The CAF Women's Champions League (; ), sometimes abbreviated as ''CAF WCL'', is an annual African

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club competition launched on 12 September 2020 and organized by the

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(CAF). It is the female counterpart of the

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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.

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won the inaugural title 2-0 against Hasaacas Ladies of

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. On 18 April 2022, CAF issued a

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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

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after beating then-defending champions

4-0 in the final. On 19 May 2023, CAF named

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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

reclaimed their title 3-0 against SC Casablanca from

. On 15 October 2024, CAF announced

as the hosts for the 4th edition of the tournament.

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of the

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won 1-0 against hosts AS FAR of

Sponsorship

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

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

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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.

2024

In 2024, CAF announced a 52% increase in the prize money.

Broadcast coverage

Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition:

Results

Records and statistics

Winners by club

By nation

Performances by region

All-time top scorers

Players with the most goals in the competition. Bold players still active.

Clean sheets all time list

Players with the most clean sheets in the competition. Bold players still active.

Awards

Notes & references

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:CAF Women's Champions League Confederation of African Football club competitions Women's association football competitions in Africa Recurring sporting events established in 2020 2020 establishments in Africa Multi-national professional sports leagues