2025 CAF Women's Champions League
5th CAF Women's Champions League edition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
.png)
Host countryEgypt
DatesQualification:
3 August–29 September 2025
Main tournament:
8–21 November 2025
3 August–29 September 2025
Main tournament:
8–21 November 2025
TeamsMain tournament: 8
Total: 40 (from 40 associations)
Total: 40 (from 40 associations)
| |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo Ismailia |
| Dates | Qualification: 3 August–29 September 2025 Main tournament: 8–21 November 2025 |
| Teams | Main tournament: 8 Total: 40 (from 40 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AS FAR (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  ASEC Mimosas |
| Third place |  TP Mazembe |
| Fourth place |  FC Masar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
| Top scorer | Marlène Kasaj (5 goals) |
| Best player | Habibou Ouédraogo |
| Best goalkeeper | Khadija Er-Rmichi |
| Fair play award | FC Masar |
← 2024 2026 → | |
Qualified teams
Location of teams of the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League group stage.
Group A
Group B
Group A
Group B| Association | Team | Qualifying method | Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | FC Masar (hosts) | 2024–25 Egyptian Women's Premier League champions | 2nd |
| DR Congo | TP Mazembe | 2024 CAF Women's Champions League winners | 3rd |
| Morocco | AS FAR | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNAF Qualifiers champions[5] | 5th |
 Mali | USFAS Bamako | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone A Qualifiers champions[6] | 1st |
| Ivory Coast | ASEC Mimosas | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League WAFU Zone B Qualifiers champions [7] | 1st |
 Tanzania | JKT Queens | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers champions | 2nd |
 Equatorial Guinea | FC 15 de Agosto | 2025 CAF Women's Champions League UNIFFAC Qualifiers champions | 1st |
 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: 10,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | |
 |
 |
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]
- Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
- Points in matches between the tied teams;
- Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
- Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AS FAR |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | FC Masar (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | USFAS Bamako |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | FC 15 de Agosto |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| FC 15 de Agosto | 1–2 | USFAS Bamako |
|---|---|---|
Nchama  42' |
Report |
| FC Masar | 5–0 | FC 15 de Agosto |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
Referee: Joyce Seonyatseng (Botswana)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASEC Mimosas |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | TP Mazembe |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | JKT Queens |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gaborone United |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 1 |
Source: Flashscore
| TP Mazembe | 0–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ouédraogo 66' |
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
Referee: Aline Guimbang Etong (Cameroon)
| TP Mazembe | 3–0 | Gaborone United |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
| JKT Queens | 1–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Maseke 8' |
Report | Gnounoué 82' (pen.) |
| JKT Queens | 1–4 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Referee: Sabah Sadir (Morocco)
| ASEC Mimosas | 4–0 | Gaborone United |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Right to Dream Stadium, October Gardens
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)
Knockout phase
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 November – Ismailia | ||||||
| AS FAR (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 21 November – Ismailia | ||||||
| TP Mazembe | 0 (2) | |||||
| AS FAR | 2 | |||||
| 18 November – Ismailia | ||||||
| ASEC Mimosas | 1 | |||||
| ASEC Mimosas | 1 | |||||
| FC Masar | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 November – Ismailia | ||||||
| TP Mazembe | 3 | |||||
| FC Masar | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | FC Masar |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Third-place match
| TP Mazembe | 3–1 | FC Masar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)
Final
| AS FAR | 2–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | Diallo 55' |
Statistics
Top scorers
Statistics as of 21 November 2025 (after 16 matches, 40 total goals)
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marlène Kasaj |
TP Mazembe |
4 |
| 2 | Habibou Ouédraogo |
ASEC Mimosas |
3 |
| Yasmin Mohamed |
FC Masar | ||
| 4 | Safa Banouk |
AS FAR |
2 |
| Ami Diallo |
ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Marlène Yav |
TP Mazembe | ||
| 7 |  Alice Ogebe |
FC Masar |
1 |
| Hasnath Ubamba |
FC Masar | ||
| Hala Moustafa |
FC Masar | ||
| Farah Hisham |
FC Masar | ||
| Ana María Nchama |
FC 15 de Agosto | ||
| Maimouna Traoré |
USFAS Bamako | ||
| Awa Diarra |
USFAS Bamako | ||
| Oumou Kone |
USFAS Bamako | ||
| Zineb Redouani |
AS FAR | ||
| Najat Badri |
AS FAR | ||
| Erika Gnounoué |
ASEC Mimosas | ||
 Kgalebane Mohlakoana |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Elena Obono |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Oluwayemisi Samuel |
TP Mazembe | ||
 Grace Acheampong |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Rosemary Adesina |
TP Mazembe | ||
| Hanane Ait El Haj |
AS FAR | ||
| Essi Dagba |
ASEC Mimosas | ||
| Ester Maseke |
JKT Queens | ||
| Stumai Athumani |
JKT Queens |
Awards
The CAF Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.[10]
| Award | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Best Player | Habibou Ouédraogo |
ASEC Mimosas |
| Top Goal scorer | Marlène Kasaj |
TP Mazembe |
| Best Goalkeeper | Khadija Er-Rmichi |
AS FAR |
| Fairplay team | FC Masar | |
The CAF Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows:[11]
Coach: Mohamed Amine Alioua (AS FAR)[12]