Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
City | Benin City |
Dates | 18–31 August |
Teams | 7 (from 7 associations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ampem Darkoa (1st title) |
Runners-up | Delta Queens F.C. |
Third place | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
Fourth place | Sam Nelly FC |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 31 (3.1 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Mary Amponsah (7goals) |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 31 August 2023. |
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. The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.
Participating clubs
Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 1st | n/a |
Sam Nelly FC | 1st | n/a |
Ampem Darkoa | 2nd | Runner up (2022) |
AS Police (W) | 3rd | Groupe stage (2021 and 2022) |
US Forces Armées | 2nd | Fourth (2021) |
AS OTR Lomé | 2nd | Third (2021) |
Delta Queens F.C. | 1st | n/a |
Venues
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Benin City | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium |
Draw
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 |
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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.
Group A | Group B |
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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.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DQ | SN | USFA | |
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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 | — |
US Forces Armées | 0–3 | Delta Queens F.C. |
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Sam Nelly | 0–0 | US Forces Armées |
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Delta Queens F.C. | 2–0 | Sam Nelly |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AD | AA | OTR | |
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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 | AS OTR Lomé | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | — |
Ampem Darkoa | 4–2 | AS OTR Lomé |
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AS OTR Lomé | 0–2 | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
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Niamien 43 ', 57' |
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 1–3 | Ampem Darkoa |
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Gnaly 83' | Amponsah 1', 15', 28' |
Knockout stage
Semifinals | Final | |||||
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
Delta Queens F.C. | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Athlético FC d'Abidjan |
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Ampem Darkoa | 4–1 | Sam Nelly |
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Third place match
Athlético FC d'Abidjan | 3–0 | Sam Nelly |
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Final
Delta Queens F.C. | 0–1 | Ampem Darkoa |
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Goalscorers
There have been 31 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.1 goals per match (as of 31 August 2023).
References
- "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
- https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692442660710010891/photo/1
- https://twitter.com/UfoawafuB/status/1692510527166017801/photo/1
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