Defending champions AS FAR of Morocco face Cameroonian debutants Lekié Football Filles in the CAF Women’s Champions League Egypt 2026 semi-finals at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia on Wednesday, 11 November (14h00 local time / 12h00 GMT). AS FAR are chasing a third title and Lekié a first appearance in the final.
AS FAR topped Group B on six points, progressing on three-way head-to-head criteria after a 3-2 defeat to Kawempe Muslim Ladies and victories over USFAS Bamako (6-0) and Ampem Darkoa (2-0). Lekié finished second in Group A with four points after drawing 0-0 with FUS Rabat, losing 2-1 to Mamelodi Sundowns and beating FC Masar 2-1.
MATCH FACTS
• AS FAR are seeking a fourth final appearance, having previously reached the decider in 2022, 2024 and 2025.
• Lekié Football Filles have reached the semi-finals on their debut at the competition.
• This is AS FAR’s first meeting with a Cameroonian club at the finals.
• Lekié are facing Moroccan opponents for the second time, having drawn 0-0 with FUS Rabat in the group stage.
• AS FAR are facing Central African opponents for the sixth time. They previously met Malabo Kings and Huracanes of Equatorial Guinea and TP Mazembe of DR Congo three times.
• AS FAR’s previous record against Central African clubs is three wins in open play, one draw decided by a penalty shootout victory and one defeat.
• This is AS FAR’s fourth knockout match against Central African opposition. They beat Malabo Kings 3-1 in the 2021 third-place play-off, lost 1-0 to TP Mazembe in the 2024 final and drew 0-0 with Mazembe in the 2025 semi-finals before winning 4-2 on penalties.
• Lekié are the second team after Sundowns in 2023 to face two clubs from the same country in a single edition. Sundowns faced Moroccan opposition three times that year, beating SC Casablanca twice and AS FAR once.
AS FAR – KEY STATISTICS
• AS FAR beat Ampem Darkoa 2-0 in their final group game to finish top of Group B.
• AS FAR have reached the semi-finals for a sixth time.
• They are the only club to have reached the last four in every appearance at the finals.
• They are bidding for a third successive final, having finished runners-up in 2024 and won their second title in 2025.
• AS FAR won their first title in 2022.
• AS FAR have advanced from three of their five previous semi-finals and been eliminated twice, including matches decided on penalties.
• They lost 2-1 to Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies in the 2021 semi-finals, beat Bayelsa Queens 1-0 in 2022, lost 1-0 to Sundowns in 2023, beat FC Masar 2-1 in 2024 and progressed past TP Mazembe on penalties in 2025 after a 0-0 draw.
• AS FAR lost 1-0 to Sundowns in the 2023 semi-finals the last time they entered the competition as defending champions.
• AS FAR have been involved in one penalty shootout at the finals, beating TP Mazembe 4-2 in the 2025 semi-finals.
• Both of AS FAR’s previous semi-final wins in open play have been by a one-goal margin.
• AS FAR have reached the semi-finals after losing their opening match for the second time, following 2023.
• AS FAR have already lost to a debutant in 2026. They previously lost to two debutants in 2021, against Vihiga Queens in the group stage and Hasaacas Ladies in the semi-finals.
• AS FAR are facing a debutant in the semi-finals for the fourth time. They beat Bayelsa Queens 1-0 in 2022 and FC Masar 2-1 in 2024, having lost 2-1 to Hasaacas Ladies in 2021.
• AS FAR scored 10 goals in the 2026 group stage, their highest total at that stage and equal to their total goals across their entire 2022 and 2024 campaigns.
• Only Sundowns, with 11 goals in the 2022 group stage, have scored more in a single group phase. Sundowns finished that edition with 12 goals overall.
• Khadija Er-Rmichi kept her 17th clean sheet at the finals in the win over Ampem Darkoa, the most by any goalkeeper.
• Er-Rmichi has kept successive clean sheets in 2026. She last achieved a longer run in 2025, when she kept four consecutive clean sheets across the group stage and semi-finals.
• Ghizlane Chebbak converted a penalty to open the scoring against Ampem Darkoa, her fourth goal at the finals. She has scored in three editions: 2021, 2023 and 2026.
• This was Chebbak’s first goal in a group-stage match. Her previous three goals came in third-place play-offs in 2021 and 2023.
• Three of Chebbak’s four goals have come in the second half.
• AS FAR have won all three matches in which Chebbak has scored.
• Chebbak had 94 touches against Ampem Darkoa, more than any other player.
• Chebbak attempted 77 passes and completed 60 against Ampem Darkoa, both match-high totals.
• Hiba Youssoufi scored AS FAR’s second goal against Ampem Darkoa, her first of the 2026 finals.
• Youssoufi won all four of her attempted tackles against Ampem Darkoa, a 100% success rate.
• Aziza Rabbah won five aerial duels against Ampem Darkoa, more than any other player.
• AS FAR completed 397 of 522 attempted passes against Ampem Darkoa, a completion rate of approximately 76%.
• AS FAR have scored 10 goals in the group stage, the most at the 2026 finals. They registered 17 shots on target and scored with approximately 59% of them.
• AS FAR registered six shots on target in each of their first two matches and five in their final group game.
LEKIÉ FOOTBALL FILLES – KEY STATISTICS
• Lekié finished second in Group A after beating hosts FC Masar 2-1 in their final group game.
• Lekié are aiming for successive victories at the finals for the first time.
• Their last two matches both ended 2-1: a defeat to Sundowns followed by victory over FC Masar.
• Lekié are aiming to become the second Central African club to reach the final, after TP Mazembe in 2024.
• They could become the first Central African club to reach the final on debut.
• If Lekié progress, they will become the fifth debutant to reach the final, after Sundowns and Hasaacas Ladies in 2021, SC Casablanca in 2023 and ASEC Mimosas in 2025.
• If Lekié reach the final, debutants will have appeared in successive finals for the first time.
• Brenda Ebika Tabe scored after 23 seconds against FC Masar, the fastest goal in the history of the finals.
• Ebika scored with Lekié’s first and only shot on target in the first half. They had four shots on target overall against FC Masar.
• Ebika attempted four shots against FC Masar and scored with her only effort on target.
• Three of Lekié’s four shots on target against FC Masar came in the second half.
• Marie Ngon scored Lekié’s second goal against FC Masar, her first at the finals. Two of Lekié’s three tournament goals have been scored by substitutes, including Shalom Makoma’s goal against Sundowns.
• Goalkeeper Calixte Chantal made no saves against FC Masar and conceded from the only shot on target she faced.
• Lekié attempted 370 passes against FC Masar, their highest total in a match at the finals.
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