Clubname: | CF Akbou ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ |
Fullname: | Club Football Akbou ⵛⵍⵓⴱ ⴼⵓⵜⴱⴰⵍ ⴰⵇⵠⵓ |
Nickname: | Les Gazelles fr |
Ground: | 1 November 1954 Stadium (Akbou) |
Capacity: | 2,000 |
Chrtitle: | President |
Chairman: | Omar Merabet |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Manager: | Nadir Maadsi |
League: | Algerian Women's Championship |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Position: | Elite National Championship, 1st of 10 |
Website: | https://www.cfakbou.dz/ |
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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]
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 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.
Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
Winners (1): 2023–24
1 appearance
2024 – UNAF qualifiers round (in progress)