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CAF Women’s Champions League 2024: A Historic All-Female Refereeing Team
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has announced the list of referees for the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League, which will be held in Morocco from 9 to 23 November.
This edition marks a groundbreaking moment in African football history, as, for the first time, all match officials, including Video Assistant Referees (VAR), are exclusively women.
To prepare the selected referees for the demands of the competition, CAF designed a special training programme focused on VAR, including the VAR Academy for the match officials.
This programme allowed the referees to undergo comprehensive training and refine their skills under the guidance of experienced instructors, enhancing both their technical and mental readiness for the tournament.
The list of centre referees and assistant referees represents the geographical diversity of Africa, with officials hailing from over 15 countries.
This diversity is crucial as it strengthens the capacity of each region in the field of women’s refereeing.
Selected Referees for the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League
Centre Referees:
- Shahenda Saad Ali Elmaghrabi (Egypt)
- Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
- Twanyanyukwa Antsino (Namibia)
- Natcha Geraldine Konan Akissi (Cote d’Ivoire)
- Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
- Aline Guimbang Etong (Cameroon)
- Umutoni Aline (Rwanda)
- Zouwaira Souley Sani (Niger)
- Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
- Josephine Wanjiku (Kenya)
- Awa Alphonsine Ornella Ilboudo (Burkina Faso)
- Samassa Yacine (Mauritania)
Assistant Referees:
- Karima Khadiri (Morocco)
- Afine Houda (Tunisia)
- Ouahab Asma Feriel (Algeria)
- Mariem Chedad (Mauritania)
- Kanjinga Mireille (DR Congo)
- Nafissatou Yekini Shitou (Benin)
- Sakina Hamidou Alfa (Niger)
- Fides Bangurambona (Burundi)
- Kourouma Mahawa (Guinea)
- Hannah Lydia Moses (Liberia)
- Umutesi Alice (Rwanda)
- Tabara Mbodji (Senegal)
VAR Referees:
- Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
- Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
- Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
- Salma Mukasanga (Rwanda)
- Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
- Amedome Vicencia (Togo)
- Ganouati Dorsaf (Tunisia)
- Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
- Chicotesha Diana (Zambia)
- Atezambong Carine (Cameroon)
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Edo Queens and others to get $150,000 participation fee at CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2024
Edo Queens, like the other participating clubs at the CAF Women’s Champions League that will kick off in Morocco on Saturday, are already guaranteed the minimum sum of $150,000.
That is the amount for the last-placed clubs in each of the groups for the competition. If for instance, the Edo Queens place third in their group, their purse will increase to $200,000.
The teams that scale the group hurdles are assured a minimum of $300,000. The eventual winners will get twice that amount. As the winner will get $600,000 the runners-up will go home with $400,000. The third-placed team will get $350,000.
CAF stated in a press release that it is committed to developing and growing Women’s Football in Africa and the objective of President Motsepe is to invest in Youth Academies for boys and girls and to continue increasing the prize monies of all CAF Competitions to make them globally competitive and attractive.
The Prize Money for the CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2024 is:
- Winner: USD 600 000
- Runner up: USD 400 000
- 3rd Place: USD 350 000
- 4th Place: USD 300 000
- 3rd of the Group: USD 200 000 each
- 4th of the Group: USD 150 000 each
With two days to the kick-off of the fourth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco this weekend, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has given the competition a new look.
The new logo will be part of the identity of the CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2024 – with the opening match set for Saturday, 09 November 2024.
The trophy-inspired logo symbolizes the tenacity and excellence of African women’s clubs, using the bold colours of CAF Women’s Football visual identity like purple, orange, and pink to represent royalty, innovation, and youthful energy across the continent.
The tournament offers a substantial prize, with the winners receiving USD 400,000, and runners-up securing USD 250,000, underscoring CAF’s support for women’s clubs and investment in the sport.
The opening match will be played on Saturday, 09 November.
Eight teams are set to compete in this prestigious tournament:
- Holders: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- Host: ASFAR (Morocco)
- WAFU A: Aigles de la Medina (Senegal)
- WAFU B: EDO Queens (Nigeria)
- COSAFA: University of the Western Cape (South Africa)
- UNAF: FC Masar (Egypt)
- CECAFA: CBE FC (Ethiopia)
- UNIFFAC: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
CAF’s new logo is a beacon of pride and an invitation to fans, sponsors, and federations to champion women’s football, promising a vibrant and inclusive future for African women in sport.
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A code of conduct has gone to all accredited persons to the CAF Women’s Champions League which kicks off in Morocco on Saturday.
Each person is expected to sign and respect the code of conduct. Tagged “CAF Safeguarding”, it is a set of preventive actions that football organisations are to put in place to make sure that every person, especially the children, youth, women and vulnerable adults are free from harm, abuse and exploitation.
The common types of harm are explained as physical, sexual, emotional, psychological and neglect. It is further explained that those incidents occurred due to misuse of power.
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