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2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers

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2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2023
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityAlexandria
Dates22–30 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco SC Casablanca (1st title)
Runners-upAlgeria Afak Relizane
Third placeEgypt Wadi Degla
Fourth placeTunisia ASF Sousse
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored36 (6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Naïma Bouhenni
(7 goals)
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of 30 August 2023.

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers was the 3rd edition of the CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers tournament organised by the UNAF for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 22 to 30 August 2023 in Alexandria, Egypt. The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament to be held in Ivory Coast.[1]

Participating teams

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The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament. AS FAR from Morocco were the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League champions and therefore qualified automatically as title holders of the final tournament.

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
Algeria Afak Relizane 2022–23 Algerian Women's champions 3rd UNAF qualifiers round
Egypt Wadi Degla 2023 Egyptian League champions 3rd Group stage
Morocco SC Casablanca 2022–23 Moroccan Women's runners-up 1st n/a
Tunisia ASF Sousse 2022–23 Tunisian Women's champions 1st n/a

Venues

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The Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran, Algeria was shosen on first to hosts the qualifying tournament.[2][3] But on 6 August 2023, CAF decided changing the venue to Alexandria, Egypt.[4]

Alexandria
Alexandria Stadium Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 13,660 Capacity: 22,000

Match officials

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The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[5]

Referees

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  • Algeria Lamia Athmane
  • Egypt Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Morocco Ihsane Nouajli
  • Tunisia Asma Chouchene

Assistant referees

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  • Algeria Feriel Isma Ouahab
  • Algeria Sarah Kemmad
  • Egypt Yara Atef
  • Egypt Gemalat Shebl
  • Morocco Zakia El Krini
  • Morocco Karima Khadri
  • Tunisia Khouloud Amri
  • Tunisia Nesrine Ouertani

Qualifying tournament

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SCC AFR WDG ASFS
1 Morocco SC Casablanca 3 3 0 0 13 5 +8 9 Main tournament 4–3 6–1
2 Algeria Afak Relizane 3 2 0 1 12 5 +7 6
3 Egypt Wadi Degla (H) 3 1 0 2 7 13 −6 3 1–4
4 Tunisia ASF Sousse 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0 1–3 0–5 3–5
Source: unafonline.org
(H) Hosts
SC Casablanca Morocco4–3Algeria Afak Relizane
Report
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
ASF Sousse Tunisia3–5Egypt Wadi Degla
Report
Referee: Zakia El Grini (Morocco)

Wadi Degla Egypt1–4Algeria Afak Relizane
Report
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)
ASF Sousse Tunisia1–3Morocco SC Casablanca
Report
Referee: Lamia Atman (Algeria)

ASF Sousse Tunisia0–5Algeria Afak Relizane
Report
Referee: Shahenda ElMaghrabi (Egypt)
SC Casablanca Morocco6–1Egypt Wadi Degla
Report
Referee: Asma Chouchane (Tunisia)

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Algeria Naïma Bouhenni Algeria Afak Relizane 7
2 Morocco Chaymaa Mourtaji Morocco SC Casablanca 5
3 Cameroon Moussa Zouwairatou Egypt Wadi Degla SC 4
4 Algeria Zeyneb Kandouci Algeria Afak Relizane 2
Egypt Gihan Mahmoud Egypt Wadi Degla SC
Morocco Samya Miftah Morocco SC Casablanca
7 Algeria Kelthoum Arbi Aouda Algeria Afak Relizane 1
Algeria Hedda Ayad Algeria Afak Relizane
Algeria Fouzia Daoudi Algeria Afak Relizane
Egypt Manar El Sayed Egypt Wadi Degla SC
Ivory Coast Nadège Koffi Morocco SC Casablanca
Ivory Coast Adjoua Sylvaine Kokora Morocco SC Casablanca
Mali Agueicha Diarra Morocco SC Casablanca
Morocco Salma Tammar Morocco SC Casablanca
Tunisia Chiraz Ben Ali Tunisia ASF Sousse
Tunisia Aya Ben Khalifa Tunisia ASF Sousse
Tunisia Aya Jeddi Tunisia ASF Sousse
Tunisia Yasmine Jemai Tunisia ASF Sousse
Egypt Samr Adel Egypt Wadi Degla SC (vs SC Casablanca) o.g.

Broadcasting rights

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Territory Broadcaster Ref.
 North Africa UNAF Youtube Channel
 Egypt On Sport

References

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  1. ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  2. ^ "رابطة أبطال إفريقيا النسوية: ملعب هدفي بوهران يستضيف تصفيات شمال إفريقيا". Radio Algerie (in Arabic). 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ "بلاغ بخصوص عملية قرعة تصفيات دوري ابطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org (in Arabic). 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ "كرة القدم النسوية رابطة أبطال إفريقيا: نقل الدورة التأهيلية عن شمال إفريقيا إلى مصر". Annasr Online (in Arabic). K. R. 6 August 2023.
  5. ^ "قائمة حكمات تصفيات اتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم المؤهلة الى دوري أبطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org. 9 August 2023.
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