The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers is the 4th edition of CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers tournament organized by the WAFU for the women's clubs of association nations. This edition will be held from 1 to 11 August 2024 in Sierra Leone.[1][2][3][4] The winners of the tournament qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Sierra Leone |
| City | Bo |
| Dates | 1–11 August |
| Teams | 5 (from 5 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Aigles de la Médina (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Determine Girls |
| Third place |  Mogbwemo Queens |
| Fourth place |  AS Mandé |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 22 (2.2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Bountou Sylla (4 goals) |
← 2023 2025 →
All statistics correct as of 11 August 2024. | |
Participating teams
editThe following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Qualifying method | Appearances | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mogbwemo Queens |
2023–24 Sierra Leonean Women's Champions | 2nd | Fourth place (2023) |
| Determine Girls FC |
2023–24 Liberian Women's Champions | 4th | Champions (2022) |
| AS Mandé |
2023–24 Malian Women's Champions | 4th | Champions (2021, 2023) |
| Aigles de la Médina |
2023–24 Senegalese Women's Champions | 1st | n/a |
 Red Scorpion WFC |
2023–24 GFF Women's League Division One Champions | 1st | n/a |
Venues
edit| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bo | Bo Stadium | 4,000 |
Qualifying tournament
edit- 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ADM | MOQ | DGF | RSC | ASM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aigles de la Médina
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | Main tournament | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2 | Mogbwemo Queens (H)
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4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6[a] | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| 3 | Determine Girls
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6[a] | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||||
| 4 | Red Scorpion
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4[b] | |||||||
| 5 | AS Mandé
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[b] | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Determine Girls FC | 2–1 | Red Scorpion WFC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Determine Girls FC | 3–1 | AS Mandé |
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| Report |
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| Determine Girls FC | 1–2 | Mogbwemo Queens |
|---|---|---|
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| AS Mandé | 0–1 | Red Scorpion WFC |
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Awards and statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere have been 22 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of 11 August 2024).
References
edit- ^ football-feminin--coup-d-envoi-du-tournoi-preliminaire-de-la-caf
- ^ ldc-caf-feminine-ufoa-a-aigles-de-la-medina-debute-par-red-scorpion-de-la-gambie
- ^ "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.
- ^ ldc-feminine-caf-la-date-du-tirage-au-sort-des-eliminatoires-connue