# 2023 CAF Women's Champions League

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League was the 3rd edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, it was hosted by Ivory Coast from 5 to 19 November 2023. The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament. The qualification draw was conducted on 5 July 2023 at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Rabat, Morocco.
AS FAR are the defending champions.

## Qualified teams

Qualification for this edition like the previous two editions of the tournament were made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which was contested between August and September 2023 with each confederation having a representative. As defending champions, AS FAR qualified automatically for the main phase of the tournament.
| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
| Ivory Coast | Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan (hosts) | 2022–23 Ivory Coast Women's Championship champions | 1st |
| Morocco | AS FAR (holders) | 2022 CAF Women's Champions League winners | 3rd |
| Morocco | SC Casablanca | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Mali | AS Mandé | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions | 2nd |
| Ghana | Ampem Darkoa | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Tanzania | JKT Queens | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| Equatorial Guinea | Huracanes | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions | 1st |
| South Africa | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2023 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers Champions | 3rd |

## Draw

The draw of this edition of the tournament was held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on 9 October 2023 at 16:00 CET (16:00 GMT). The 8 confirmed teams was drawn into two groups of four teams. As club competition hosts, Athlético Abidjan was allocated to position A1.

## Venues

| KorhogoSan Pédro2023 CAF Women's Champions League (Ivory Coast) | Korhogo | San-Pédro |
| KorhogoSan Pédro2023 CAF Women's Champions League (Ivory Coast) | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium | Laurent Pokou Stadium |
| KorhogoSan Pédro2023 CAF Women's Champions League (Ivory Coast) | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |

## Match officials
### Referees

* Ghada Mehat
* Suavis Iratunga
* Aline Guimbang A Etong
* Shahenda El Maghrabi
* Natacha Gérardine Konan
* Eness Gumbo
* Antsino Twanyanyukwa
* Yemisi Akintoye
* Salima Mukansanga
* Aline Umutoni
* Akhona Makalima
* Vincentia Amedome
* Dorsaf Ganouati
* Shamirah Nabadda

### Assistant referees

* Asma Feriel Ouahab
* Nafissatou Yekini
* Fidès Bangurambona
* Yara Atef
* Prisca Danielle Ta
* Mary Njoroge
* Bernadettar Kwimbira
* Fanta Koné
* Meriem Chedad
* Queency Victoire
* Houda Afine
* Nancy Kasitu

### Video assistant referees

* Issa Sy
* Maria Rivet
* Fatiha Jermoumi
* Bouchra Karboubi
* Soukaina Hamdi
* Abongile Tom
* Diana Chikotesha

## Group stage

The group stage kick-off times are in West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00).

### 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):
* Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Drawing of lots.
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
* Points in matches between the tied teams;
* Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
* Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
* 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;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | SC Casablanca | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | JKT Queens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Athlético Abidjan (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ampem Darkoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | AS FAR | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | AS Mandé | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Huracanes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Ampem Darkoa 3, AS FAR 0.

## Knockout phase

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| November 15 – Korhogo | November 15 – Korhogo |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 | November 18 – Korhogo | November 18 – Korhogo |
| AS FAR | 0 | November 18 – Korhogo | November 18 – Korhogo |
| AS FAR | 0 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
| November 15 – San Pédro | November 15 – San Pédro | | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3 |
| November 15 – San Pédro | November 15 – San Pédro | SC Casablanca | 0 |
| Ampem Darkoa | 2 (2) | SC Casablanca | 0 |
| SC Casablanca (p) | 2 (3) | | |
| SC Casablanca (p) | 2 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | November 19 – Korhogo | November 19 – Korhogo |
| | | AS FAR | 2 |
| | | Ampem Darkoa | 0 |

### Final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this tournament:
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Refilwe Tholakele | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 |
| 2 | Oumou Kone | AS Mandé | 3 |
| 3 | N-yanyimaya Gnabekan | Ampem Darkoa | 2 |
| 3 | Comfort Yeboah | Ampem Darkoa | 2 |
| 3 | Nadège Koffi | SC Casablanca | 2 |
| 3 | Boitumelo Rabale | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 |
| 7 | Christiane Ebenye | Huracanes | 1 |
| 7 | Elena Obono | Huracanes | 1 |
| 7 | N-yanyimaya Gnabekan | Ampem Darkoa | 1 |
| 7 | Jennifer Owusuaa | Ampem Darkoa | 1 |
| 7 | Tracy Twum | Ampem Darkoa | 1 |
| 7 | Espérance Agbo | Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan | 1 |
| 7 | Sandrine Niamien | Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan | 1 |
| 7 | Fatoumata Diarra | AS Mandé | 1 |
| 7 | Mafia Nyame | AS FAR | 1 |
| 7 | Najat Badri | AS FAR | 1 |
| 7 | Safa Banouk | AS FAR | 1 |
| 7 | Ghizlane Chebbak | AS FAR | 1 |
| 7 | Fatima Tagnaout | AS FAR | 1 |
| 7 | Sylviane Kokora | SC Casablanca | 1 |
| 7 | Agueissa Diarra | SC Casablanca | 1 |
| 7 | Meryem Hajri | SC Casablanca | 1 |
| 7 | Chaymaa Mourtaji | SC Casablanca | 1 |
| 7 | Melinda Kgadiete | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 7 | Lebogang Ramalepe | Mamelodi Sundowns | 1 |
| 7 | Stumai Athumani | JKT Queens | 1 |
| 7 | Winifrida Gerald | JKT Queens | 1 |
| 7 | Alia Salum | JKT Queens | 1 |

## Final standings

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| 2 | SC Casablanca | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| 3 | AS FAR | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 4 | Ampem Darkoa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| Eliminated in group stage ||||||||||
| 5 | AS Mandé | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 6 | JKT Queens | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 7 | Huracanes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 8 | Athlético Abidjan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 |

## Awards

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.
| Award | Player | Team |
| Best Player | Boitumelo Rabale | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Top Goal scorer | Refilwe Tholakele | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Best Goalkeeper | Andile Dlamini | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| Fairplay team | Mamelodi Sundowns | Mamelodi Sundowns |
The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament’s Best XI as follows:
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Best XI ||||
| Dlamini | Ramalepe Hajri Yeboah Nhlapho | Chebbak Rabale Morifi | Tagnaout Tholakele Owusuaa |
Coach: Jerry Tshabalala