2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers

2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
CityYamoussoukro
Dates23 August-4 September
Teams7 (from 7 associations)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas (1st title)
Runners-upNigeria Bayelsa Queens
Third placeBurkina Faso USFA
Fourth placeGhana Police Ladies
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored36 (2.77 per match)
Top scorermultiple player (3goals)
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All statistics correct as of 5 September 2025.

The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers is the 5th 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 will be held in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast from 23 August to 4 September 2025.[1]

The tournament winners qualified automatically for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament

Participating clubs

Team Qualifying method Appearances Previous best performance
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2024–25 Ivory Coast Women's Championship Champions 1st n/a
Benin Sam Nelly FC 2024–25 Benin Women's Championship Champions 2nd 4th(2025)
Ghana Police Ladies FC 2024–25 Ghana Women's Premier League Champions 1st n/a
Niger AS GNN 2023–24 Niger Women's Championship Champions 2nd Groupe-stage (2025)
Burkina Faso USFA 2024–25 Burkinabé Women's Championship Champions 4th 4th(2021)
Togo ASKO Kara 2024–25 Togolese Women's Championship Champions 2nd Groupe-stage (2025)
Nigeria Bayelsa Queens FC 2024–25 NWFL Premiership Champions 2nd Champion(2022)

Venues

 Yamoussoukro
Charles Konan Banny Stadium
Capacity: 20,000

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 14 August 2025 at 10:00 UTC+0 in Abidjan,Ivory Coast at the CAF WEST ZONE B headquarters.[2] The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.[3]

Match officials

The following match officials were selected for the tournament.

Referees

  • Benin Béatrice Gouchoedou
  • Burkina Faso Jacqueline Nikiéma
  • Ivory Coast Natacha Konan
  • Ghana Rita Boateng-Nkansah

Assistant referees

  • Benin Sonia Louis
  • Burkina Faso Ami Kouma
  • Ivory Coast Ndeko Appia
  • Ghana Patricia Kyeraa
  • Mali Kadidia Dicko
  • Niger Sakina Hamidou Alfa
  • Nigeria Faith Agbons
  • Togo Kossiwa Awoutey

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
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Semi-finals
2 Burkina Faso USFA 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3 Niger AS GNN 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: WAFU B
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–1Niger AS GNN
Ouédraogo 21', 90' Report Moussa 31'
Referee: Edoh Kindedji (Togo)
AS GNN Niger0–1Burkina Faso USFA
Report Kouanda 89'
USFA Burkina Faso0–3Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
  • Diallo 22'
  • Brou 77'
  • Dagba 90'
Referee: Alaba Olufunmilayo (Nigeria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nigeria Bayelsa Queens 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Semi-finals
2 Ghana Police Ladies 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3 Benin Sam Nelly 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
4 Togo ASKO Kara 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: WAFU B
Bayelsa Queens Nigeria2–1Ghana Police Ladies
  • Moshood 12'
  • Essien 62'
 Report
ASKO Kara Togo0–1Benin Sam Nelly
Report Gandonou 34'
ASKO Kara Togo0–3Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Report
  • Bani 46' (o.g.)
  • Olabiyi 55'
  • Moshood 88'
Referee: Béatrice Gouchoedou (Benin)
Police Ladies Ghana3–1Benin Sam Nelly
  • Animah 14' (pen.)
  • Nyarkoh 25'
  • Afriyie 68'
  • Gandonou 81'
Referee: Tatu Malogo (Tanzania)
Police Ladies Ghana3–1Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
  • Koudjou 66'
Sam Nelly Benin1–4Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
  • Favour 44'
 Report
  • Akekoromowei 14'
  • Moshood 35'
  • Olabiyi 55'
  • Akekoromowei 59'

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2 September – Yamoussoukro
 
 
 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 4
 
5 September – Yamoussoukro
 
 Ghana Police Ladies1
 
 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas (p)1 (8)
 
2 September – Yamoussoukro
 
Nigeria Bayelsa Queens1 (7)
 
 Nigeria Bayelsa Queens 2
 
 
Burkina Faso USFA 1
 
Third place
 
 
5 September – Yamoussoukro
 
 
 Ghana Police Ladies0 (4)
 
 
Burkina Faso USFA (p)0 (5)

Semi-finals

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast4–1Ghana Police Ladies
 Report
  • Nyarko 56'
Referee: Tatu Malogo (Tanzania)
Bayelsa Queens Nigeria2–1Burkina Faso USFA
  • Essien 15'
  • Akekoromowei 63'
 Report Yeboah 2'
Referee: Kindedji Edoh (Togo)

3rd Place

Police Ladies Ghana0–0Burkina Faso USFA
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Ivory Coast Natacha Konan

Final

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–1 (a.e.t.)Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Diallo 5' Report Essien 18'
Penalties
8–7

Awards and statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 36 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.77 goals per match (as of 5 September 2025).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Nigeria Shakirat Moshood Nigeria Bayelsa Queens 3
Ivory Coast Habibou Ouédraogo Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Nigeria Janet Akekoromowei Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Nigeria Emem Essien Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Ivory Coast Ami Diallo Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
6 Benin Romaine Gandonou Benin Sam Nelly 2
Ghana Grace Animah Ghana Police Ladies
Ghana Deborah Afriyie Ghana Police Ladies
Nigeria Alaba Olabiyi Nigeria Bayelsa Queens
Ivory Coast Essi Dagba Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Ghana Sarah Nyarkoh Ghana Police Ladies
12 Niger Rahina Moussa Niger AS GNN 1
Benin Kalu Favour Benin Sam Nelly
Ivory Coast Sopie Brou Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Ivory Coast Nadège N'Guessan Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Burkina Faso Salamata Kouanda Burkina Faso USFA
Burkina Faso Comfort Yeboah Burkina Faso USFA
Ghana Mary Berko Ghana Police Ladies
Ghana Mary Amponsah Ghana Police Ladies
Togo Afi Koudjou Togo ASKO Kara

Own goals

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Togo Oumou Bani Togo ASKO Kara 1

References

  1. ^ Yah, Chamade (4 August 2025). "Dames : Zone UFOA-B : Yamoussoukro abritera la compétition". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ "The draw for the 𝐂𝐀𝐅 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 - 𝐖𝐀𝐅𝐔 𝐁 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬 - Ivory Coast 2025 will take place tomorrow in Abidjan 🇨🇮 at the CAF WEST ZONE B headquarters". ZONE OUEST B. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Here are the results of the Women's Champion League draw held today at the headquarters of WAFU B". ZONE OUEST B. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
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