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CF Akbou
ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ
Full nameClub Football Akbou
ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ
Nickname(s)Les Gazelles (in French)
Founded8 March 2010 (14 years ago) (2010-03-08)
Ground1 November 1954 Stadium (Akbou)
Capacity2,000
PresidentOmar Merabet
Head CoachNadir Maadsi
LeagueAlgerian Women's Championship
2023–24Elite National Championship, 1st of 10
Websitehttps://www.cfakbou.dz/

Club Football Akbou (Arabic: نادي أقبو; Tamazight: ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ), commonly referred to as CF Akbou is an Algerian women's professional football club based in Akbou, Béjaïa Province, Kabylia that currently plays in the Algerian Women's Championship, the top division in the Algerian female football league system.

In March 2023, The club was recognized by FIFA for its social and humanitarian action.[1]

History

CF Akbou was founded on 8 March 2010 as a way of supporting women's causes.[2] In an interview with FIFA, the president and founder, Omar Merabet, stated, "Initially, our aim wasn't to be among the top clubs in Algeria. We simply wanted to provide young girls in the city, starting from the age of six, an equal opportunity to engage in sports, just like boys. For instance, we have never imposed membership fees. The club ensures that all players, from the U-6 category to the senior team, have access to necessary equipment.[3]

In 2013, after playing three seasons, the club was promoted to the Super Division Féminine. Two years later, the club reached the semi-finals of the Algerian Women's Cup for the first time in two consecutive years, namely 2016 and 2017.[4]

In the 2022–23 season, CF Akbou won the honorary title for the first half of the national women's football championship after finishing top of the league by the ninth round.[5]

In 2024, CF Akbou achieved a historic national quadruple, winning for the first time in its history the Algerian Women's Championship, the Algerian Women's Cup, the Algerian Women's League Cup and the Algerian Women's Super Cup. It is the first of this kind for the Algerian women's football.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 January 2024[6]

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
DF Algeria ALG Wassila Alouache
FW Algeria ALG Thiziri Baâli
FW Algeria ALG Rahma Benaichouche
GK Algeria ALG Aya Slim
FW Algeria ALG Ghania Ayadi
MF Algeria ALG Melissa Baâziz
GK Algeria ALG Chaima Aourtilane
MF Algeria ALG Lina Tamguelt
DF Algeria ALG Nadira Regouli
DF Algeria ALG Fatiha Wadah
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Algeria ALG Fatiha Ghorfati
MF Algeria ALG Melissa Djernine
FW Algeria ALG Nadia Iouanoughene
GK Algeria ALG Kahina Takninet
MF Algeria ALG Djamila Benaissa
MF Algeria ALG Hanane Benemara
DF Algeria ALG Lila Benboudjemaâ
FW Algeria ALG Liza Baali
DF Algeria ALG Lilia Hamitouche

Honours

Domestic

Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2024

Performance in CAF competitions

2024UNAF qualifiers round

References

  1. ^ "FOOTBALL FEMININ : LE CF AKBOU, UN MODÈLE LOUÉ PAR LA FIFA" [WOMEN'S FOOTBALL: CF AKBOU, A MODEL PRAISED BY FIFA]. faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ "ALG : Le football féminin gagne du terrain… à Akbou" [ALG: Women's football gaining ground... in Akbou]. footafrique.com (in French). 15 February 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  3. ^ "CF Akbou: More than a women's football club". fifa.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Football féminin : CF Akbou, un club référence !" [Women's Football: CF Akbou, a reference club!]. mediafootdz.dz (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  5. ^ "البطولة الوطنية لكرة القدم النسوية: نادي فتيات أقبو بطل مرحلة الذهاب" [The National Women's Football Championship: CF Akbou Girls' Club, the champion of the first half.]. aps.dz (in Arabic). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Le 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐞 retenu pour les 16èmes de Finales coupe d'Algérie senior demain a 10h00 face a oum lebouaghi au stade opod akbou" [The group selected for the Round of 16 in the Senior Algerian Cup tomorrow at 10:00 am against Oum Lebouaghi at Opod Akbou Stadium] (in French). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024 – via Facebook.