AS FAR make history with third CAF Women’s Champions League title

AS FAR became the first club to win the CAF Women’s Champions League three times after beating South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Sunday’s final at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Egypt.

Iman Torres scored twice, in the 23rd and 77th minutes, while Hiba Al-Yousfi added the second goal in the 37th minute. The victory secured AS FAR’s third continental title, following their triumphs in 2022 and 2025.

The Moroccan side are also the first team to successfully defend the Women’s Champions League trophy. Their latest success further establishes AS FAR among the leading forces in African women’s club football.

Winning the competition also earns AS FAR a place at the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in 2028. The tournament will be played in an expanded format, similar to the men’s FIFA Club World Cup staged in the summer of 2025.

AS FAR’s achievement adds to Morocco’s growing success in football at club and international level, across both the men’s and women’s game.

Moroccan players dominate individual awards

AS FAR players collected three of the main individual honours at the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League after their victory over Mamelodi Sundowns.

Khadija Er-Rmichi was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper in recognition of her performances throughout the competition.

Her team-mate Iman Torres received the best forward award after finishing as the leading scorer with four goals.

AS FAR captain Ghizlane Chebbak was voted the best player of the sixth edition, completing a clean sweep of the competition’s leading individual awards by representatives of Moroccan football.

First Women’s Club World Cup

The first edition of the FIFA Women’s Club World Cup will take place from 5 to 30 January 2028.

The United States was confirmed as host of the 2028 tournament by the FIFA Council Bureau on 22 October 2026. The host cities and stadiums will be announced at a later date.

The competition will feature 19 leading women’s clubs from all six continental confederations.

Six teams will begin in the preliminary round, with the three winners joining 13 clubs in the next phase. Those 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, with the top two from each group advancing to the knockout stage.

The allocation of places for the inaugural tournament is:

– The Asian Football Confederation, Confederation of African Football, Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football and South American Football Confederation will each receive two direct places and one place in the preliminary round.
– UEFA will have five direct places and one preliminary-round place.
– The Oceania Football Confederation will have one place in the preliminary round.