2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers is the 4th edition of CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers tournament organized by the CECAFA for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held from 17 to 3 August 2024 in Ethiopia.[1][2][3][4][5]

2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa
Dates17–29 August
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsEthiopia CBE (1st title)
Runners-upKenya Kenya Police Bullets
Third placeUgandaKawempe Muslim Ladies
Fourth placeTanzania Simba Queens
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sinaf Wakuma (6 goals)
2023
2025

The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating clubs

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The following eight teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
  CBE (hosts) 4th Runner up (2021, 2023)
  PVP Buyenzi 2nd Group stage (2021)
  FAD Club 3rd Group stage (2021, 2023)
  Kenya Police Bullets 1st Debut
  Rayon Sports 1st Debut
  Yei Joint Stars 4th Group stage (2021, 2022, 2023)
  Simba Queens 3rd Champion (2022)
  Kawempe Muslim LFC 1st Debut

Venues

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Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa Stadium Abebe Bikila Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 25,000
 

Match officials

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Referees

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Assistant Referees

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Draw

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The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 24 July 2024 at 13:00 UTC+2 (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.[6][7]

Seeded Unseeded

Group stage

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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.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CBE KPB YJS RYS
1   CBE (H) 3 3 0 0 9 3 +6 9 Semi-finals 3–2
2   Kenya Police Bullets 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 0–0 1–0
3   Yei Joint Stars 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4 0–4
4   Rayon Sport 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0
Source: CECAFA
(H) Hosts
CBE  3–2  Rayon Sport
  • Wakuma   1'
  • Kalsa   41', 48'

Yei Joint Stars  0–4  CBE
Kenya Police Bullets  1–0  Rayon Sport
Anyetu   6'

CBE  2–1  Kenya Police Bullets
Yei Joint Stars  2–1  Rayon Sport

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SBQ KML PVP FAD
1   Simba Queens 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 7 Semi-finals 3–0 5–0
2   Kawempe Muslim Ladies 3 2 0 1 12 3 +9 6
3   PVP Buyenzi 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 0–2 0–0
4   FAD Club 3 0 1 2 0 15 −15 1
Source: CECAFA
Simba Queens  5–0  FAD Club
Referee: Khadmallah Angato Koko (Sudan)

Simba Queens  3–0  Kawempe Muslim Ladies
PVP Buyenzi  0–0  FAD Club

Kawempe Muslim Ladies  10–0  FAD Club
Simba Queens  2–2  PVP Buyenzi

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finals

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CBE  2–1  Kawempe Muslim Ladies
Nabirye   60'
Simba Queens  2–3  Kenya Police Bullets
Corazone   38', 56'

Third place match

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Final

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CBE  1–0  Kenya Police Bullets
Wakuma   79'

Awards and statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match (as of 29 August 2024).

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Sinaf Wakuma   CBE 6
2   Vivian Corazone   Simba Queens 4
3   Asha Rashid   Simba Queens 3
  Argesh Kalsa   CBE
Hadijah Nandago   Kawempe Muslim
  Jentrix Shikangwa   Simba Queens
Shadia Nabirye   Kawempe Muslim
  Agnes Nabukenya   Kawempe Muslim
9   Elizabeth Wambui   Simba Queens 2
  Ukwikunda Jeanette   Rayon Sport
Rebecca Akinyi Okwaro   Kenya Police Bullets
12   Tarikwa Yukura   CBE 1
Mesay Temesgen   CBE
Emebet Asfaw   CBE
  Jeanne Mukandayisenga   Rayon Sport
Diana Wacera   Kenya Police Bullets
Lucy Kwekwe Jira   Kenya Police Bullets
  Purity Anyetu   Kenya Police Bullets
Aniet Wek Maduok   Yei Joint Stars
Modong Jeska Simaya Mogga   Yei Joint Stars
Halimah Kampi   Kawempe Muslim
Rebecca Nakato   Kawempe Muslim
Mary Kabacurezi   Kawempe Muslim
Sumayo Nabuto   Kawempe Muslim
Rukiya Bizimana   PVP Buyenzi

own goal

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Rank Player Team Goals
1 Danny Ngoyi Simba Queens   1

References

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  1. ^ cecafa-womens-champions-league-zonal-qualifier-set-for-addis-ababa
  2. ^ caf-womens-champions-league-zonal-qualifier-to-take-place-in-addis-ababa
  3. ^ "2024 CAF Women's Champions League: Results of the Zonal Qualifiers Draw". CAFOnline.com. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  4. ^ ldc-feminine-caf-la-date-du-tirage-au-sort-des-eliminatoires-connue
  5. ^ kenya-police-land-tough-caf-womens-champions-league-qualifying
  6. ^ "RE-WATCH: CAF Women's Champions League 2024 Qualifiers Draw". CAFOnline.com. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ kawempe-muslim-learn-caf-womens-champions-league-opponents
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