2023 CAF Women's Champions League final explained

2023 CAF Women's Champions League Final
Event:	2023 CAF Women's Champions League
Team1:	Mamelodi Sundowns
Team1score:	3
Team2:	SC Casablanca
Team2score:	0
Stadium:	Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium
City:	Korhogo
Woman Player1:	Boitumelo Rabale (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Referee:	Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Attendance:	20,000
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final is the final match of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, the third edition of Africa's premier women's club football tournament organised by CAF. It was played at Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire on 19 November 2023^[1] ^[2]

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
SC Casablanca	UNAF (North Africa)	0
Mamelodi Sundowns	COSAFA (Southern Africa)	2 (2021, 2022)

Venue

The final of the third CAF Women's Champions League was played as a single match at a pre-selected venue by CAF, similar to the format used in the previous editions. The Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire.

Road to the final

Mamelodi Sundowns		Round	SC Casablanca
Opponent	Result	Qualifying rounds Group stage	Opponent	Result
Olympic de Moroni	8–0	Matchday 1	Afak Relizane	4–3
Young Buffaloes	4–0	Matchday 2	ASF Sousse	3–1
CD Costa do Sol	4–0	Matchday 3	Wadi Degla	6–1
COSAFA - Group B winners		Final standings	UNAF - Final Group winners
Opponent	Result	Qualifying rounds Knockout stage
Green Buffaloes	3–1	Semi-finals
Double Action	2–0	Final
Opponent	Result	Final rounds Group stage	Opponent	Result
JKT Queens	2–0	Matchday 1	Athlético Abidjan	1–0
SC Casablanca	1–0	Matchday 2	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1
Athlético Abidjan	3–0	Matchday 3	JKT Queens	4–1
Group A winners		Final standings	Group A runners-up
Opponent	Result	Final rounds Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
AS FAR	1–0	Semi-finals	Ampem Darkoa	2–2

Match

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GK	1	Andile Dlamini
DF	3	Karabo Makhurubetshi
DF	4	Lebohang Ramalepe
RB	5	Zanele Nhlapo (c)
MF	6	Karabo Dhlamini
RM	8
MF	10
MF	19
MF	21	Nonhlanhla Mthandi
RF	9	Refilwe Tholakele
CF	11
Substitutes:
GK	2	Mbali Ntimane
GK	16	Sedilame Boseja
CB	18	Regina Keresi Mogolola
MF	7	Lehlogonolo Mashigo
MF	12	Malebogo Shawe
MF	13
FW	14	Miche Minnies
CM	15
MF	17
MF	20
Manager:
Jerry Tshabalala

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GK	21	Imane Abdelahad
RB	3	Laila Dahrouch
CB	8
CB	13
LB	10	Nadège Koffi (c)
RM	14	Salma Miftah
CM	15
LM	9	Chaymaa Mourtaji
RF	11	Agueissa Diarra
CF	16	Salma Tammar
LF	18	Adjoa Sylviane Kokora
Substitutes:
GK	1	Chaimae Chaouni
GK	12	Fatima Ezzahra Bambara
DF	2	Wissal El Assaoui
DF	5
DF	17	Hajar Balkassmi
DF	20	Chaimaa Kriem
MF	4	Chaimaa Idrissi Acherki
MF	7	Hajar Bouziani
MF	19	Salma Lahyani
FW	6
Manager:
Mehdi El Qaichouri

Player of the Match:
Boitumelo Rabale (Mamelodi Sundowns)

Assistant referees

Fanta Koné (Mali)
Fidès Bangurambona (Burundi)
Fourth official

Natacha Gérardine Konan (Côte d'Ivoire)
Reserve assistant referee

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Video assistant referee

Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
1st Assistant video assistant referee

Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
2nd Assistant video assistant referee

Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time.

External links

Kick-off time change for CAF Women’s Champions League Final on Sunday - cafonline.com

Notes and References

News: CAF WCL: Mamelodi Sundowns Reach 3rd Consecutive Final . en . VON . Mazino Dickson-Amagada . 16 November 2023 . 16 November 2023 . 16 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116152814/https://von.gov.ng/caf-wcl-mamelodi-sundowns-reach-3rd-consecutive-final/ . live .
News: 2023 CAF WCL: SC Casablanca through to historic final after dramatic penalty shootout . en . Panapress . Panafrican News Agency . 16 November 2023 . 16 November 2023 . 16 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116131229/https://www.panapress.com/2023-CAF-WCL-SC-Casablanca-throu-a_630757242-lang2.html . live .