2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers explained

Tourney Name:CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers
Year:2023
Other Titles:تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2023
Dates:22–30 August
Num Teams:4
Associations:4
Venues:2
Cities:1
Country:Egypt
City:Alexandria
Champion Other: SC Casablanca
Count:1
Second Other: Afak Relizane
Third Other: Wadi Degla
Fourth Other: ASF Sousse
Matches:6
Goals:36
Top Scorer: Naïma Bouhenni
(7 goals)
Prevseason:2022
Nextseason:2024
Updated: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

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.

TeamQualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
UNAF qualifiers round
2023 Egyptian League championsGroup stage
n/a
n/a

Venues

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 StadiumHaras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 13,660Capacity: 22,000

Match officials

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

Referees

  • Lamia Athmane
  • Shahanda Saad Al-Maghraby
  • Ihsane Nouajli
  • Asma Chouchene

Assistant referees

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

Qualifying tournament

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Statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Naïma Bouhenni Afak Relizane7
2 Chaymaa Mourtaji SC Casablanca5
3 Moussa Zouwairatou Wadi Degla SC4
4 Zeyneb Kandouci Afak Relizane2
Gihan Mahmoud Wadi Degla SC
Samya Miftah SC Casablanca
7 Kelthoum Arbi Aouda Afak Relizane1
Hedda Ayad Afak Relizane
Fouzia Daoudi Afak Relizane
Manar El Sayed Wadi Degla SC
Nadège Koffi SC Casablanca
Adjoua Sylvaine Kokora SC Casablanca
Agueicha Diarra SC Casablanca
Salma Tammar SC Casablanca
Chiraz Ben Ali ASF Sousse
Aya Ben Khalifa ASF Sousse
Aya Jeddi ASF Sousse
Yasmine Jemai ASF Sousse
Samr Adel Wadi Degla SC (vs SC Casablanca)o.g.

Broadcasting rights

TerritoryBroadcasterRef.
UNAF Youtube Channel
On Sport

External links

Notes and References

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