African Women's Football Archives

CAF invests in efforts to improve leadership of women’s football associations across Africa

4 May 2026 Drew Vinestock

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has continued its ongoing investment campaign into women’s football across the continent. The latest roll-out has seen 80 officials in African women’s football undergo training [Read More]

Confederation of African Football set to invest in coaching badges for prisoners in Ghana

20 January 2025 Drew Vinestock

The CAF have outlined the next stage of their ‘Football for Reform’ programme. The programme will run in collaboration with the Ghanaian FA Foundation. It will see training for coaching [Read More]

Ghana sign former Racing Louisville manager Lars Kim Björkegrenn as new head coach

17 January 2025 Drew Vinestock

The Ghana Football Association has unveiled Swedish manager Lars Kim Björkegrenn as the new head coach of the Ghana national team. The Black Queens had been without a manager since [Read More]

DR Congo club TP Mazembe crowned best club in Africa at CAF awards

17 December 2024 Drew Vinestock

CAF Champions League winning team TP Mazembe have been crowned the Women’s Club of the Year at the CAF awards in Marrakech, Morocco. Les Corbeaux manager Lamia Boumehdi also claimed [Read More]

Barbra Banda makes history with CAF African Footballer of the Year award

17 December 2024 Drew Vinestock

Barbra Banda, the world’s second most expensive player in women’s football history, has been crowned the African Women’s Footballer of the Year at the CAF awards in Morocco. The 24-year-old [Read More]

TP Mazembe claim historic first CAF Champions League title as underdogs

26 November 2024 Drew Vinestock

DR Congo champions Tout Puissant Mazembe caused an upset as they defeated Moroccan side AS FAR by a single goal in the CAF Women’s Champions League final. It’s the first [Read More]

Liberian FA launches landmark strategic plan for women’s football

26 October 2024 Drew Vinestock

The Liberian Football Association has launched an ambitious four-year strategic plan that will aim to develop and invest in women’s football. Running from 2024 to 2027, the plan will focus [Read More]

Ghana Premier League provides monetary incentives to drive growth of women’s game

16 October 2024 Drew Vinestock

The Malta Guinness Premier League, the highest women’s division in Ghana, has introduced extra incentivised funding for the 2024/25 season. The funding will be distributed amongst the winning players and [Read More]

Investment flooded into girls’ talent pathway by Ghana FA

30 July 2024 Drew Vinestock

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) continues its women’s football investment streak by funding a talent pathway for girls aged between 6-12. The ‘Football4Girls’ initiative launched in 2022 and has seen [Read More]

Mamelodi Sundowns celebrate their victory following the CAF Women's Champions League final

South Africa: Mamelodi Sundowns appoint first ever Head of Women’s Football

20 March 2024 Drew Vinestock

Mamelodi Sundowns have consistently been the trailblazers for development in the women’s game in South Africa for numerous landmarks. This trend continues following the appointment of Christa Kgamphe-Jane, their first [Read More]