Afak Relizane

Afak Relizane

Full name	Afak Chabab Relizane
Nickname(s)	El Afak
Founded	1995 (29 years ago) (1995)
Ground	Tahar Zoughari Stadium Relizane, Algeria
Capacity	30,000
President	Rachida Benallou
Head Coach	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
League	Algerian Women's Championship
2022–23	Champions
Home colours Away colours

Afak Chabab Relizane (Arabic: آفاق شباب غليزان, lit. 'Relizane Youth Horizons') is a women's professional football club based in Relizane, Algeria. The club is playing in the Algerian Women's Championship, the top division in the Algerian female football league system.

History

Afak Relizane was founded in 1995^[1] to encourage the practice of sports by young people from Relizane during the Algerian Civil War.^[2] The club is one of the most successful in Algerian women's football clubs.^[1]

In 2021, the team participated in the first edition of the African Champions League;^[3] they finished in second place in the 2021 CAF CL - UNAF zone qualifiers. In August 2022, Afak Relizane became the first women's Algerian club to be professional, this statue was done by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 27 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ALG Hadda Ayad — GK  ALG Kaoutar Saïda Meghelli — DF  ALG Kelthoum Arbi Aouda (c) — DF  ALG Naïma Barkat — DF  ALG Nadjah Djorni — DF  ALG Djawhar Nafissa Hadji — DF  ALG Faiza Messaouer — DF  ALG Fatiha Belkadi — DF  ALG Habiba Sadou — MF  ALG Halima Meçabih — MF  ALG Aïcha Hamidèche — MF  ALG Zeyneb Kendouci

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ALG Bachra Benhadda — FW  ALG Naïma Bouhenni — FW  ALG Fatiha Benssaha — FW  ALG Linda Boussebih — FW  ALG Amina Chahinez Hemour — FW  ALG Khadidja Khelifouche — FW  ALG Ikram Bahri — FW  ALG Fatima Zohra Nouara — FW  ALG Houria Affak —  ALG Amel Kheira Benabdellah —  ALG Selma Aifaoui —  ALG Fouzia Daoudi

Notable players

Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane Sabrina Mansouri

Fatima Sekouane

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
Assistant manager	...
Senior goalkeeping coach	...
Fitness coaches	...

Manager history

Main article: List of Afak Relizane managers

Dates	Name	Notes
0000–	...
0000–	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
2011–2012	Soraya Bouabdellah
0000–present	Sid Ahmed Mouaz

Presidents

Afak Relizane
From	To	President
		Belhadj Djelloul Bouazza
	present	Rachida Benallou

Honours

National titles

• Algerian Women's Championship
  • Winners (11): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
  • Runners-up (7): 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2019

• Algerian Women's Cup
  • Winners (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
  • Runners-up (2): 2008, 2009

• Algerian Women's Super Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2016

Continental and Regional titles

• UNAF Women's Champions League
  • Runners-up (2): 2021, 2023

• Maghreb Women's Club Tournament^[5][6][7]
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2012
  • Runners-up (1): 2011

• UNAF U-20 Women's Club Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2024

References

1. "AFAK : Mériter une place dans le Guinness". El Watan. Issac B. 1 June 2021.
2. "Mariage ou ballon rond: des Algériennes face à un dilemme". Le Point. 6 March 2021.
3. "CAF CL/Fem., La FAF va aider l'Afak Relizane". dzfoot.com. Juba Touabi. 30 June 2021.
4. "كرة القدم النسوية : آفاق غليزان أول نادي جزائري يحصل على إجازة الفريق المحترف". aps.dz. 30 August 2022.
5. "Maghreb Champions' Cup (Women)". rsssf. Hans Schöggl. 21 April 2021.
6. "Afak Relizane remporte le tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". L'Expression. R. S. 11 March 2010.
7. "Football féminin : un tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". El Watan. 24 February 2012.