# CAF Women's Champions League

Winners :
| Season | CAF Women's Champions League |
| 2021 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2022 | AS FAR |
| 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2024 | TP Mazembe |
The CAF Women's Champions League (French: Ligue des Champions Féminine de la CAF; Arabic: دوري أبطال إفريقيا للسيدات), sometimes abbreviated as CAF WCL, is an annual African women's association football club competition launched on 12 September 2020 and organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is the female counterpart of the CAF Champions League.

## History

CAF cancelled the 2020 Women's Africa Cup of Nations at a virtual executive meeting on 30 June citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football in Africa as the reason and rather approved the creation of the CAF Women's Champions League which launched on 12 September that year. South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns won the inaugural title 2-0 against Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana in Cairo.
On 18 April 2022, CAF issued a press release to its member associations wishing to engage their domestic league champions in the qualification procedures for the 2022 edition to submit viable club licensing documents to them by 31 May. That edition was won by AS FAR of Morocco after beating then-defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 in the final.
On 19 May 2023, CAF named Ivory Coast as host for the 3rd edition of the tournament, posing it as part of the country's preparations and readiness to stage the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in January and February 2024. South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns reclaimed their title 3-0 against SC Casablanca from Morocco.
On 15 October 2024, CAF announced Morocco as the hosts for the 4th edition of the tournament. TP Mazembe of the DR Congo won 1-0 against hosts AS FAR of Morocco.

## Sponsorship

This tournament uses the same sponsors as other major CAF competitions, including the CAF Champions League.

## Format

The format for the first edition saw the champions of each of the six CAF zones play for a spot in the competition. They are joined by the hosts and an extra team from the zone of the defending/reigning/current Women's Africa Cup of Nations champions (for the inaugural edition only). The tournament is currently played in two groups of four teams. Since the 2022 edition, the spot reserved for the additional team from the CAF sub-region of the incumbent Women's AFCON is given instead to this tournament's defending champions.

## Prizes
### 2021-2023

The prize money from 2021-2023.
| Final position | Prize money |
| Champions | US$400,000 |
| Runners-up | US$400,000 |
| 3rd place | US$250,000 |
| 4th place | US$200,000 |
| 3rd in group stage | US$150,000 |
| 4th in group stage | US$100,000 |

### 2024

In 2024, CAF announced a 52% increase in the prize money.
| Final position | Prize money |
| Champions | US$600,000 |
| Runners-up | US$400,000 |
| 3rd place | US$350,000 |
| 4th place | US$300,000 |
| 3rd in group stage | US$200,000 |
| 4th in group stage | US$150,000 |

## Broadcast coverage

Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition:
| Country/Region | Channels |
| Morocco | SNRT |
| Ivory Coast | RTI |
| South Africa | SABC |
| Tanzania | Azam |
| Egypt | On-Time Sport |
| Togo | New World TV |
| Ghana | TBC |
| Uganda | TBC |
| Europe | Canal+ |
| MENA | beIN Sports |
| Worldwide | YouTube |

## Results

Key :
* Match was won during extra time
* Match won after a penalty shoot-out
CAF Women's Champions League finals :
| Season | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
| 2021 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | Hasaacas Ladies | 30 June Stadium, Cairo | 0 |
| 2022 | AS FAR | 4–0 | Mamelodi Sundowns | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat | 15,000 |
| 2023 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 3–0 | SC Casablanca | Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium, Korhogo | 20,000 |
| 2024 | TP Mazembe | 1–0 | AS FAR | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida | 15,000 |
| 2025 | | – | | | |
| Upcoming finals ||||||
| Season | Finalist | Match | Finalist | Venue | Attendance |
| 2026 | | – | | | |

## Records and statistics
### Winners by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 2021, 2023 | 2022 |
| AS FAR | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2024 |
| TP Mazembe | 1 | 0 | 2024 | |
| Hasaacas Ladies | 0 | 1 | | 2021 |
| SC Casablanca | 0 | 1 | | 2023 |

### By nation

| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | 3rd Places | 4th places | Winner | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th place |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mamelodi Sundowns (2) | Mamelodi Sundowns (1) | | |
| Morocco | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | AS FAR (1) | SC Casablanca (1) AS FAR (1) | AS FAR (2) | |
| DR Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TP Mazembe (1) | | | |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Hasaacas Ladies (1) | | Ampem Darkoa (1) |
| Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | Bayelsa Queens (1) | Edo Queens (1) |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | FC Masar (1) | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | Malabo Kings (1) |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | Simba Queens (1) |

### Performances by region

| Federation (Region) | Clubs Winners | Clubs Runners-up | Titles |
| COSAFA (Southern Africa) | Mamelodi Sundowns (2) | Mamelodi Sundowns (1) | 2 |
| UNAF (North Africa) | AS FAR (1) | SC Casablanca (1) AS FAR (1) | 1 |
| UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | TP Mazembe (1) | | 1 |
| WAFU (West Africa) | | Hasaacas Ladies (1) | 0 |
| CECAFA (East Africa) | | | 0 |

### All-time top scorers

    As of 25 November 2024
Players with the most goals in the competition. Bold players still active.
| Rank | Top scorer | Goals | Clubs |
| 1 | Melinda Kgadiete | 7 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 2 | Ibtissam Jraïdi | 6 | AS FAR |
| 2 | Doha El Madani | 6 | AS FAR |
| 4 | Evelyn Badu | 5 | Hasaacas Ladies |
| 4 | Lelona Daweti | 5 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 4 | Sanaâ Mssoudy | 5 | AS FAR |
| 4 | Boitumelo Rabale | 5 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 4 | Refilwe Tholakele | 5 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 4 | Fatima Tagnaout | 5 | AS FAR |
| 10 | Oumou Kone | 3 | AS Mandé |
| 10 | N-yanyimaya Gnabekan | 3 | Ampem Darkoa Ladies |
| 10 | Stéphanie Gbogou | 3 | Malabo Kings |

### Clean sheets all time list

    As of 25 November 2024
Players with the most clean sheets in the competition. Bold players still active.
| Rank | Keeper | Clean sheets | Clubs |
| 1 | Khadija Er-Rmichi | 11 | AS FAR |
| 2 | Andile Dlamini | 10 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
| 3 | Habiba Emad | 3 | FC Masar |
| 3 | Fideline Ngoy | 3 | TP Mazembe |
| 3 | Omini Oyono | 3 | Edo Queens |

## Awards

| Tournament | Most Valuable Player | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove |
| 2021 | Evelyn Badu | Evelyn Badu | 5 | Andile Dlamini |
| 2022 | Fatima Tagnaout | Ibtissam Jraïdi | 6 | Khadija Er-Rmichi |
| 2023 | Boitumelo Rabale | Refilwe Tholakele | 5 | Andile Dlamini |
| 2024 | Sanaâ Mssoudy | Doha El Madani | 6 | Habiba Emad |