Dhlamini and Motau among best performing 11 of CAF Women's CL group stages

The selection was done by the CAF Technical Study Group (TSG), comprising African football experts, coaches, analysts and technical advisors.

Dhlamini and Motau, whose teams were eliminated in the group stages, are the only South Africans on the list of 11 players – and the only pair not contesting the semi-finals.

FC Masar coach, Ahmad Ramadhan has been chosen as the best coach, leading a team made up of four AS FAR players, two each from Edo Queens and FC Masar. Sundowns Ladies, UWC and TP Mazembe have one each.

The goalkeeping gloves have been handed to Khadija ER-Rmichi (AS FAR) who conceded only one goal in the group stages.

Making up her defence are Nouhaila Benzina (AS FAR), Shadia Nankya (FC Masar), Cordelia Odoma (TP Mazembe) and Dhlamini.

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In the middle of the park Motau is assisted by Sanaa Mssoudy (AS FAR) and Sandrine Niyonkuru (FC Masar), while the strike force is made up of Emem Essien (Edo Queens), Lacho Marta (TP Mazembe) as well as the lethal Doha El Madani (AS FAR) who is currently the leading goal scorer on seven goals with two games remaining in the tournament.

Mssoudy was also named the best performing player in the group stages.

Meanwhile, action continues this afternoon when the semi-finals get underway in Morocco.

Fireworks are expected in the much-anticipated clash between two debutants TP Mazembe and Edo Queens at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca.

Kickoff is at 4pm South African time.

In a later kick-off (7pm SA Time), 2022 champions and hosts AS FAR will be hoping to get one over debutants FC Masar of Egypt in a North African derby at the M’Hamed El Adbi Stadium in El Jadida.

All four teams progressed to the last four without defeat.

The final will be played on Saturday (23 November) with the third place play-off scheduled for Friday (22 November).