2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 10–23 August |
| Teams | 7 (from 7 associations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Edo Queens (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ainonvi FC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 44 (3.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emem Peace Essien (6 goals) |
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The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers is the 4th edition of the CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition was held from 10 to 23 August 2023 in Ivory Coast.[1][2][3][4] The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.[5]
Participating clubs
| Team | Qualifying method | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Inter d'Abidjan | 2023–24 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions | 1st | n/a |
| Ainonvi FC | 2023–24 Benin Women's Championship Champions | 1st | n/a |
| Hasaacas Ladies | 2023–24 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions | 2nd | Champions (2021) |
| AS GNN | 2023–24 Niger Women's Championship Champions | 1st | n/a |
| AO Etincelle | 2023–24 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions | 1st | n/a |
| ASKO Kara | 2023–24 Togolese Women's Championship Champions | 1st | n/a |
| Edo Queens | 2023–24 NWFL Premiership Champions | 1st | n/a |
Venues
| Bouaké | Yamoussoukro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stade de la Paix | Charles Konan Banny Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | ||
Draw
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 24 July 2024 at 13:00 UTC+2 (13:00 CAT) in Egypt.[6] The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.[7]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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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.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AFC | FCI | ASK | |
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| 1 | Ainonvi FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | FC Inter d'Abidjan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1–2 | — | |||
| 3 | ASKO Kara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 0 | 3–4 | — |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| FC Inter d'Abidjan | 1–2 | Ainonvi FC |
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| ASKO Kara | 1–2 | Ainonvi FC |
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| FC Inter d'Abidjan | 4–3 | ASKO Kara |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EDO | AOE | HSC | ASG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edo Queens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Semi-finals | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | ||
| 2 | AO Etincelle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | — | 1–6 | ||||
| 3 | Hasaacas Ladies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 0–0 | — | 6–1 | |||
| 4 | AS GNN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 | 0–5 | — |
Source:
| AS GNN | 0–5 | Edo Queens |
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| AS GNN | 1–6 | AO Etincelle |
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| Hasaacas Ladies | 0–3 | Edo Queens |
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| Hasaacas Ladies | 6–1 | AS GNN |
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| AO Etincelle | 0–1 | Edo Queens |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Ainonvi FC | 1–0 | AO Etincelle |
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| Djibril 84' |
| Edo Queens | 2–1 | FC Inter d'Abidjan |
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Niamien 46' (pen.) |
Third place match
Final
| Ainonvi FC | 0–3 | Edo Queens |
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Awards and statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 44 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 3.38 goals per match (as of 23 August 2024).
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emem Peace Essien | Edo Queens | 6 |
| 2 | Esperance Cousso Agbo | FC Inter d'Abidjan | 3 |
| Suliat Abideen | Edo Queens | ||
| Comfort Owusu | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| 5 | Faridatou Ligali | Ainonvi FC | 2 |
| Mounifatou Helbi | AO Etincelle | ||
| Deborah Guira | AO Etincelle | ||
| Kpandjapou Gbati | ASKO Kara | ||
| Rahina Moussa Hassane | AS GNN | ||
| Yasminath Djribil | Ainonvi FC | ||
| Blessing Ilivieda | Edo Queens | ||
| Melissa Sandrine Behinan | FC Inter d'Abidjan | ||
| 13 | Mama Junior Fofana | FC Inter d'Abidjan | 1 |
| Sandrine Niamien | FC Inter d'Abidjan | ||
| A Dossi Germaine Honfo | Ainonvi FC | ||
| Esther Chioma Moses | Edo Queens | ||
| Joy Jerry | Edo Queens | ||
| Solim Kadanga | ASKO Kara | ||
| Tatiana Kayaba | ASKO Kara | ||
| Adama Congo | AO Etincelle | ||
| Sawadogo Aicha | AO Etincelle | ||
| Fatoumata Tamboura | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| Grace Animah | Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| Abigail Sakyiwaa | Hasaacas Ladies |
own goals
| Rank | Player | Team | Opponent | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Ukandu | Ainonvi FC | Edo Queens | 1 |
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