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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.

Afak Relizane

Full name	Afak Chabab Relizane
Nickname(s)	El Afak
Founded	1995 (27 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
2021–22	Champions
Home colours Away colours

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 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ALG Hadda Ayad — DF  ALG Kelthoum Arbi Aouda — DF  ALG Naïma Barkat — DF  ALG Nadjah Djorni — DF  ALG Djawhar Nafissa Hadji — MF  ALG Halima Meçabih

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ALG Aïcha Hamidèche — MF  ALG Zineb Kendouci — FW  ALG Bachra Benhadda — FW  ALG Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane (captain) — FW  ALG Fatiha Benssaha — FW  ALG Linda Boussebih

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

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 (10): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022
  • 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

Regional titles

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

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Women's Champions League: 2 appearances

2021 – UNAF qualifiers round

2022 – UNAF qualifiers round

References

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