{"id":100543,"date":"2023-09-18T11:44:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/18\/ampem-darkoa-ladies-among-eight-teams-to-compete-in-2023-caf\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:44:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:44:09","slug":"ampem-darkoa-ladies-among-eight-teams-to-compete-in-2023-caf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/18\/ampem-darkoa-ladies-among-eight-teams-to-compete-in-2023-caf\/","title":{"rendered":"Ampem Darkoa Ladies among eight teams to compete in 2023 CAF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ampem Darkoa Ladies F.C.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Ghanaian champions, Ampem Darkoa Ladies will compete in the 2023 CAF Women\u2019s Champions League tournament to be hosted in Ivory Coast.<\/p>\n

Ampem Darkoa having emerged as the champions of the WAFU Zone B champions will join the reigning champions, ASFAR from Morocco and South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns.<\/p>\n

The tournament is scheduled to take place between November 5 to 9 2023.<\/p>\n

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The CAF Women\u2019s Champions League is the premium women\u2019s club football competition and will be the third edition.<\/p>\n

Huracanes FC from Equatorial Guinea completed the line-up of teams this weekend when they won the UNIFFAC qualifier defeating regional holders TP Mazembe to secure their ticket to Cote d\u2019Ivoire. This will be their first appearance.<\/p>\n

As tournament hosts, Athl\u00e9tico Abidjan will be hoping to make the host nation proud in their first attempt at continental glory, as the Ivorian nation continues to build on the exciting mood currently enjoyed across the nation in welcoming Africa to next year\u2019s TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d\u2019Ivoire 2023.<\/p>\n

Current holders AS FAR of Morocco will be hoping to defend their crown, while South Africa\u2019s Mamelodi Sundowns, who clinched the COSAFA regional title without a single loss, will be hoping to reclaim their 2021 title.<\/p>\n

Both AS FAR and Mamelodi Sundowns return for their third appearance of the tournament, having qualified for each edition since the tournament\u2019s 2021 inception.<\/p>\n

A clear indication of the growth of the women\u2019s game on the continent is that, of the eight confirmed clubs, only AS FAR, Mamelodi Sundowns and Mali\u2019s AS Mande have previously qualified for the finals.<\/p>\n

The eight confirmed clubs are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • AS FAR \u2013 Morocco (Defending champions)<\/li>\n
  • Athl\u00e9tico Abidjan \u2013 C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (Host)<\/li>\n
  • Sporting Club Casablanca \u2013 Morocco (UNAF)<\/li>\n
  • AS Mand\u00e9 \u2013 Mali (WAFU A)<\/li>\n
  • Ampem Darkoa \u2013 Ghana (WAFU B)<\/li>\n
  • JKT Queens \u2013 Tanzania (CECAFA)<\/li>\n
  • Mamelodi Sundowns \u2013 South Africa (COSAFA)<\/li>\n
  • Huracanes FC \u2013 Equatorial Guinea (UNIFFAC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    In line with CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe\u2019s commitment to growing the women\u2019s game in Africa, CAF has set the competition\u2019s winner\u2019s prize money to USD 400,000.<\/p>\n

    CAF Women\u2019s Champions League Prize Money Breakdown:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Winners \u2013\u00a0USD 400\u00a0000<\/li>\n
    • Runners-up \u2013\u00a0USD 250\u00a0000<\/li>\n
    • Semi-finalists \u2013 USD 200\u00a0000<\/li>\n
    • Third of Group \u2013 USD 150\u00a0000<\/li>\n
    • Fourth of Group \u2013 USD 100 000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Source: Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah with additional information from CAFOnline<\/p>\n

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