CAF Women's Champions League: Ivory Coast to host final in November
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Côte d'Ivoire will host the third edition of the CAF Women's Champions League.
The Nations Cup Organizing Committee will use the tournament as a test event for the upcoming CAF AFCON 2023.
They have set the opener for November 5, with the final scheduled for November 19.
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, now in its third consecutive year, will be played in Côte d'Ivoire from November 05 to 19.
This is when the country prepares to host the 34th CAF Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League promises to be an ideal platform for Ivory Coast to not only show its infrastructure readiness, but also to mobilize the country ahead of the Nations Cup in January 2024.
The competition brings together the best clubs in Africa, as part of CAF's commitment to developing women's football in Africa.
ASFAR of Morocco won the 2022 edition by beating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the final. South African team Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural edition in 2021.
Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens won the bronze medal last edition, beating Tanzania's Simba Queens 1-0 to become the first-ever Nigerian women's team to reach the podium in the Women's Champions League, which started in 2021 in Egypt.
This aligns with CAF's commitment to making African football competitions globally competitive. CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced the cash prize of USD 400,000 for this year's winners.
Prize Breakdown:
Winners: $400,000.
Seconds: $250,000
Semi-finalists (2): $200,000
Third Group (2): $150,000
Fourth in group (2): $100,000
Road to qualification:
The road to the final tournament of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League will continue in most parts of the continent.
Three-time Nigeria Women Premier League champions Bayelsa Queens will take part in the WAFU-B qualifiers from August 18-31 in Benin City as they seek a ticket to the final.
READ ALSO: CAF Draws: Enyimba and Bendel Insurance to face North African clubs in preliminary stageIn most regions, qualified clubs will be confirmed by August.
Qualifying Schedule:
WAFU A (August 5-13): Monrovia, Liberia
CECAFA (August 12-31): Njeru and Kampala, Uganda
WAFU B (August 18-31): Benin City, Nigeria.
UNAF (August 24-30): Oran, Algeria
COSAFA (8-16 September): Durban, South Africa
UNIFFAC (to be confirmed)
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Côte d'Ivoire will host the third edition of the CAF Women's Champions League.
The Nations Cup Organizing Committee will use the tournament as a test event for the upcoming CAF AFCON 2023.
They have set the opener for November 5, with the final scheduled for November 19.
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League, now in its third consecutive year, will be played in Côte d'Ivoire from November 05 to 19.
This is when the country prepares to host the 34th CAF Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.
The 2023 CAF Women's Champions League promises to be an ideal platform for Ivory Coast to not only show its infrastructure readiness, but also to mobilize the country ahead of the Nations Cup in January 2024.
The competition brings together the best clubs in Africa, as part of CAF's commitment to developing women's football in Africa.
ASFAR of Morocco won the 2022 edition by beating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the final. South African team Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural edition in 2021.
Nigeria's Bayelsa Queens won the bronze medal last edition, beating Tanzania's Simba Queens 1-0 to become the first-ever Nigerian women's team to reach the podium in the Women's Champions League, which started in 2021 in Egypt.
This aligns with CAF's commitment to making African football competitions globally competitive. CAF President Patrice Motsepe announced the cash prize of USD 400,000 for this year's winners.
Prize Breakdown:
Winners: $400,000.
Seconds: $250,000
Semi-finalists (2): $200,000
Third Group (2): $150,000
Fourth in group (2): $100,000
Road to qualification:
The road to the final tournament of the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League will continue in most parts of the continent.
Three-time Nigeria Women Premier League champions Bayelsa Queens will take part in the WAFU-B qualifiers from August 18-31 in Benin City as they seek a ticket to the final.
READ ALSO: CAF Draws: Enyimba and Bendel Insurance to face North African clubs in preliminary stageIn most regions, qualified clubs will be confirmed by August.
Qualifying Schedule:
WAFU A (August 5-13): Monrovia, Liberia
CECAFA (August 12-31): Njeru and Kampala, Uganda
WAFU B (August 18-31): Benin City, Nigeria.
UNAF (August 24-30): Oran, Algeria
COSAFA (8-16 September): Durban, South Africa
UNIFFAC (to be confirmed)
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