Morocco Thrash Namibia 8-1 in Dream Start at AFCON Women Futsal

The Moroccan women’s futsal team won the title of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco-2025) by defeating their Tanzanian counterpart 3–2 in the final held Wednesday evening at the indoor arena of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat.

Morocco’s goals were scored by Doha El Madani (20′), Drissia Korrych (34′), and Jasmine Demraoui (40′), while Anastazia Katunzi (4′) and Jamila Rajabu (16′) netted for Tanzania.

Both finalists of this AFCON have secured their spots in the Women’s Futsal World Cup, scheduled to take place in the Philippines from November 27 to December 7, 2025.

Morocco’s women’s futsal team reached the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final with a 5-1 semifinal win over Angola on Monday at Rabat’s Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex.

Goals were scored by Doha Madani (13′, 34′), Zineb Erroudany (30′), Jasmine Demraoui (33′), and Meryem Hajri (39′), while Djamila Lussinga Catombela (18′) netted Angola’s only goal.

In the final, Morocco will face Tanzania on Wednesday, after Tanzania qualified with a 3-2 victory over Cameroon.

The Moroccan women’s futsal team got off to a perfect start at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON Morocco-2025), thrashing their Namibian counterparts (8-1), in a match from Day 1 (Group A), played on Tuesday evening at the indoor hall of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat.

In their first match of the tournament, hosted by Morocco until April 30, the Atlas Lionesses opened the score through Malak Zaid Alkilani, followed by goals from AS FAR’s Doha El Madani, as well as Soumia Hady, Amal El Aoufi and Siham Tadlaoui, to mark the first half.

The second half made the tally higher through another shot by El Madani before Jasmine Demraoui netted a brace, while the Namibians scored their single point.  

The match was attended by Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports Mohamed Saad Berrada, and President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa.

Next Thursday, the Atlas Lionesses will play against their Cameroonian counterparts.

 Moroccan men’s futsal team has moved up one spot to 6th worldwide, while the women’s national team has moved up 18 places, according to the latest world rankings published by FIFA on Friday.

Despite losing 7.6 points compared to the last ranking in October 2024, Morocco climbed the rankings thanks to Kazakhstan (7th) dropping 2 spots (-60.91 points).

With 1468.4 points, Morocco maintains its position as leader of the African ranking, followed by Egypt (37th), Libya (46th), South Africa (49th, up 2) and Angola (58th).

Concerning the world Top 5, Brazil remains first ahead of Portugal by over 100 points. Spain (3rd, +1) has overtaken Argentina (4th, -1), while Iran (5th, +1) and Morocco (6th, +1) have also progressed at the expense of Kazakhstan (7th, -2).

Meanwhile, Poland (19th, +3) and Armenia (20th, +11) make their first appearance in the top 20.

In addition to Armenia, several teams have improved their ranking by more than 10 places since last October: Bosnia-Herzegovina (36th, +12), Andorra (55th, +13), Latvia (60th, up 11) and Greece (88th, +19).

With regards to women’s Futsal ranking, also published by FIFA, Morocco ascended through 18 spots to become one of the top-ranked nations.

Now ranked 47th worldwide, the Moroccan women’s national team tops the African ranking, followed by Senegal, 78th (+753 points).

The first-ever Women Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will take place in Morocco from April 22 to 30, 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Monday.

The CAF Executive Committee, chaired by Patrice Motsepe, convened in Rabat to finalize the tournament dates. “The opening match will be on Tuesday, 22 April 2025 and final match will be played on Wednesday, 30 April 2025”, CAF stated on its official website.

Two finalists in the competition will qualify for the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup in Philippines in November/December 2025, CAF added.

The committee also announced adjusted dates for the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Originally scheduled for 2024, the tournament will now begin on August 2, 2025, and conclude with the final on August 30, 2025. CAF explained the change was made “to optimize the organization and competitiveness of the tournament.”

Further, CAF approved an expanded format for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), also set to take place in Morocco. The number of participating teams will increase from 12 to 16, which CAF described as “a significant step forward for the inclusion and development of young talents across the continent.”

CAF also announced the launch of tender processes for hosting rights for several upcoming tournaments, including the CAF Women’s Champions League (2025, 2026, 2027), the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (2026, 2027, 2028), and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (2027, 2029, 2031).

Morocco earned Friday the 7th place in the International Federation of Association Football’s (FIFA) world ranking.

With a total of 1,476.25 points, Morocco, quarter-finalist at the 2024 World Cup in Uzbekistan, leads African and Arab teams.

Brazil, recently crowned world champion, strengthened its lead, widening the gap with Portugal. 

Top 10 :

1- Brazil

1650.75 pts

2- Portugal

1546.33 pts

3- Argentina

1520.59 pts  

4-Spain

1517 pts  

5- Kazakhstan

1500.09 pts       

6- Iran

1495.74 pts   

7- Morocco

1476.25 pts

8- Russia

1405.29 pts    

9- Ukraine

1375.21 pts

10- France

1367.67 pts.