2025 CAF Women's Champions League

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]

2025 CAF Women's Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CitiesCairo
Ismailia
DatesQualification:
3 August–29 September 2025
Main tournament:
8–21 November 2025
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 40 (from 40 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco AS FAR (2nd title)
Runners-upIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Third placeDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Fourth placeEgypt FC Masar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
Top scorerDemocratic Republic of the Congo Marlène Kasaj (5 goals)
Best playerIvory Coast Habibou Ouédraogo
Best goalkeeperMorocco Khadija Er-Rmichi
Fair play awardEgypt FC Masar
2024
2026

Qualified teams

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Location of teams of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Group A
Group B
AssociationTeamQualifying methodAppearance
 EgyptFC Masar (hosts)2024–25 Egyptian Women's Premier League champions2nd
 DR CongoTP Mazembe2024 CAF Women's Champions League winners3rd
 MoroccoAS FAR2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions[5]5th
 MaliUSFAS Bamako 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions[6]1st
 Ivory CoastASEC Mimosas2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions [7]1st
 TanzaniaJKT Queens2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions2nd
 Equatorial GuineaFC 15 de Agosto2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions1st
 BotswanaGaborone United2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers champions [8]1st

Venues

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

Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Morocco AS FAR 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt FC Masar (H) 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3 Mali USFAS Bamako 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 4
4 Equatorial Guinea FC 15 de Agosto 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0
Source: Flashscore
(H) Hosts
FC 15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea1–2Mali USFAS Bamako
Nchama 42' Report
FC Masar Egypt0–0Morocco AS FAR
Report

FC Masar Egypt5–0Equatorial Guinea FC 15 de Agosto
Report
USFAS Bamako Mali0–2Morocco AS FAR
Report

USFAS Bamako Mali1–1Egypt FC Masar
Koné 10' Report Farah Hisham 90+5'
AS FAR Morocco2–0Equatorial Guinea FC 15 de Agosto
Report
Referee: Joyce Seonyatseng (Botswana)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6
3 Tanzania JKT Queens 3 0 2 1 2 5 3 2
4 Botswana Gaborone United 3 0 1 2 0 7 7 1
Source: Flashscore
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report Ouédraogo 66'
Gaborone United Botswana0–0Tanzania JKT Queens
Report

TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–0Botswana Gaborone United
Report
JKT Queens Tanzania1–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Maseke 8' Report Gnounoué 82' (pen.)
Attendance: 70
Referee: Aissatou Kanté (Guinea)

JKT Queens Tanzania1–4Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast4–0Botswana Gaborone United
Report

Knockout phase

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 November – Ismailia
 
 
Morocco AS FAR (p)0 (4)
 
21 November – Ismailia
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe0 (2)
 
Morocco AS FAR2
 
18 November – Ismailia
 
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1
 
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas1
 
 
Egypt FC Masar0
 
Third place
 
 
21 November – Ismailia
 
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3
 
 
Egypt FC Masar 1

Semi-finals

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ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Egypt FC Masar
Report

Third-place match

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TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Egypt FC Masar
Report

Final

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AS FAR Morocco2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report Diallo 55'

Statistics

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Awards

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

Award Player Team
Best Player Ivory Coast Habibou Ouédraogo Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Top Goal scorer Democratic Republic of the Congo Marlène Kasaj Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Best Goalkeeper Morocco Khadija Er-Rmichi Morocco AS FAR
Fairplay team Egypt FC Masar

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

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Best XI

Morocco Er-Rmichi

Ghana Boakye
Morocco Benzina
Ivory Coast N. Diarra
Morocco Redouani

Democratic Republic of the Congo Kasaj
Morocco Badri
Morocco Erroudany

Tanzania Ubamba
Ivory Coast Diallo
Ivory Coast Ouédraogo

Coach: Mohamed Amine Alioua (AS FAR)[12]

See also

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Notes & references

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Notes

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    References

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    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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