BREAKING: AS FAR defeats Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1to win 3rd CAFWCL Title

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist

Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales (AS FAR) women’s football club of Morocco, commonly known as AS FAR has won their third Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League (WCL) title after beating Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies of South Africa 3-1 in the final for the 2026 edition played at Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt on Sunday evening.

A brace by forward Imane Touriss (23′) and (77′) and one goal by Hiba Youssifi (Youssoufi) (38′) were enough to ensure that the Moroccan side carried the day despite the Mamelodi Sundowns’ lone scored by attacker Refilwe Tholakele (25′).

This victory made AS FAR the first club ever to win three CAF Women’s Champions League titles (having previously won in 2022 and 2025) and the first team to successfully defend the continental crown.

Also, Morocco’s AS FAR which paraded 10 national team players out of 11 starters in the match today have become the first club to successfully defend the CAF Women’s Champions League, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in Sunday’s final in Ismailia.

However, the win earned the club $600,000 in prize money and qualification for the second round of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2027, where they are scheduled to play North Korea’s Naegohyang WFC.

Meanwhile, the Runner-up is Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (South Africa);  Third Place winner is Lekié FF (Cameroon) while the Fourth Place club is  Kawempe Muslim LFC (Uganda).