CAF: the 100 clubs involved in interclub competitions now also have women's teams

The clubs involved in the 2023-24 CAF interclub competitions have responded favourably to the requirement to have a women's team as stipulated by CAF: 58 of them now have one in their structure and the other 42 have an agreement with an external women's team, announced the Confederation of African Football on 15/09/2023.

"To compete in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup 2023-24, all clubs must have an active women's team participating in a sanctioned competition by their respective football association, in accordance with Article 27 of the CAF Men's Club Licensing Regulations, which came into full effect in July 2022. CAF has worked closely with its member associations in guiding the clubs to fulfil this requirement, resulting in several new women's teams being formed and more support for women's teams at the national level," explained the body.

"In order to comply with this criteria, clubs had to meet either one of the following prerequisites: operate the women's team(s) themselves or have a written agreement with another entity that operates the team(s)…