Afak Relizane

Afak Relizane
Full name	Afak Relizane
Nickname(s)	El Afak
Founded	1995 (27 years ago)
Ground	Stade Tahar Zoughari; Relizane, Algeria
Capacity	30,000
President	Rachida Benallou
Head Coach	Sid Ahmed Mouaz
League	Algerian Women's Championship
2020–21	Champions
Home colours	Away colours

Afak Relizane (Arabic: آفاق غليزان, lit. 'Relizane Horizons') is a women's 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.

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.

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 (9): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
- Runners-up (7): 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2018–19

Algerian Women's Cup
- Winners (6): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16
- Runners-up (2): 2007–08 et 2008–09

Algerian Women's Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2016

Regional titles[]

Maghreb Women's Club Tournament^[4]^[5]^[6]
- Winners (2): 2010, 2012
- Runners-up (1): 2011

Performance in CAF competitions[]

CAF Women's Champions League: 1 appearance

2021 – UNAF qualifiers round

References[]

^ ^a ^b "AFAK : Mériter une place dans le Guinness". El Watan. Issac B. 1 June 2021.
^ "Mariage ou ballon rond: des Algériennes face à un dilemme". Le Point. 6 March 2021.
^ "CAF CL/Fem., La FAF va aider l'Afak Relizane". dzfoot.com. Juba Touabi. 30 June 2021.
^ "Maghreb Champions' Cup (Women)". rsssf. Hans Schöggl. 21 April 2021.
^ "Afak Relizane remporte le tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". L'Expression. R. S. 11 March 2010.
^ "Football féminin : un tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". El Watan. 24 February 2012.

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[Afak1-1] "AFAK : Mériter une place dans le Guinness". El Watan. Issac B. 1 June 2021.

[2] "Mariage ou ballon rond: des Algériennes face à un dilemme". Le Point. 6 March 2021.

[3] "CAF CL/Fem., La FAF va aider l'Afak Relizane". dzfoot.com. Juba Touabi. 30 June 2021.

[4] "Maghreb Champions' Cup (Women)". rsssf. Hans Schöggl. 21 April 2021.

[5] "Afak Relizane remporte le tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". L'Expression. R. S. 11 March 2010.

[6] "Football féminin : un tournoi maghrébin à Aïn Defla". El Watan. 24 February 2012.

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