CAF Women's Champions League

+ Winners Season CAF Women's Champions League 2021 Mamelodi Sundowns 2022 AS FAR 2023 Mamelodi Sundowns 2024 TP Mazembe2025 AS FAR2026

The CAF Women's Champions League (; ), sometimes abbreviated as CAF WCL, is an annual African women's association football club competition launched on 12 September 2020 and organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is the female counterpart of the CAF Champions League.

The competition has been won by several clubs, two of which have secured the trophy more than once. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and AS FAR are the most successful clubs in the competition’s history, each having won the tournament twice. ASFAR are the current African champions, having defeated ASEC Mimosas 2–1 in the 2025 final.

History CAF cancelled the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations at a virtual executive meeting on 30 June citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football in Africa as the reason and rather approved the creation of the CAF Women's Champions League which launched on 12 September that year. South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural title 2–0 against Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana in Cairo. Sanaâ Mssoudy became the first player ever to score a hat-trick in the tournament, netting three goals for AS FAR against Rivers Angels during the group stage.

On 18 April 2022, CAF issued a press release to its member associations wishing to engage their domestic league champions in the qualification procedures for the 2022 edition to submit viable club licensing documents to them by 31 May. That edition was won by AS FAR of Morocco after beating then-defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 4–0 in the final, which remains the biggest winning margin in a CAF Women’s Champions League final. Ibtissam Jraïdi became the first (and only) player to score a hat-trick in a CAF WCL final, netting three goals in the final, and she ended the tournament as the top goalscorer with six goals.

On 19 May 2023, CAF chose Ivory Coast to host the third edition as part of its AFCON 2023 preparations, where Mamelodi Sundowns reclaimed the title with a 3–0 win over SC Casablanca. Morocco then hosted the fourth edition, with TP Mazembe defeating AS FAR 1–0. In the fifth edition, AS FAR captured the title and became the first team to represent CAF in the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup.

Sponsorship This tournament uses the same sponsors as other major CAF competitions, including the CAF Champions League.

Format The format for the first edition saw the champions of each of the six CAF zones play for a spot in the competition. They are joined by the hosts and an extra team from the zone of the defending/reigning/current Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions (for the inaugural edition only). The tournament is currently played in two groups of four teams. Since the 2022 edition, the spot reserved for the additional team from the CAF sub-region of the incumbent Women's AFCON is given instead to this tournament's defending champions.

Broadcast coverage Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition: Country/RegionChannelsSNRTRTISABCAzamOn-Time SportNew World TVTBCTBCCanal+ MENAbeIN SportsWorldwideYouTube

Results +CAF Women's Champions League finalsSeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance2021 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 Hasaacas Ladies30 June Stadium, Cairo02022 AS FAR 4–0 Mamelodi SundownsPrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat15,0002023 Mamelodi Sundowns 3–0 SC CasablancaAmadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo 20,0002024 TP Mazembe1–0 AS FARBen M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida15,0002025 AS FAR2–1 ASEC MimosasSuez Canal Stadium, Ismailia1502026–

Awards

TournamentMost Valuable PlayerGolden BootGoalsGolden Glove Ref2021 Evelyn Badu Evelyn Badu Andile Dlamini2022 Fatima Tagnaout Ibtissam Jraïdi Khadija Er-Rmichi2023 Boitumelo Rabale Refilwe TholakeleAndile Dlamini2024 Sanaâ Mssoudy Doha El Madani Habiba Emad2025 Habibou Ouédraogo Marlène Kasaj Khadija Er-Rmichi2026

Records and statistics Winners by club RankClubWinnersRunners-up3rd Places4th PlacesTop 41 AS FAR2 (2022, 2025)1 (2024)2 (2021, 2023)052 Mamelodi Sundowns2 (2021, 2023) 1 (2022)0033 TP Mazembe1 (2024)01 (2025)024 SC Casablanca01 (2023)001 Hasaacas Ladies01 (2021)001 ASEC Mimosas01 (2025)0017 FC Masar001 (2024)1 (2025)2 Bayelsa Queens 001 (2022)019 Edo Queens0001 (2024)1 Ampem Darkoa 0001 (2023)1 Simba Queens 0001 (2022)1 Malabo Kings 0001 (2021)1

By nation NationWinnersRunners-up3rd Places4th placesWinnerRunners-up3rd Place4th place222021001010010101000011001100010001

Performances by region Federation (Region)Clubs WinnersClubs Runners-upTitlesUNAF (North Africa)AS FAR (2)SC Casablanca (1), AS FAR (1) 2COSAFA (Southern Africa)Mamelodi Sundowns (2)Mamelodi Sundowns (1) 2UNIFFAC (Central Africa)TP Mazembe (1) 1WAFU (West Africa)Hasaacas Ladies (1), ASEC Mimosas (1) 0CECAFA (East Africa) 0

Number of participating clubs since inception NationNo.ClubsSeasons Equatorial Guinea (3)1Malabo Kings20211Huracanes20231FC 15 de Agosto2025 Nigeria (3)2Edo Queens2024, 20261Rivers Angels20211Bayelsa Queens2022 Morocco (3)6AS FAR2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 20261SC Casablanca20231FUS Rabat2026 South Africa (2)5Mamelodi Sundowns2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 20261UWC Ladies2024 Egypt (2)2Wadi Degla2021, 20222FC Masar2024, 2025 Mali (2)2AS Mandé2021, 20232USFAS Bamako2025, 2026 Ghana (2)1Hasaacas Ladies20211Ampem Darkoa2023 Ivory Coast (1)1Athlético F.C. d'Abidjan20231ASEC Mimosas2025 Tanzania (2)2JKT Queens2022, 2023, 20251Simba Queens2022 DR Congo (1)2TP Mazembe2022, 2024 Kenya (1)1Vihiga Queens2021 Liberia (1)1Determine Girls2022 Zambia (1)1Green Buffaloes2022 Botswana (1)1Gaborone United2025 Senegal (1)1Aigles de la Médina2024 Ethiopia (1)1CBE2024 Cameroon (1)1Lekié FF2026 Uganda (1)1Kawempe Muslim Ladies2026

All-time top scorers

Players with the most goals in the competition. Bold players still active.

Rank Top scorer Goals Clubs 1 Melinda Kgadiete 7 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 Ibtissam Jraïdi 6 AS FAR Doha El Madani6AS FAR 4 Evelyn Badu 5 Hasaacas Ladies Lelona Daweti 5 Mamelodi Sundowns Sanaâ Mssoudy 5 AS FAR Marlène Kasaj5TP Mazembe Boitumelo Rabale 5 Mamelodi Sundowns Refilwe Tholakele 5 Mamelodi Sundowns Fatima Tagnaout 5 AS FAR 10 Oumou Kone 3 AS Mandé N-Yanyimaya Gnabekan 3 Ampem Darkoa Ladies Emem Essien 3 Edo Queens Stéphanie Gbogou 3 Malabo Kings

Clean sheets all time list

Players with the most clean sheets in the competition. Bold players still active. Rank Keeper Clean sheets Clubs 1 Khadija Er-Rmichi 15 AS FAR 2 Andile Dlamini 10 Mamelodi Sundowns 3 Habiba Emad 5 FC Masar Fideline Ngoy 5 TP Mazembe Omini Oyono 3 Edo Queens

Teams: Tournament position Most titles won: 2 – AS FAR & Mamelodi Sundowns Most finishes in the top two: 3 – AS FAR & Mamelodi Sundowns Most finishes in the top four: 5 – AS FAR Most appearances: 5 – AS FAR Prizes The price money: Final positionPrize money (2021–2023)Price money (2024–Present)ChampionsUS$400,000US$600,000Runners-upUS$250,000US$400,0003rd placeUS$200,000US$350,0004th placeUS$200,000US$300,0003rd in group stageUS$150,000US$200,0004th in group stageUS$100,000US$150,000

See also FIFA Women's Champions Cup FIFA Women's Club World Cup CAF Champions League

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