Ghanaian champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies bow out of the 2026 CAF Women's Champions League on head-to-head rules after a 2-0 Group B loss to Morocco's AS FAR.

Published 8 Nov 2026, 19:48 GMT

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Ampem Darkoa Ladies are out of the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League. The Ghanaian champions lost 2-0 to holders AS FAR in their last Group B game in Egypt on Sunday.

Head coach Charles Anokye Frimpong made a single adjustment to his starting eleven, introducing Asana Hamidu in place of Victoria Banful.

Ampem Darkoa absorbed sustained Moroccan pressure throughout the opening half and went into the break scoreless after goalkeeper Rose Teye Baah saved a stoppage-time penalty.

The contest turned early in the second half when Baah was shown a red card for a challenge in the penalty area, conceding another spot-kick.

Down to 10 players, the Ghanaian side committed numbers forward in search of an equaliser, but Rebecca Assemani missed a chance to level the score before Youssoufi capitalised on a defensive error to net AS FAR’s second goal six minutes into stoppage time.

In the group’s simultaneous fixture, Ugandan debutants Kawempe Muslim Ladies defeated Mali’s USFAS Bamako 3-0 through a brace from Agnes Nabukenya in the 23rd and 71st minutes and a 39th-minute strike by Jovia Nakagolo.

That result left AS FAR, Kawempe Muslim Ladies and Ampem Darkoa — who qualified for their second tournament appearance via the WAFU Zone B play-off — locked in a three-way tie on six points, with the Ghanaian champions eliminated in third place on head-to-head rules.

Group winners AS FAR will play Lekié Football Filles in Wednesday's semi-finals, while runners-up Kawempe Muslim Ladies face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Ampem Darkoa knocked out of CAF Women&#39;s Champions League after 2-0 defeat to AS FAR

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