2025 CAF Women's Champions League

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2025 CAF Women's Champions League
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Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Cairo
Ismailia
Dates Qualification:
3 August–29 September 2025
Main tournament:
8–21 November 2025
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 40 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR (2nd title)
Runners-up Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Third place Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Fourth place Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorer Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Marlène Kasaj (5 goals)
Best player Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habibou Ouédraogo
Best goalkeeper Flag of Morocco.svg Khadija Er-Rmichi
Fair play award Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
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The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League was the fifth edition of the annual African premier women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. The tournament was hosted by Egypt from 8 to 21 November 2025. [1] [2] [3] AS FAR defeated ASEC Mimosas 2-1 in the final, claiming their second CAF Women's Champions League title. Following their win, AS FAR qualified for the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup to be held in 2026. [4]

Contents

Qualified teams

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FC 15 de Agosto
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Location of teams of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Red pog.svg Group A
Green pog.svg Group B
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt FC Masar (hosts)2024–25 Egyptian Women's Premier League champions2nd
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo TP Mazembe 2024 CAF Women's Champions League winners3rd
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco AS FAR 2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions [5] 5th
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali USFAS Bamako 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions [6] 1st
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions [7] 1st
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania JKT Queens 2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions2nd
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea FC 15 de Agosto 2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions1st
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Gaborone United 2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers champions [8] 1st

Venues

2025 CAF Women's Champions League (Egypt)
 October Gardens Ismailia
Right to Dream Stadium Suez Canal Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 22,000
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Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 71): [9]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 321040+47Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar (H)312061+55
3 Flag of Mali.svg USFAS Bamako 311134−14
4 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto 300319−80
Source: Flashscore
(H) Hosts
FC 15 de Agosto Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–2 Flag of Mali.svg USFAS Bamako
Nchama Soccerball shade.svg42' Report
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Attendance: 64
Referee: Vincentia Amédomé (Togo)
FC Masar Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
FC Masar Flag of Egypt.svg 5–0 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto
Report
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Attendance: 500
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)
USFAS Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Attendance: 60
Referee: Natacha Konan (Ivory Coast)
USFAS Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 1–1 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Koné Soccerball shade.svg10' Report Farah Hisham Soccerball shade.svg90+5'
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 2–0 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Referee: Joyce Seonyatseng (Botswana)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 320172+56
3 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens 302125−32
4 Flag of Botswana.svg Gaborone United 301207−71
Source: Flashscore
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 0–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg66'
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
Gaborone United Flag of Botswana.svg 0–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Referee: Aline Guimbang À Etong (Cameroon)
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–0 Flag of Botswana.svg Gaborone United
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 75
Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda)
JKT Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg 1–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Maseke Soccerball shade.svg8' Report Gnounoué Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 70
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)
JKT Queens Flag of Tanzania.svg 1–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 4–0 Flag of Botswana.svg Gaborone United
Report
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Knockout phase

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
18 November – Ismailia
 
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR (p)0 (4)
 
21 November – Ismailia
 
 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 0 (2)
 
 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 2
 
18 November – Ismailia
 
 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 1
 
 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 1
 
 
 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar 0
 
Third place
 
 
21 November – Ismailia
 
 
 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 3
 
 
 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar 1

Semi-finals

ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–0 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 350
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Third-place match

TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–1 Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Report
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Final

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg 2–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Report Diallo Soccerball shade.svg55'
Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
Attendance: 150
Referee: Aline Guimbang À Etong (Cameroon)

Statistics

Top scorers

Statistics as of 21 November 2025 (after 16 matches, 40 total goals)

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Marlène Kasaj Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 4
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habibou Ouédraogo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 3
Flag of Egypt.svg Yasmin Mohamed Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
4 Flag of Morocco.svg Safa Banouk Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR 2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ami Diallo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Marlène Yav Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
7 Flag of Nigeria.svg Alice Ogebe Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar 1
Flag of Tanzania.svg Hasnath Ubamba Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Flag of Egypt.svg Hala Moustafa Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Flag of Egypt.svg Farah Hisham Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Ana María Nchama Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto
Flag of Mali.svg Maimouna Traoré Flag of Mali.svg USFAS Bamako
Flag of Mali.svg Awa Diarra Flag of Mali.svg USFAS Bamako
Flag of Mali.svg Oumou Kone Flag of Mali.svg USFAS Bamako
Flag of Morocco.svg Zineb Redouani Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Morocco.svg Najat Badri Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Erika Gnounoué Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of South Africa.svg Kgalebane Mohlakoana Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Elena Obono Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Oluwayemisi Samuel Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Ghana.svg Grace Acheampong Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Nigeria.svg Rosemary Adesina Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of Morocco.svg Hanane Ait El Haj Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Essi Dagba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Tanzania.svg Ester Maseke Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Flag of Tanzania.svg Stumai Athumani Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens

Awards

The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament. [10]

AwardPlayerTeam
Best Player Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habibou Ouédraogo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Top Goal scorer Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Marlène Kasaj Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Best Goalkeeper Flag of Morocco.svg Khadija Er-Rmichi Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Fairplay team Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar

The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows: [11]

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Best XI

Flag of Morocco.svg Er-Rmichi

Flag of Morocco.svg Benzina
Flag of Morocco.svg Redouani
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Gnounoué
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Vukulu

Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kasaj
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ouédraogo
Flag of Morocco.svg Badri

Flag of Morocco.svg Ait El Haj
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Yav
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Diallo

Coach: Lamia Boumehdi (AS FAR) [12]

See also

Notes & references

Notes

      References

      1. ↑ "CAF confirms Egypt as Hosts of CAF Women's Champions League 2025 with the Final Draw Scheduled for Monday, 27 October in Cairo". CAFonline. October 24, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
      2. ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League 2025 Finals Draw reveals balanced and exciting groups". CAFonline. October 27, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
      3. ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League Group stage match date". Instagram. October 28, 2025. Retrieved November 2, 2025.
      4. ↑ "Timelines and formats of landmark FIFA women's club competitions confirmed". FIFA. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
      5. ↑ "تصفيات اتحاد شمال افريقيا المؤهلة إلى رابطة ابطال افريقيا للاندية النسائية: الجيش الملكي المغربي يؤكد صعوده للمرحلة النهائية بالعلامة الكاملة". unafonline.org (in Arabic). Redaction team. 2025.
      6. ↑ "Tournoi UFOA-A qualificatif à la Women's Champions League de la CAF : L'USFAS représentera la Zone Ouest A". wafua.org (in French). Redaction team. 2025.
      7. ↑ "𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐂 𝐌𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐬, 𝐥'𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐥'𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞". facebook ASEC Mimosas (in French). Redaction team. 2025.
      8. ↑ "Gaborone United Ladies FC crowned COSAFA champions". cosafa.com (in French). Redaction team. 2025.
      9. ↑ "Regulations of the CAF Women's Champions League" (PDF). CAFOnline.com . Retrieved November 2, 2025.
      10. ↑ "2025 CAF Women's Champions League Egypt: Ouédraogo, Kasaj, Er-Rmichi rewarded". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
      11. ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League Egypt 2025: Technical Study Group unveils Team of the Tournament". CAF. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
      12. ↑ "CAF Women's Champions League Egypt 2025: Boumehdi named Coach of the Tournament". CAF. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
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