How TP Mazembe Women Conquered CAF WCL 2024 With Smart Passing & Rotation Tactics

The women’s game in Africa might not enjoy the same exposure as it does on other continents.

This is partly due to limited coverage and partly because its highest-profile names ply their trade elsewhere (the NWSL boasts many of its current stars).

Still, womens football in Africa is undoubtedly just as capable of producing headlines and giving those who follow it memories to last a lifetime.

2024 has proven that, with the recent CAF Women’s Champions League finals taking place and providing what can only be described as a shock winner at Morocco’s Stade El Abdi in the port city of El Jadida.

TP Mazembe Women avenged their group stage defeat to Moroccan giants AS FAR Women to secure their first-ever continental accolade.

It has been quite a turnaround for the DR Congo club (which is based in the nation’s second-largest city, Lubumbashi).

They had previously competed at this stage back in 2022.

They saw their run end after the group games had been completed.

A win against Egypt’s Wadi Degla Women was cancelled out by defeats to South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies and Nigerian outfit Bayelsa Queens.

Their ability to make it this far is due in no small part to the efforts of head coach Lamia Boumehdi, who was appointed to her position in 2023.

Considered a trailblazer in her native Morocco, she has instigated a tactical evolution at Mazembe that has transformed their performances and made them a much tougher side to face.

This tactical analysis will focus on that, detailing the tactics that took them to the podiums top step and showing why Boumehdi has had such a positive impact on their play.

The scout report will also credit key players who contributed to their success, highlighting the roles they played in their team’s name being written into the history books.

TP Mazembe Women Building Attacks

When watching TP Mazembe Women play, what immediately stands out is the manner in which they build attacks.

They constantly desire to get on the front foot early and take the game to their opponents.

However, this does not mean that they always sent long balls up the field.

Instead, there was a nice variety in everything that they did during transitional phases and adapting to different circumstances, which proved key to their being so tough to contain.

Their approach was more often than not centred around using the wings and trying to be as expansive as possible, a key demand that Boumehdi has always had in her philosophy.

In this case, DR Congo attacking midfielder Marlène Kasaj can be seen carrying that out perfectly.

She receives the