2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers is the 3rd edition of the annual women's club football championship organized by CECAFA^[1] to determine its representative at the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League which will take place in November. It will be held in Kampala, Uganda from 12 to 30 August 2023.^[2]

2023 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host country	Uganda
City	Kampala
Dates	12 – 30 August 2023
Teams	9 (from 9 associations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	47 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fazila Ikwaput (8 goals)
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 24 August 2023.

Participating clubs

Team	Appearances	Previous best performance
Buja Queens	1st	N/A
FAD Club	2nd	Groupe stage (2021)
CBE F.C.	3rd	Runner up (2021)
Vihiga Queens FC	2nd	Champion (2021)
AS Kigali WFC	2nd	Fourth place (2022)
Yei Join Star FC	3rd	Groupe stage (2021 and 2022)
JKT Queens	1st	N/A
Kampala Queen (Host)	1st	N/A
New Generation FC	2nd	Groupe stage (2022)

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Kampala	Omondi-Stadium Lugogo	xx
Kampala	FUFA Technical Centre Njeru

Match officials

Referees

•   Suavis Iratunga
•   Sisay Raya
•   Josphine Wanjiru
•   Lucy Awino Juma
•   Aline Umutoni
•   Khadmallah Angato Koko
•   Tatu Nuru Malogo

Assistant Referees

•   Fides Bangurambona
•   Alida Iradukunda
•   Woinshet Kassaye
•   Carolyne Kiles
•   Alice Umutesi
•   Sandrine Murangwa
•   Jane Charles Ladu Costantino
•   Zahra Ali Haroun
•   Janet Balama
•   Glory John Tesha

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 5 July 2023 at 11:00 UTC (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The nine teams were drawn into 2 group of 4 and 5 teams with the teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.

Group A	Group B
Yei Join Star FC   CBE F.C.   Kampala Queens   FAD Club   Buja Queens	Vihiga Queens FC   New Generation FC   JKT Queens   AS Kigali WFC

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.

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.

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Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	CBE F.C.	4	3	1	0	15	2	+13	10	Semi-finals
2	Buja Queens	4	3	0	1	6	1	+5	9
3	Kampala Queens	4	2	1	1	11	4	+7	7
4	Yei Joint Stars FC	4	1	0	3	2	8	−6	3
5	FAD Club	4	0	0	4	2	18	−16	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

12 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

CBE FC	2–1	Buja Queens
Tadesse   62' Abera   74'	Report	Situma   14'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)

12 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

Yei Joint Stars FC	0–3	Kampala Queens
	Report	Ikwaput   13', 39', 69'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

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15 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

Kampala Queens	1–2	Buja Queens
Nakigozi   83'	Report	Situma   21', 54'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Josphine Wanjiru (Kenya)

15 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

CBE FC	8–0	FAD Club
Demise   83' Tadesse   34' Mekonnen   43' Abera   44' Bizuneh   52', 55' Ojho   74', 90'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Khadmallah Angato Koko (Sudan)

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18 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

Yei Joint Stars FC	2–0	FAD Club
Omar   13' (o.g.) Justine   89'	Report

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Lucy Awino Juma (Kenya)

18 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

CBE FC	1–1	Kampala Queens
Abera   2'	Report	Nandede   90+2'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

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21 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

Yei Joint Stars FC	0–1	Buja Queens
		Djafari   45+3'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

21 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

FAD Club	1–6	Kampala Queens
Aden   53'	Report	Ikwaput   6', 15', 27', 73', 87' Nakigozi   71'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Referee: Tatu Nuru Malogo (Tanzania)

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24 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

Yei Joint Stars FC	0-4	CBE FC
		Ariet Odong   29' Loza Abera   45+4' Senayt   61' Mesay Temesgen Tanga   78'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

24 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

Buja Queens	2-1	FAD Club
Ruth Ngosi   75' Topister Situma   88'		Nádia Nour   85'

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	JKT Queens	3	3	0	0	4	1	+3	9	Semi-finals
2	Vihiga Queens FC	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	AS Kigali WFC	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	New Generation FC	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

13 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

Vihiga Queens FC	3–1	New Generation FC
Babirye   37' Khasokha   58' Emedot   81'	Report	Hemed   20'

Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

13 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

AS Kigali WFC	1–2	JKT Queens
Nyirandagijimana   3'	Report	Abdalla   46' Minja   70'

Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

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16 August 2023

13:00 UTC+3

JKT Queens	1–0	New Generation FC
Mabanza   56'	Report

Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

Referee: Sisay Raya (Ethiopia)

16 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

AS Kigali WFC	0–1	Vihiga Queens FC
	Report	Omita   36'

Omondi Stadium-Lugogo, Kampala

Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

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19 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

Vihiga Queens FC	0–1	JKT Queens
	Report	Khasokha   48' (o.g.)

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

19 August 2023

16:00 UTC+3

AS Kigali WFC	2–0	New Generation FC
Nibagwire   52' Mukeshimana   72'	Report

Omondi Stadium-Lugogo , Kampala

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	August 27–
	JKT Queens
					August 30 –
	Buja Queens
	August 27–
	CBE F.C.
	Vihiga Queens FC
					Third place
					August 30 –

Semi-finals

27 August 2023

12:00 UTC+3

JKT Queens	v	Buja Queens

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

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27 August 2023

15:00 UTC+3

CBE F.C.	v	Vihiga Queens FC

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

Third place match

30 August 2023

15:00 UTC+3

	v

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru, Kampala

Final

30 August 2023

12:00 UTC+3

	v

FUFA Technical Centre Njeru , Kampala

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 47 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.94 goals per match (as of 24 August 2023).

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Fazila Ikwaput	Kampala Queens	8
2	Loza Abera	CBE FC	4
3	Topister Situma	Buja Queens	3
	Ariet Odong Ojho	CBE FC
5	Aregash Tadesse	CBE FC	2
	Birra Etsegenet Bizuneh	CBE FC
	Elizabeth Nakigozi	Kampala Queens
8	Senaf Wakuma Demise	CBE FC	1
	Nardos Getenet Mekonomen	CBE FC
	Winnie Babirye	Vihiga Queens FC
	Ruth Khasokha	Vihiga Queens FC
	Bertha Omita	Vihiga Queens FC
	Martha Amunyolet	Vihiga Queens FC
	Amina Hemed	New Generation FC
	Diane Nyirandagijimana	AS Kigali WFC
	Stumai Abdalla	JKT Queens
	Esther Mabanza	JKT Queens
	Donisia Daniel Minja	JKT Queens
	Zainah Nandede	Kampala Queens
	Kilega Eunice Justine	Yei Joint Stars FC
	Dorothee Mukeshimana	AS Kigali WFC
	Libellee Nibagwire	AS Kigali WFC
	Rahma Moustapha Aden	FAD Club
	Nádia Nour	FAD Club
	Senayt	CBE FC
	Mesay Temesgen Tanga	CBE FC
	Ruth Ngosi	Buja Queens
	Topister Situma	Buja Queens

• own goal

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Ruth Khasokha	Vihiga Queens FC	1
	Soubane Ahmed Omar	FAD Club

References

1. "All set for the inaugural CAF Women Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers". Football Kenya Federation. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. Tovodounon, Jules S. (5 July 2023). "Ligue des Champions Féminine CAF 2023 : Le tirage au sort complet des éliminatoires" [CAF Women's Champions League 2023: The complete draw for the qualifiers]. Africa Foot United (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2023.

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