2024 CAF Women's Champions League qualification explained

Qualification for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League began on 1 August and ended on 30 August 2024.

Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which will be starting on the 1st of August 2024. Qualification will finish in September with the participating teams reduced to the final 8, consisting of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations, the tournament's defending champions, and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phases which had not been chosen yet.^[1]

Teams

All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase by winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF.^[2] A total of 36 (out of 54) countries have a participant club in this edition.^[3]

UNAF width=200 Team width=50 CF Akbou Tutankhamun FC AS FAR ASF Sousse

WAFU A width=200 Team width=50 Red Scorpion WFC Determine Girls AS Mandé Aigles de la Médina Mogbwemo Queens

WAFU B width=200 Team width=50 Ainonvi FC AO Etincelle FC Inter d'Abidjan Hasaacas Ladies AS GNN Edo Queens ASKO Kara

UNIFFAC width=200 Team width=50 Lekié FF CSM Diables Noirs TP Mazembe Atlético Malabo

CECAFA width=200 Team width=50 PVP Buyenzi FAD Club CBE Kenya Police Bullets Rayon Sports Yei Joint Stars Kawempe Muslim LFC

COSAFA width=200 Team width=50 Gaborone United Ladies Young Buffaloes Ascent Academy UD Lichinga Ongos SC UWC Ladies Green Buffaloes Herentals Queens

Associations that did not enter a team

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (Warriors Queens withdrawn)^[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows

Schedule for 2024 CAF Women's Champions League qualification!Zone!Date

UNAF	24–30 August 2024
WAFU A	1–11 August 2024
WAFU B	10–23 August 2024[5]
UNIFFAC	19–23 August 2024[6]
CECAFA	17–29 August 2024[7]
COSAFA	15–24 August 2024[8]

Main Qualification Phase

UNAF

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers.

WAFU Zone A

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers.

WAFU Zone B

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers.

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

UNIFFAC

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers.

CECAFA

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers.

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

COSAFA

See main article: 2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers.

Group stage

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

External links

• CAF Women's Champions League – CAFOnline.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oyebola. Mike. 22 June 2024. CAF opens bid for three competitions. Daily Post. 23 June 2024.
2. Web site: 23 July 2024. CAF unveils list of licensed clubs ahead of CAF Women’s Champions League season. CAFOnline.com. 24 July 2024.
3. Web site: 19 July 2024. CAF Women's Champions League 2024: Everything you need to know about the qualifiers. CAFOnline.com. 21 July 2024.
4. Web site: 16 August 2024. Zanzibar's Warrior Queens pull out of CAF Women’s Champions League Zonal qualifier. CECAFA. 17 August 2024.
5. Web site: 2024-08-23 . Nigeria's Edo Queens to represent WAFU B in 2024 CAF Women's Champions League - MyJoyOnline . 2024-09-04 . www.myjoyonline.com . en-US.
6. Web site: 2024-08-30 . Fin tournoi de foot UNIFAC : Le FCF MAZEMBE valide son ticket pour la phase finale de la Ligue des Champions féminine de la CAF - PourElle.info . 2024-09-04 . fr-FR.
7. Web site: 2024-08-29 . Commercial Bank of Ethiopia win CECAFA Women’s Champions League 2024 title - CECAFA FOOTBALL . 2024-09-04 . it.
8. Web site: 2024-08-24 . EN, FR, PR: UWC win CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers . 2024-09-04 . en-GB.