Morocco’s FUS Rabat begin CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying campaign with big win

FUS Rabat made an impressive start to their campaign for a place at the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League by thrashing Algeria’s CF Akbou 4-0 in their opening UNAF qualifying match in Tunis on Tuesday.

Goals from Odette Gnintegma, Salma Boukerch, Mari Cruz and Hajar Errakkas secured a convincing victory for the Moroccan side and gave them an early advantage in the four-team qualifying competition.

FUS Rabat are competing against clubs from across North Africa for the region’s place in Africa’s premier women’s club competition.

Four goals secure emphatic opening win

FUS Rabat wasted little time asserting their authority against their Algerian opponents.

Gnintegma opened the scoring before Boukerch doubled the Moroccan club’s advantage to put them in control of the contest.

Cruz added a third before Errakkas completed the scoring in stoppage time to seal an emphatic four-goal victory.

The result gives FUS Rabat valuable momentum as they continue their quest to represent Morocco and the UNAF region in the continental tournament.

North African rivals battle for continental place

The UNAF qualifying tournament features four teams competing in a single round-robin group.

Alongside FUS Rabat and Algeria’s CF Akbou are Egypt’s FC Masar and Tunisia’s ASF Sousse.

Each team will play three matches, with the competition providing a crucial pathway for North African clubs seeking a place at the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League.

For FUS Rabat, the comprehensive victory represents an encouraging first step in their bid to carry Morocco’s growing influence in African women’s football onto the continental club stage.