2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers was the third edition of the annual women's club football championship organized by CECAFA[1] to determine its representative at the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League which will take place in November. It waa held in Kampala, Uganda from 12 to 30 August 2023.[2]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Uganda |
| City | Kampala |
| Dates | 12 – 30 August 2023 |
| Teams | 9 (from 9 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 55 (2.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
Participating clubs
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | N/A | |
| 2nd | Groupe stage (2021) | |
| 3rd | Runner up (2021) | |
| 2nd | Champion (2021) | |
| 2nd | Fourth place (2022) | |
| 3rd | Groupe stage (2021 and 2022) | |
| 1st | N/A | |
| 1st | N/A | |
| 2nd | Groupe stage (2022) |
Match officials
Referees
Suavis Iratunga
Sisay Raya
Josphine Wanjiru
Lucy Awino Juma
Aline Umutoni
Khadmallah Angato Koko
Tatu Nuru Malogo
Assistant Referees
Fides Bangurambona
Alida Iradukunda
Woinshet Kassaye
Carolyne Kiles
Alice Umutesi
Sandrine Murangwa
Jane Charles Ladu Costantino
Zahra Ali Haroun
Janet Balama
Glory John Tesha
Draw
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 5 July 2023 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The nine teams were drawn into 2 group of 4 and 5 teams with the teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.
| Group A | Group B |
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Group stage
- 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.
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
- 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);
- Drawing of lots.
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 10 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0–3 | |
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| CBE FC | 8–0 | |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 2–0 | |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0–1 | |
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| Yei Joint Stars FC | 0-4 | |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Vihiga Queens FC | 3–1 | |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 1–2 | |
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| JKT Queens | 1–0 | |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 0–1 | |
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| Vihiga Queens FC | 0–1 | |
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| AS Kigali WFC | 2–0 | |
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| August 27– | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| August 30 – | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0(5) | ||||||
| August 27– | ||||||
| 0(4) | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| August 30 – | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
| JKT Queens | 3–1 | |
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| CBE F.C. | 2–1 | |
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Third place match
| Buja Queens | 1–0 | |
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| Lydia Akoth |
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Final
| JKT Queens | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–4 |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 55 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 1 | ||
- own goal
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | 1 | ||
References
- "All set for the inaugural CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers". Football Kenya Federation. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- Tovodounon, Jules S. (5 July 2023). "Ligue des Champions Féminine CAF 2023 : Le tirage au sort complet des éliminatoires" [CAF Women's Champions League 2023: The complete draw for the qualifiers]. Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
