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 2022 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]
| تصفيات إتحاد شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات 2023 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Alexandria |
| Dates | 22–30 August |
| Teams | 4 (from 4 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SC Casablanca (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Afak Relizane |
| Third place |  Wadi Degla |
| Fourth place |  ASF Sousse |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 36 (6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Naïma Bouhenni (7 goals) |
Participating teams edit
The following three 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.
| Team | Qualifying method | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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| Afak Relizane |
2022–23 Algerian Women's champions | 3rd | UNAF qualifiers round |
| Wadi Degla |
2023 Egyptian League champions | 3rd | Group stage |
| SC Casablanca |
2022–23 Moroccan Women's runners-up | 1st | n/a |
| ASF Sousse |
2022–23 Tunisian Women's champions | 1st | n/a |
Venues edit
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 | |||
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| Alexandria Stadium | Haras El Hodoud Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 13,660 | Capacity: 22,000 | ||
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Match officials edit
The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[5]
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Qualifying tournament edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SCC | AFR | WDG | ASFS | |
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| 1 | SC Casablanca
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Main tournament | — | 4–3 | 6–1 | ||
| 2 | Afak Relizane
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | — | |||||
| 3 | Wadi Degla
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 | 1–4 | — | ||||
| 4 | ASF Sousse
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 3–5 | — |
| SC Casablanca | 4–3 | Afak Relizane |
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| ASF Sousse | 3–5 | Wadi Degla |
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| Wadi Degla | 1–4 | Afak Relizane |
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| ASF Sousse | 1–3 | SC Casablanca |
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| ASF Sousse | 0–5 | Afak Relizane |
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| SC Casablanca | 6–1 | Wadi Degla |
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Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There have been 36 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 6 goals per match (as of 30 August 2023).
Broadcasting rights edit
| Territory | Broadcaster | Ref. |
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 North Africa
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UNAF Youtube Channel | |
| Egypt
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On Sport |
References edit
- ^ "CAF Women's Champions League Draw in Rabat officially kicked off countdown to 2023 edition". CAFOnline.com. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "رابطة أبطال إفريقيا النسوية: ملعب هدفي بوهران يستضيف تصفيات شمال إفريقيا". Radio Algerie (in Arabic). 27 June 2023.
- ^ "بلاغ بخصوص عملية قرعة تصفيات دوري ابطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org (in Arabic). 4 July 2023.
- ^ "كرة القدم النسوية رابطة أبطال إفريقيا: نقل الدورة التأهيلية عن شمال إفريقيا إلى مصر". Annasr Online (in Arabic). K. R. 6 August 2023.
- ^ "قائمة حكمات تصفيات اتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم المؤهلة الى دوري أبطال افريقيا للأندية النسائية". unafonline.org. 9 August 2023.
External links edit
- 2023 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers - unafonline.org