The CAF Women's Champions League (; ), 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.
The competition has been won by several clubs, two of which have secured the trophy more than once. Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and AS FAR are the most successful clubs in the competitionâÂÂs history, each having won the tournament twice. ASFAR are the current African champions, having defeated ASEC Mimosas 2âÂÂ1 in the 2025 final.
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 2âÂÂ0 against Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana in Cairo. Sanaâ Mssoudy became the first player ever to score a hat-trick in the tournament, netting three goals for AS FAR against Rivers Angels during the group stage.
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 4âÂÂ0 in the final, which remains the biggest winning margin in a CAF WomenâÂÂs Champions League final. Ibtissam Jraïdi became the first (and only) player to score a hat-trick in a CAF WCL final, netting three goals in the final, and she ended the tournament as the top goalscorer with six goals.
On 19 May 2023, CAF chose Ivory Coast to host the third edition as part of its AFCON 2023 preparations, where Mamelodi Sundowns reclaimed the title with a 3âÂÂ0 win over SC Casablanca. Morocco then hosted the fourth edition, with TP Mazembe defeating AS FAR 1âÂÂ0. In the fifth edition, AS FAR captured the title and became the first team to represent CAF in the inaugural FIFA Women's Champions Cup.
This tournament uses the same sponsors as other major CAF competitions, including the CAF Champions League.
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.
Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition:
Players with the most goals in the competition. Bold players still active.
Players with the most clean sheets in the competition. Bold players still active.
The prize money from 2021-2023.
In 2024, CAF announced a 52% increase in the prize money.