Qualification for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League began on 5 August and concluded on 14 September 2023.
Qualification was made up of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments which commenced on 12 August within COSAFA for Southern Africa and the CECAFA for mostly East Africa and a bit of Central Africa. Qualification ended on 14 September with the participating teams reduced to the final 8 which consisted of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations (WAFU is split into two zones), the tournament's defending champions and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phases currently being held in Ivory Coast.
Participating teams All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase via winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 34 (out of 54) countries have a participant club in this edition. +Qualified teams for the 2023 CAF Women's Champions League qualification phaseZonesTeamsUNAF Afak Relizane Wadi Degla SC Casablanca ASF Sousse WAFU Determine Girls AS Mandé AS Dakar Sacré-Cœur Mogbwemo Queens US Forces Armées Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan Ampem Darkoa Delta Queens Academie Amis du Monde Sam Nelly UNIFFAC AS Epah-Ngamba Huracanes TP Mazembe CECAFA Buja Queens FAD Club CBE Vihiga Queens AS Kigali Yei Joint Stars JKT Queens Kampala Queens New Generation FC COSAFA Double Action Ladies Young Buffaloes Olympic de Moroni CD Costa do Sol Mamelodi Sundowns Green Buffaloes Lesotho Defence Force Ladies Ntopwa FC
Associations which did not enter a team
(AS Awa withdrawn)
(AS Police withdrawn)
Main Qualification Phase UNAF
WAFU Zone A
WAFU Zone B
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place
Final
UNIFFAC
CECAFA
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place
Final
COSAFA
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Third place
Final
References
External links 2023 CAF Women's Champions League – CAFOnline.com