2025 CAF Women's Champions League

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2025 CAF Women's Champions League
2025 CAF WCL (logo).png
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)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored32 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Marlène Kasaj(3 goals)
2024
2026
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2025.

The 2025 CAF Women's Champions League will be the fifth edition of the annual African premier women's association football club tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football. The tournament will be hosted by Egypt from 8 to 21 November 2025. [1] [2] [3] The champions will qualify for the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup to be held in 2026. [4]

Contents

Qualified teams

Africa location map.svg
Red pog.svg
FC 15 de Agosto
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
Blank.jpg Suez Canal Stadium.png

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 31113414
4 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto 30031980
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
FC Masar Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report

FC Masar Flag of Egypt.svg 5–0 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg FC 15 de Agosto
Report
USFAS Bamako Flag of Mali.svg 0–2 Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
Report

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 30212532
4 Flag of Botswana.svg Gaborone United 30120771
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'
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
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

Knockout phase

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
18 November –
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg AS FAR
 
November –
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
 
 
 
18 November –
 
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar
 
Third place
 
 
November –
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semi-finals

AS FAR Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe

ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar

Third-place match

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

Statistics as of 16 November 2025 (after 12 group stage matches, 32 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 3
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
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Alice Ogebe Flag of Egypt.svg FC Masar 1
Flag of Egypt.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 the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Kgalebane Mohlakoana Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.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 Tanzania.svg Ester Maseke Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens
Flag of Tanzania.svg Stumai Athumani Flag of Tanzania.svg JKT Queens

See also

Notes & references

Notes

      References

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