11'
 Report
FC Masar 2–1 CBE
 Report
  • Wakuma 90+4'

Knockout phase

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 19 November – El Jadida
 
 
 AS FAR2
 
 23 November – El Jadida
 
 FC Masar1
 
 AS FAR0
 
 19 November – Casablanca
 
 TP Mazembe1
 
 Edo Queens1
 
 
 TP Mazembe (a.e.t.)3
 
Third place
 
 
 22 November – El Jadida
 
 
 FC Masar (p)0 (4)
 
 
 Edo Queens0 (3)

Semi-finals

Edo Queens 1–3 (a.e.t.) TP Mazembe
  • Essien 65'
 Report
AS FAR 2–1 FC Masar
 Report

Third-place match

FC Masar 0–0 Edo Queens
Report
Penalties
Niyonkuru
Abdelwahed
Moustafa
Abouelwafa
Ali 		4–3 Mafisere
Ilivieda
Essien
Ijamilusi
Olise
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Final

Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final
AS FAR 0–1 TP Mazembe
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Doha El Madani AS FAR 6
2 Melinda Kgadiete Mamelodi Sundowns 3
Merveille Kanjinga TP Mazembe
Emem Essien Edo Queens
5 Sanaâ Mssoudy AS FAR 2
Marta Lacho TP Mazembe
Marlène Kasaj TP Mazembe
Priscille Kreto TP Mazembe
Sandrine Niyonkuru FC Masar
10 multiple 1

Awards

Sanaâ Mssoudy (left) and Doha El Madani (right) with their trophies.

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.[13]

Award Player Team
Best Player Sanaâ Mssoudy AS FAR
Top Goal scorer Doha El Madani
Best Goalkeeper Habiba Emad FC Masar
Fairplay team FC Masar

The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows:[14]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Best XI

Emad

Usani
Nankya
Nantongo
Vukulu

Kasaj
Mssoudy
Niyonkuru

El Madani
Kanjinga
Marta Lacho

Coach: Lamia Boumehdi[15]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The club was known as Tutankhamun during the qualifying tournament, but they underwent a rebranding and changed their name to FC Masar on 25 September 2024.[8]
  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.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Morocco to host CAF Women's Champions League 2024 in November". CAF. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ "TP Mazembe win African Women's Champions League in upset". BBC Sport. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Secure Second CAF Women's Champions League Title". beIN Sports. Redaction. 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Edo Queens send defending champions Sundowns packing, FC Masar make history". CAF. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "اكتمال الأندية المشاركة في بطولة شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري الأبطال". Kora Plus (in Arabic). Hatem Shaabane. 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Sierra Leone to Host WAFU Zone A Female Champions League Qualifiers". Owlpress. Dauda Musa Bangura. 3 April 2024.
  7. ^ "WAFU Zone B confirms date and host country for Women's Champions League Qualifiers". Ghana FA. Redaction. 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Masar FC secure CAF Women's Champions League spot". KingFut. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Salé, Morocco to host the CAF Women's Champions League Final Draw on Friday, 18 October". CAF. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Regulations of the CAF Women's Champions League" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  13. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Morocco 2024: Mssoudy, El Madani, Emad rewarded". CAF. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  14. ^ "CAF Releases Women's Champions League Morocco 2024 Best XI". CAF. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  15. ^ @CAFwomen (November 25, 2024). "Leading TP Mazembe to their first ever title, Lamia Boumehdi is the coach of the tournament" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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