By ABIRHIRE THOMAS
The 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League, now on its third year in a row, will be played in Côte d’Ivoire between November 5 and 9, 2023.
This is as the country prepares for its glorious moment when it hosts the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations in January 2024.
The CAF Women’s Champions League 2023 promises to be a perfect platform for Cote d’Ivoire not only to showcase its state of readiness in infrastructure but in mobilizing the country.
The competition brings together the top clubs across Africa – part of CAF’s commitment to grow Women’s Football in Africa.
The 2022 edition, hosted in Morocco, was won by ASFAR – the Moroccan club that pulled one of the tournament upsets unseating defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns in Rabat.
Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural edition in 2021 in Egypt.
In line with CAF’s commitment to making African football competitions globally competitive, CAF President Patrice Motsepe last year announced a prize money of USD 400,000 for the winners.
Prize money breakdown has been stated making Winners to go with $400,000; Runners-up will have $250,000 while the two Semi-finalists will have $200,000.
Others include the two Third winners of Group, who will go with $150,000 and the two Fourth of Group, who will have $100,000.
Road to Qualification:
The road to the CAF Women’s Champions League 2023 final tournament will continue in most parts of the continent.
In most parts, the qualified Clubs will be confirmed by next month, August 2023.
Qualifiers schedule: – WAFU A (5 to 13 August): Monrovia, Liberia, – CECAFA (12 to 31 August): Njeru & Kampala, Uganda, -WAFU B (18 to 31 August): Benin City, Nigeria, – UNAF (24 to 30 August): Oran, Algeria, – COSAFA (8 to 16 September): Durban, South Africa and UNIFFAC (TBC).
