2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates10–23 August
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsNigeria Edo Queens (1st title)
Runners-upBenin Ainonvi FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored44 (3.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria 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
Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan 2023–24 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Benin Ainonvi FC 2023–24 Benin Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Ghana Hasaacas Ladies 2023–24 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions 2nd Champions (2021)
Niger AS GNN 2023–24 Niger Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Burkina Faso AO Etincelle 2023–24 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Togo ASKO Kara 2023–24 Togolese Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Nigeria 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

Group stage

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AFC FCI ASK
1 Benin Ainonvi FC 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 6 Semi-finals — 2–1
2 Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan (H) 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3 1–2 —
3 Togo ASKO Kara 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0 3–4 —
Source:
(H) Hosts
FC Inter d'Abidjan Ivory Coast1–2Benin Ainonvi FC
  • Fofana 14'
  • Ligali 30'
  • Djibril 56'
ASKO Kara Togo1–2Benin Ainonvi FC
  • Gbati 90'
  • Honfo 3'
  • Ligali 12'
FC Inter d'Abidjan Ivory Coast4–3Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
  • Kadanga 8'
  • Kayaba 15'
  • Gbati 25'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EDO AOE HSC ASG
1 Nigeria Edo Queens 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Semi-finals — 1–0 0–3
2 Burkina Faso AO Etincelle 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4 — 1–6
3 Ghana Hasaacas Ladies 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4 0–0 — 6–1
4 Niger AS GNN 3 0 0 3 2 17 −15 0 0–5 —
Source:
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana0–0Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Report
AS GNN Niger0–5Nigeria Edo Queens
Report
  • Essien 36', 73'
  • Abideen 45+2'
  • Ilivieda 59'
  • Moses 71'
AS GNN Niger1–6Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
  • Hassane 61'
  • Helbi 24', 56'
  • Congo 45+2'
  • Aicha 54'
  • Guira 75', 80'
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana0–3Nigeria Edo Queens
  • Essien 58', 68'
  • Suliat 88'
Hasaacas Ladies Ghana6–1Niger AS GNN
  • Tamboura 17'
  • Animah 37'
  • Owusu 40', 46', 90+2'
  • Sakyiwaa 90+6'
 Report
  • Hassane 45'
AO Etincelle Burkina Faso0–1Nigeria Edo Queens
Report
  • Jerry 41'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Ainonvi FC Benin1–0Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Djibril 84'
Edo Queens Nigeria2–1Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan
  • Essien 7'
  • Ilivieda 34'
 Niamien 46' (pen.)

Third place match

AO Etincelle Burkina Faso0–1Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan
S. Behinan 27'

Final

Ainonvi FC Benin0–3Nigeria Edo Queens
  • Abideen 45+2'
  • Essien 59'
  • Ukandu 76' (o.g.)

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 Nigeria Edo Queens 6
2 Esperance Cousso Agbo Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan 3
Suliat Abideen Nigeria Edo Queens
Comfort Owusu Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
5 Faridatou Ligali Benin Ainonvi FC 2
Mounifatou Helbi Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Deborah Guira Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Kpandjapou Gbati Togo ASKO Kara
Rahina Moussa Hassane Niger AS GNN
Yasminath Djribil Benin Ainonvi FC
Blessing Ilivieda Nigeria Edo Queens
Melissa Sandrine Behinan Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan
13 Mama Junior Fofana Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan 1
Sandrine Niamien Ivory Coast FC Inter d'Abidjan
A Dossi Germaine Honfo Benin Ainonvi FC
Esther Chioma Moses Nigeria Edo Queens
Joy Jerry Nigeria Edo Queens
Solim Kadanga Togo ASKO Kara
Tatiana Kayaba Togo ASKO Kara
Adama Congo Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Sawadogo Aicha Burkina Faso AO Etincelle
Fatoumata Tamboura Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Grace Animah Ghana Hasaacas Ladies
Abigail Sakyiwaa Ghana Hasaacas Ladies

own goals

Rank Player Team Opponent Goals
1 Elizabeth Ukandu Ainonvi FC Benin Edo Queens Nigeria 1

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