TP Mazembe win the African Women’s Champions League for the first time as the Ravens beat Moroccan side AS FAR 1-0 in El Jadida.
TP Mazembe are the third club to win the Women's African Champions League, after two-time champions Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FARThe only goal of the contest in El Jadida came in the 10th minute through Marlene Kasaj’s penalty after AS FAR captain Aziza Rabbah was penalised for handball.
Yet AS FAR put in a subdued display and failed to test Ravens goalkeeper Fideline Ngoy, with tournament top scorer Doha El Madani – who had netted six goals in their run to the final - wasting their best chance as she sliced a first-half free-kick wide. The Ravens pick up a cheque for $600,000 after the prize money was increased for the fourth edition of the tournament, while the runners-up receive $400,000 .TP Mazembe were making their first appearance in the final but it was the Moroccans who made a nervy start, with Ravens forward Kgalebane Mohlakoana having one shot blocked before her follow-up effort was deflected into the arms of AS FAR keeper Khadija Er-Rmichi.
Kasaj sent the spot-kick right of centre, just past the dive of Er-Rmichi, and TP Mazembe spurned a glorious chance to make it 2-0 soon after.
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