MATCH STATS: FC Masar take on debutants USFAS Bamako in final Group B fixture

USFAS Bamako will face FC Masar on match day three in Group B at the CAF Women’s Champions League Egypt 2025 on 15 November at 15h00 local time (13h00 GMT).

This will be the first meeting between the sides at the CAF Women’s Champions League.

It is also the first meeting between teams from Mali and Egypt.

Mali’s previous representative at the finals, AS Mande, played against North African opponents AS FAR in their final group game in 2023 and lost 2–0.

This is Masar’s third meeting against West African opponents. They met Nigerian club Edo Queens twice in 2024, drawing 0–0 in both the group stages and third-place match before winning the latter on penalties.

Masar are facing a debutant for the fifth time; their record in these games reads P4 W2 D2.

Masar are yet to lose against a debutant.

 

USFAS Bamako – Key Statistics

·       Lost their last game 2–0 against AS FAR, having begun with a win over FC 15 de Agosto.

·       Will progress to the semi-finals with a win.

·       Progression would see them become the first team from Mali to reach the knockout rounds.

·       Managed just 30% possession on match day two against AS FAR – their lowest total so far.

·       Completed only 90 accurate passes against AS FAR (their fewest in a game so far) after managing 153 in their opener.

·       Had a single shot on target in the loss to AS FAR, compared to two on target (both converted) in their first game.

·       Have faced five shots on target across two matches and conceded three goals.

·       Managed eight shots at goal against AS FAR after attempting 13 in their first game.

·       No USFAS player completed more than 13 passes against AS FAR.

·       Oumou Traore made a game-high 11 clearances against AS FAR.

 

FC Masar – Key Statistics

·       Recorded their biggest win at the finals with a 5–0 victory over FC 15 de Agosto in their previous game.

·       Their 5–0 win matched the biggest in tournament history, equalling Mamelodi Sundowns’ 5–0 victory over Wadi Degla in 2022.

·       Are now five group games unbeaten at the finals (W3 D2).

·       Have gone unbeaten in their first two games for a second consecutive tournament, also winning and drawing in 2024.

·       Are only the second team to go five group games without defeat, joining Mamelodi Sundowns (W4 D1).

·       Should they avoid defeat, they will join Sundowns as only the second team to go through two group stages without losing. Sundowns went nine group matches unbeaten (W8 D1).

·       Yassmin Zezo scored twice against FC 15 de Agosto, becoming the first Masar player to net multiple goals in a single CAF Women’s Champions League match.

·       Zezo became the first player to score in two editions for FC Masar.

·       Zezo is now their all-time top scorer at the finals with three goals.

·       Another goal for Zezo will see her become the first Masar player to score three goals in a single edition.

·       Mahira Ali made two assists against FC 15 de Agosto – the first Masar player to record two assists in a CAFWCL game.

·       Zezo and Hasnath Ubamba both scored and provided an assist in the same game – another first for Masar.

·       Amira Mohamed attempted 53 passes on match day two, the highest by a Masar player so far this season.

·       Ubamba and Alice Ogebe each attempted three shots on match day two, the joint-highest total for Masar players.

·       Are unbeaten in their last three games – their second such run after going three unbeaten at the start of the 2024 edition.

·       Attempted 13 shots against FC 15 de Agosto, with eight on target – both their highest totals this season.

·       Attempted 307 passes and completed 239 against FC 15 de Agosto, up from 172 attempted and 102 completed in their opener.

·       Have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three games – a run of 324 minutes without conceding.

·       Could become only the second team after Mamelodi Sundowns to keep four consecutive clean sheets. Sundowns twice kept five in a row (2021, 2023).

·       Have managed five clean sheets in seven CAFWCL games.

·       Scored four goals in five games at the 2024 finals and have already surpassed that tally in Egypt 2025.

·       Will progress to the semi-finals with either a draw or a win, which would make them semi-finalists in both of their tournament appearances.

·       Progression would see them become the third team – after Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR – to reach consecutive semi-finals. Sundowns did so in three tournaments, AS FAR in four.

·       Their only previous third group game was a 2–1 victory over CBE of Ethiopia in 2024.