Champion AS FAR Rabat, superior in both experience and power

This is the first leg of Group B of the 2026 CAF Women's Champions League held at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt. AS FAR Rabat, the symbol of Moroccan women's soccer, enters this tournament as the winner of the previous tournament and as a strong candidate for the championship. With a squad full of national team-level resources and the know-how to manage continental tournaments, it is highly likely that they will push their line up strongly from the opening game and aim for multiple goals in order to secure an early lead in Group B, where they compete with Mali's USFAS Bamako.

Kawempe's challenge with a scoreless defense and a teenage genius striker at the forefront

Kawempe Muslim Ladies, which coach Ayub Khalifa Kiyingi has been cultivating for over 20 years, is a dark horse that has qualified for the finals for the first time in Ugandan club history. They won the CECAFA preliminary round held in Kigali, Rwanda last August without conceding a single goal, and the skill and breakthrough ability of 17-year-old captain striker Agnes Nabukenya, who scored the winning goal in overtime of the final, stands out. After acknowledging their objective power inferiority and setting up two thick defensive blocks, they are expected to aim for a surprise with a backspace counter using Nabu Kenya.