2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers explained

Tourney Name:CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers
Year:2024
Dates:1–11 August
Num Teams:5
Associations:5
Venues:1
Cities:1
Country:Sierra Leone
City:Bo
Champion Other: Aigles de la Médina
Count:1
Second Other: Determine Girls
Third Other: Mogbwemo Queens
Fourth Other: AS Mandé
Matches:10
Goals:22
Top Scorer: Bountou Sylla (4 goals)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:11 August 2024

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers is the 4th edition of CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held from 1 to 11 August 2024 in Sierra Leone.[1] [2] [3] [4] The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating teams

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

TeamQualifying methodAppearancesPrevious best performance
Fourth place (2023)
Champions (2022)
Champions (2021, 2023)
n/a
n/a

Qualifying tournament

TiebreakersTeams 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.
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

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Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Bountou Sylla Determine Girls FC4
2 AS Mandé2
Determine Girls FC
5 Meta Kandé1
Haby Badé
Marie Diokh
Mbassey Darboe Determine Girls FC
Nadi Quadé
Kadiatu Kamara
Kaddijatou Jatta Red Scorpion WFC
AS Mandé
Rashida Kamara Mogbwemo Queens
Mariama Sambu Mogbwemo Queens
Kumba Kuyateh Red Scorpion WFC

Notes and References

  1. https://malijet.com/actualite_sportive_au_mali/293487-football-feminin--coup-d-envoi-du-tournoi-preliminaire-de-la-caf.html football-feminin--coup-d-envoi-du-tournoi-preliminaire-de-la-caf
  2. https://dsports.sn/ldc-caf-feminine-ufoa-a-aigles-de-la-medina-debute-par-red-scorpion-de-la-gambie/ ldc-caf-feminine-ufoa-a-aigles-de-la-medina-debute-par-red-scorpion-de-la-gambie
  3. Web site: 24 July 2024. 2024 CAF Women's Champions League: Results of the Zonal Qualifiers Draw. CAFOnline.com. 26 July 2024. 29 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240729110721/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-womens-champions-league/news/2024-caf-womens-champions-league-results-of-the-zonal-qualifiers-draw/ . live.
  4. https://sportnewsafrica.com/breve/ldc-feminine-caf-la-date-du-tirage-au-sort-des-eliminatoires-connue/ ldc-feminine-caf-la-date-du-tirage-au-sort-des-eliminatoires-connue