orocco’s AS FAR won the CAF Women’s Champions League on Sunday, November 15, beating South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in the final at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt.
Imane Touriss opened the scoring in the 23rd minute before Refilwe Tholakele equalized two minutes later. Hiba Youssifi put the Moroccan side back in front before the break, and Touriss, who scored twice, sealed the win in the 77th minute.
It is the club’s third title after 2022 and 2025, a record in a competition launched in 2021. AS FAR also become the first team to retain the trophy, moving ahead of Mamelodi Sundowns, champions in 2021 and 2023.
The Rabat side had knocked out Cameroon’s Lekie Football in the semifinal (1-0). The title earns them 600,000 dollars in prize money.
It also sends the club to the second round of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, where it will face North Korea’s Naegohyang in December.
Photo: CAF.
