# 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers is the 4th edition of CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers tournament organized by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held from 17 to 23 August 2024 in Ethiopia.
The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

## Participating clubs

The following eight teams contested in the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
| CBE (hosts) | 4th | Runner up (2021, 2023) |
| PVP Buyenzi | 2nd | Group stage (2021) |
| FAD Club | 3rd | Group stage (2021, 2023) |
| Kenya Police Bullets | 1st | Debut |
| Rayon Sports | 1st | Debut |
| Yei Joint Stars | 4th | Group stage (2021, 2022, 2023) |
| Simba Queens | 3rd | Champion (2022) |
| Kawempe Muslim LFC | 1st | Debut |

## Venues

| Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa |
| Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa Stadium | Abebe Bikila Stadium |
| Addis Ababa | Addis Ababa | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |

## Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 24 July 2024 at 13:00 UTC+2 (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| CBE (hosts) Simba Queens | Kawempe Muslim LFC Rayon Sports Kenya Police Bullets Yei Joint Stars PVP Buyenzi FAD Club |

## 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 | CBE | KPB | YJS | RYS |
| 1 | CBE (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 2–1 | | 3–2 |
| 2 | Kenya Police Bullets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Semi-finals | | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Yei Joint Stars | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | | 0–4 | | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Rayon Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | | | | | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SBQ | KML | PVP | FAD |
| 1 | Simba Queens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 | Semi-finals | — | 3–0 | | 5–0 |
| 2 | Kawempe Muslim Ladies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals | | — | | |
| 3 | PVP Buyenzi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | | | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | FAD Club | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 1 | | | | | — |

## Awards and statistics
### Goalscorers

There have been 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match (as of 29 August 2024).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Sinaf Wakuma | CBE | 6 |
| 2 | Vivian Corazone | Simba Queens | 4 |
| 3 | Asha Rashid | Simba Queens | 3 |
| 3 | Argesh Kalsa | CBE | 3 |
| 3 | Hadijah Nandago | Kawempe Muslim | 3 |
| 3 | Jentrix Shikangwa | Simba Queens | 3 |
| 3 | Shadia Nabirye | Kawempe Muslim | 3 |
| 3 | Agnes Nabukenya | Kawempe Muslim | 3 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Wambui | Simba Queens | 2 |
| 9 | Ukwikunda Jeanette | Rayon Sport | 2 |
| 9 | Rebecca Akinyi Okwaro | Kenya Police Bullets | 2 |
| 12 | Tarikwa Yukura | CBE | 1 |
| 12 | Mesay Temesgen | CBE | 1 |
| 12 | Emebet Asfaw | CBE | 1 |
| 12 | Jeanne Mukandayisenga | Rayon Sport | 1 |
| 12 | Diana Wacera | Kenya Police Bullets | 1 |
| 12 | Lucy Kwekwe Jira | Kenya Police Bullets | 1 |
| 12 | Purity Anyetu | Kenya Police Bullets | 1 |
| 12 | Aniet Wek Maduok | Yei Joint Stars | 1 |
| 12 | Modong Jeska Simaya Mogga | Yei Joint Stars | 1 |
| 12 | Halimah Kampi | Kawempe Muslim | 1 |
| 12 | Rebecca Nakato | Kawempe Muslim | 1 |
| 12 | Mary Kabacurezi | Kawempe Muslim | 1 |
| 12 | Sumayo Nabuto | Kawempe Muslim | 1 |
| 12 | Rukiya Bizimana | PVP Buyenzi | 1 |

#### own goal

| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Danny Ngoyi | Simba Queens | 1 |