CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers: Everything You Need to Know About the UNAF Qualifiers
The cities of Rouïba and Blida in Algeria will host the CAF Women’s Champions League UNAF Qualifier tournament set to take place between 24 – 30 August.
Stadiums
The matches will take place at the Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba and the Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida.
Participating Teams
● CK Akbou (Algeria)
● Tutankhamun Football Club (Egypt)
● Sports Association of the Royal Armed Forces (AS FAR) (Morocco)
● ASF Sousse (Tunisia)
The Tournament
The four teams will compete in a round-robin system where a win equates to three points, a point for a draw and zero points for a defeat. The team that finishes at the top of the tournament standings will represent the UNAF zone at the CAF Women's Champions League finals later this year.
Match Schedule (local times)
Saturday, 24 August:
● CF Akbou vs. AS FAR, Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, 17:00
● ASF Sousse vs. Tutankhamun, Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, 20:00
Tuesday, 27 August:
● ASF Sousse vs. AS FAR, Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, 17:00
● CF Akbou vs. Tutankhamun, Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, 20:00
Friday, August:
● CF Akbou vs. ASF Sousse, Mustapha Tchaker Stadium in Blida, 18:00
● AS FAR vs. Tutankhamun, Salem Mabrouki Stadium in Rouïba, 18:00
Team Profiles
CF Akbou (Algeria)
CF Akbou was founded in 2010 and is based in Akbou - wilaya region of Béjaïa in Kabylia. Commonly abbreviated as CFA, the club was promoted to the first division in the 2013/14 season. In the 2023-2024 season, CF Akbou achieved an unprecedented national treble, winning the Algerian Championship, the Algerian Cup, and the League Cup for the first time in its history.
Honours:
Algerian Championship: Winner in 2024
Algerian Cup: Winner in 2024
Sports Association of the Royal Armed Forces (AS FAR) (Morocco)
Royal Armed Forces Sports Association, based in Salé, was promoted to the Moroccan first division in 2009. The team won its first Moroccan championship title in the 2012/2013 season, defeating Wydad Athletic Club 2-0 in the final.
Since then, they have been crowned champions on several occasions, with the exception of the 2014/2015 season when they finished second behind Laayoune. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the 2019-2020 season, the club won all its matches and secured its seventh title.
AS FAR also qualified for the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League, where it won the bronze medal in 2021. The following year, they hosted the continental competition and won 4-0 in the final against the title holders, Mamelodi Sundowns. In 2023, they finished in third place after defeating Ampem Darkoa 2-0.
Honours:
- Moroccan Championship: Winners in 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Throne Cup: Winners in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- UNAF Tournament: Winners in 2021
- CAF Women's Champions League: Winner in 2022; Third place in 2021 and 2023
Tutankhamun Football Club (Egypt)
The women's section of Tutankhamun Football Club, often abbreviated as TUT FC, is based in Cairo, Egypt. In 2021, businessman Mohamed Mansour bought Tutankhamun FC and established an academy in collaboration with the Right To Dream group.
In 2023, TUT FC won its first Egypt Cup by defeating Al-Amiriya 2-1 in the final, thanks to a brace from Burundian player Sandrine Niyankuru. The following season, the club won its first Egyptian league title by dethroning Wadi Degla and added the Egypt Cup to its record by beating the same opponent 4-2 in the final, thus achieving the double.
Honours:
- Egyptian Championship: Winner in 2024
- Egyptian Cup: Winners in 2023 and 2024
ASF Sousse (Tunisia)
The Sousse Women's Sports Association, commonly known as AS Féminine de Sousse, is a Tunisian women's football club founded in 1978 and based in the city of Sousse.
Honours : Tunisia Championship
Winner in 2021, 2023 and 2024
Tunisia Cup
Winner in 2023
UNAF Tournament Previous Winners
2023 : SC Casablanca (Morocco)
2022: Wadi Degla (Egypt)
2021: AS Far (Morocco)
Top scorer
2023: Naïma Bouhenni (Afak Relizane - Algeria) - 7 goals
2022: Noha El Solh (Wadi Degla - Egypt) - 4 goals
2021: Ibtissam Jraïdi (AS Far - Morocco) - 6 goals