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.
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| Full name | Club Football Akbou ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Gazelles (in French) | ||
| Founded | 8 March 2010 | ||
| Ground | 1 November 1954 Stadium (Akbou) | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| President | Omar Merabet | ||
| Head Coach | Nadir Maadsi | ||
| League | Algerian Women's Championship | ||
| 2023–24 | Elite National Championship, 1st of 10 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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In March 2023, The club was recognized by FIFA for its social and humanitarian action.[1]
History
editCF 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 the 2023–24 season, CF Akbou achieved a historic national treble, winning for the first time in its history the Algerian Women's Championship, the Algerian Women's Cup and the Algerian Women's League Cup. It is the first of this kind for the Algerian women's football.
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 26 January 2024[6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
editDomestic
edit- Winners (1): 2023–24
- Winners (1): 2023–24
- Winners (1): 2023–24
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Women's Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2024 – UNAF qualifiers round (in progress)
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CF Akbou: More than a women's football club". fifa.com. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Football féminin : CF Akbou, un club référence !" [Women's Football: CF Akbou, a reference club!]. mediafootdz.dz (in French). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official Facebook page
- CF Akbou at BetsApi.com