2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers was the 3rd 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 was held from 5 to 13 August 2023 in Paynesville, Liberia.[1] The winners of the tournament qualified for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

2023 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryLiberia
CityPaynesville
Dates5-13 August
Teams4 (from 4 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMali AS Mandé (2nd title)
Runners-upSenegal AS Dakar
Third placeLiberia Determine Girls FC
Fourth placeSierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored11 (1.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Oumou Kone (3 goals)

Participating teams

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
Liberia Determine Girls FC2022–23 Liberian Women's Champions3rdChampions 2022
Mali AS Mandé2022–23 Malian Women's Champions3rdChampions 2021
Senegal AS Dakar2022–23 Senegalese Women's Champions1stn/a
Sierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens2022–23 Sierra Leonean Women's Champions1stn/a

Venues
CitiesVenuesCapacity
Paynesville Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex 22,000

Qualifying tournament
Tiebreakers

Teams 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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ASM ASD DGF MQFC
1 Mali AS Mandé 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5 Main tournament —
2 Senegal AS Dakar 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 1–1 — 1–1 1–0
3 Liberia Determine Girls FC 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 0–3 — 2–1
4 Sierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 0–0 —
Source:
Determine Girls FC Liberia0–3Mali AS Mandé
  • Traoré 47'
  • Kone 60', 73'
AS Dakar Senegal1–0Sierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens
  • Mbodji 90'
Mogbwemo Queens Sierra Leone0–0Mali AS Mandé
AS Dakar Senegal1–1Liberia Determine Girls FC
K.Fall 76' M. Camara 40'
Determine Girls FC Liberia2–1Sierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens
  • Tamba 33'
  • Camara 45+3'
  • Mohai ??'
Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)
AS Dakar Senegal1–1Mali AS Mandé
Fall 60' Kone 51'

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 11 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.83 goals per match (as of 12 August 2023).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Mali Oumou Kone Mali AS Mandé 3
2 Liberia Mabinty Camara Liberia Determine Girls FC 2
Senegal Korka Fall Senegal AS Dakar
4 Mali Maimouna Traoré Mali AS Mandé 1
Senegal Coumba Sylla Mbodji Senegal AS Dakar
Liberia Elizabeth Tamba Liberia Determine Girls FC
Sierra Leone Wuyah Sao Mohai Sierra Leone Mogbwemo Queens

References
  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.
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