AS FAR of Morocco beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-1 in the Women’s Champions League final in Ismailia, Egypt, on Sunday to become the first club to retain the title and the first to win it three times.
The win settles a rivalry between the two clubs that have dominated African women’s club football since the competition began in 2021. It brings AS FAR $600,000 in prize money and a place in the second round of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2027, according to the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
How did AS FAR win the Women’s Champions League final?
Imane Touriss gave AS FAR the lead in the 23rd minute at the Suez Canal Stadium, punishing a Sundowns error just outside the penalty area, the South African site iDiski Times reported. Refilwe Tholakele, the Botswana forward, equalised two minutes later.
Hiba Youssoufi, 17, restored the lead in the 37th minute after a passing move involving the captain Ghizlane Chebbak, her shot taking a deflection past the Sundowns goalkeeper, according to Pan Africa Football and iDiski Times.
Sundowns changed goalkeepers at half-time after Dlamini was injured late in the first half, and pressed for an equaliser. Touriss settled the Women’s Champions League final in the 77th minute, finishing a low cross from Fatima Tagnaout under the replacement keeper, Moletsane.
Why does this Women’s Champions League final matter?
The two clubs went into Sunday level on two titles each. Sundowns won the first edition in 2021 and again in 2023; AS FAR won in 2022, beating Sundowns 4-0 in Rabat, and in 2025, when they beat ASEC Mimosas 2-1, CAF said in its pre-match statistics.
It was the sixth Women’s Champions League final and the second between the two clubs. No club had previously defended the title. Sundowns were the only holders to reach the following year’s final before Sunday, and they lost it to AS FAR in 2022. As in every previous final, the team that scored first went on to win, according to CAF’s figures.
The clubs also met in this season’s men’s final: Sundowns’ men beat AS FAR 2-1 on aggregate in the 2025-26 men’s Champions League final, the first season in which the same two clubs met in both finals, CAF said.
For AS FAR, the continental title follows a domestic double in 2025-26, when they won the Moroccan women’s league and the Throne Cup, Pan Africa Football reported.
What is next for AS FAR and Sundowns?
AS FAR will play North Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC in the second round of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup in December, CAF said. Sundowns return to South Africa to catch up on fixtures in the Hollywoodbets Super League before its play-offs, iDiski Times reported.
AS FAR reached Sunday’s Women’s Champions League final by beating Cameroon’s Lekie FF 1-0, while Sundowns beat Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies 4-1. Lekie took third place on their debut. Egypt hosted the tournament, which we previewed in our report on the semi-finals; Cairo now turns to men’s club football, with Ahly v Pyramids on 23 November.
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Women’s Champions League final?
AS FAR of Morocco beat Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa 3-1 in Ismailia, Egypt, on 15 November 2026.
Who scored in the Women’s Champions League final?
Imane Touriss scored twice and Hiba Youssoufi once for AS FAR. Refilwe Tholakele scored for Sundowns.
How many titles have AS FAR won?
Three: 2022, 2025 and 2026. They are the first club to win the competition three times and the first to retain it.
What do the winners receive?
$600,000 in prize money and a place in the second round of the FIFA Women’s Champions Cup 2027, according to CAF.
