AS FAR secure historic hat-trick and Women’s Club World Cup place

AS FAR won the CAF Women’s Champions League for a third time after defeating South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Sunday’s final at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Egypt.

Iman Torres scored twice, in the 23rd and 77th minutes, while Hiba Al Yousfi added AS FAR’s second goal in the 37th minute. The result confirmed the Moroccan club as champions for the third time, following their previous triumphs in 2022 and 2025.

AS FAR are the first team to successfully defend the title and the first to win the competition three times. Their latest success further establishes the club among the leading forces in African women’s football.

The victory also earns AS FAR a place at the inaugural FIFA Women’s Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in 2028. The tournament will be staged in an expanded format for the first time, following the model of the men’s FIFA Club World Cup held in the summer of 2025.

The continental title adds to Morocco’s growing success in club and international football, across both the men’s and women’s game.

Moroccan players dominate individual awards

AS FAR players also collected three of the main individual honours at the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League.

Goalkeeper Khadija Er-Rmichi was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper after her performances throughout the competition. Team-mate Iman Torres received the best forward award after finishing as the leading scorer with four goals.

AS FAR captain Ghizlane Chebbak was named the best player of the sixth edition, completing a clean sweep of the leading individual awards for representatives of Moroccan women’s football.

Women’s Club World Cup details

The first FIFA Women’s Club World Cup will take place from 5 to 30 January 2028 in the United States. The FIFA Council Bureau confirmed the host nation on 22 October 2026, while the cities and stadiums to be used will be announced at a later date.

The tournament will feature 19 elite women’s clubs representing all six continental confederations.

Six teams will begin in the preliminary round, with the three winners progressing to join 13 clubs in the next phase. Those 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four, with the top two sides in each group advancing to the knockout stage.

The allocation of places for the inaugural tournament is two direct places and one preliminary-round place each for the Asian Football Confederation, CAF, Concacaf and CONMEBOL.

UEFA will receive five direct places and one place in the preliminary round, while the Oceania Football Confederation will have one preliminary-round place.