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2024 CAF Women's Champions League

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2024 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
DatesQualification:
1–30 August 2024
Main tournament:
9–23 November 2024
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 36 (from 36 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored38 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Doha El Madani
(6 goals)
← 2023
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 19 November 2024.

The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League is the 4th edition of the annual African women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. It will be hosted by Morocco between 9 and 23 November 2024.[1] The winners of this edition will automatically qualify for the group stage of the following edition of the tournament.

Mamelodi Sundowns are the defending champions.[2]

Qualified teams

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Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
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Location of teams of the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Group A
Group B

Qualification for this edition, like in previous editions of the tournament, consisted of six sub-confederation qualifying tournaments held between 1 and 30 August 2024, with each confederation having a representative.[3][4][5] As the defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns qualified automatically for the group stage.[2]

Association Team Qualifying method Appearance
 Morocco AS FAR (hosts) 2023–24 Moroccan Women's Championship champions
2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions		 4th
 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (holders) 2023 CAF Women's Champions League winners 4th
UWC Ladies 2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers champions 1st
 Egypt FC Masar[note 1] 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers runners-up[note 2] 1st
 Senegal Aigles de la Médina 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions 1st
 Nigeria Edo Queens 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions 1st
 Ethiopia CBE 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions 1st
 DR Congo TP Mazembe 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions 2nd

Venues

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Morocco was announced as the host country for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League on 15 October 2024.[1] Two venues will be hosting the tournament.

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Location of the Moroccan host cities of the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League
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Casablanca
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Casablanca El Jadida
Larbi Zaouli Stadium Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium
Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 20,000

Draw

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The draw for the group stage and final rounds was held on 18 October 2024, 11:00 GMT (12:00 local time, UTC+1), in Salé, Morocco.[8] The eight qualified teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, with hosts AS FAR allocated to position A1, and defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns allocated to position B1.[9]

Group stage

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All times are WAT (UTC+1).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco AS FAR (H) 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3 South Africa UWC Ladies 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4 Senegal Aigles de la Médina 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0South Africa UWC Ladies
 Report
AS FAR Morocco3–0Senegal Aigles de la Médina
 Report
UWC Ladies South Africa2–0Senegal Aigles de la Médina
 Report
AS FAR Morocco3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
UWC Ladies South Africa0–2Morocco AS FAR
Report El Madani 35' (pen.), 62'
Aigles de la Médina Senegal0–4Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nigeria Edo Queens 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt FC Masar 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 1 0 2 5 3 +2 3
4 Ethiopia CBE 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: Soccerway
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa0–1Egypt FC Masar
Report
CBE Ethiopia0–3Nigeria Edo Queens
Report
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa4–0Ethiopia CBE
 Report
Edo Queens Nigeria0–0Egypt FC Masar
Report
Edo Queens Nigeria2–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
FC Masar Egypt2–1Ethiopia CBE
 Report

Knockout phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 November 19 – El Jadida
 
 
Morocco AS FAR2
 
 November 23 – El Jadida
 
Egypt FC Masar1
 
Morocco AS FAR
 
 November 19 – Casablanca
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 
Nigeria Edo Queens1
 
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe (a.e.t.)3
 
Third place
 
 
 November 22 – El Jadida
 
 
Egypt FC Masar
 
 
Nigeria Edo Queens

Semi-finals

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Edo Queens Nigeria1–3 (a.e.t.)Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report
AS FAR Morocco2–1Egypt FC Masar
 Report

Third-place match

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FC Masar EgyptvNigeria Edo Queens

Final

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Main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final
AS FAR MoroccovDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe

Statistics

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Top scorers

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This is the list of the top ten scorers in the main phase of this tournament:

As of 15 November 2024
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Morocco Doha El Madani Morocco AS FAR 5
2 South Africa Melinda Kgadiete South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3
3 Morocco Sanaâ Mssoudy Morocco AS FAR 2
Angola Lacho Marta Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Ivory Coast Priscille Kreto Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Democratic Republic of the Congo Merveille Kanjinga Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Burundi Sandrine Niyonkuru Egypt FC Masar
Nigeria Emem Essien Nigeria Edo Queens
9 Morocco Aziza Rabbah Morocco AS FAR 1
Equatorial Guinea Elena Obono Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Nigeria Flolashade Ijamilusi Nigeria Edo Queens
Nigeria Goodness Osigwe Nigeria Edo Queens
South Africa Molatelo Kobo South Africa UWC Ladies
South Africa Ntombifikile Ndlovu South Africa UWC Ladies
Lesotho Boitumelo Rabale South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Lelona Daweti South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Egypt Yasmin Mohamed Egypt FC Masar
Nigeria Mary Mamudu Nigeria Edo Queens
Ethiopia Senaf Wakuma Ethiopia CBE

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The club was known as Tutankhamun during the qualiying tournament, but they underwent a rebranding and changed their name to FC Masar on 25 September 2024.[6]
  2. ^ FC Masar were granted a place in the finals on 15 October 2024, as the qualifiers winners AS FAR also won the Moroccan Women's Championship and automatically qualified as hosts.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Morocco to host CAF Women's Champions League 2024 in November". CAF. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies Secure Second CAF Women's Champions League Title". beIN Sports. Redaction. 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "اكتمال الأندية المشاركة في بطولة شمال إفريقيا المؤهلة لدوري الأبطال". Kora Plus (in Arabic). Hatem Shaabane. 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone to Host WAFU Zone A Female Champions League Qualifiers". Owlpress. Dauda Musa Bangura. 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "WAFU Zone B confirms date and host country for Women's Champions League Qualifiers". Ghana FA. Redaction. 17 June 2024.
  6. ^ "رسميًا.. تغيير اسم نادي توت عنخ آمون لـ "مسار"" [OFFICIAL: Tutankhamun FC rebrands to FC Masar]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). 25 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Masar FC secure CAF Women's Champions League spot". KingFut. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Salé, Morocco to host the CAF Women's Champions League Final Draw on Friday, 18 October". CAF. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hosts AS FAR face debutants Aigles de la Médina while Mamelodi Sundowns begin title defence against Tutankhamun". CAF. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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