IFFHS WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL NEWS - CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Picture : Doha El Madani, only 19 years old, is the shining star of the CAF Women's Champions League !
CAF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024
- For the first time in history, Mamelodi Sundowns, directed by CAF President Patrice Motsepe, will not play the Champions League final in Africa ! They were eliminated in Group stage in the 10 minutes extra time. After 90 minutes, Mamelodi led 1-0 against Nigerian club Edo Queens, who scored two goals in the extra time to take the first place in the Group, Mamelodi jumped to place 3 and was out of the competition !
- It is the 4th edition of CAF Champions League. Mamelodi Sundowns won two (2021 and 2023), AS Far won one (2022 against Mamelodi !).
- Moroccan Doha El Madani, only 19 years old, scored 5 goals in the 3 Group games after her 3 goals with Morocco’s U20 this year ! She scored again in the semi final the winning goal for AS FAR Rabat, so her 6th goal !
- TP Mazembe qualified for the first time in history for the final of the competition , the team is directed since this season by Lamia Boumedhi (Morocco), who drived her team to the final in her country Morocco !
- In their way to the final, TP Mazembe (DR Congo) scored 10 goals in 4 games ! Only FAR Rabat made the same total.
- Other big surprise : FC Masar (Egypt), who was named before September Tutankhamun FC created in 2021, qualified for the semi finals for the first time in history ! They lost in the last second against FAR in the semi final.
- The final of the 4th edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League will be held in 4 days, on 23 November in El Jadida (Morocco), where AS FAR Rabat has the opportunity to win their second title and TP Mazembe to enter more in History !