Wydad Football: Wydad Casablanca Squad, Honours and African Kick Off Times

Wydad, in full Wydad Athletic Club and also known as Wydad Casablanca, are a Moroccan football club founded in Casablanca on 8 May 1937, and they have worn red since that first day. Their continental honours offer a starting point for exploring how Moroccan clubs connect with the wider African game. Their title years were 1992, 2017 and 2022. They share the Mohammed V Stadium with Raja CA, their opponents in a rivalry first played in 1956. For soccer followers in South Africa, Wydad AC (or simply WAC) are a name known from the CAF draws beside Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs.

The club’s honours include the African Cup Winners’ Cup in 2002 and the Afro Asian Club Championship in 1993.

Who Are Wydad Casablanca?

Wydad Casablanca are the red half of Casablanca, a club founded on 8 May 1937 whose football section was created in June 1939. The red shirt has been there since the founding. Their early strength showed quickly, with the North African Championship won in 1948, 1949 and 1950. So, if someone asks you who Wydad are, the short answer is a Casablanca institution with a trophy history rooted in North African football.

What Have Wydad Won?

Wydad's African honours record distinguishes title wins from runners up finishes, so count the winning years when comparing their trophy total with other clubs. They won in 1992, 2017 and 2022, and were runners up in 2011, 2019 and 2023. After their first title in 1992, Wydad won their second title in 2017. Their 2022 triumph was followed by another final appearance in 2023.

As listed in 2026, Wydad had won 22 Moroccan league titles and nine Throne Cups, with their latest league title in 2022-23. Beyond the Champions League, the cabinet holds the African Cup Winners' Cup from 2002, the Afro Asian Club Championship from 1993 and the Arab Club Champions Cup from 1989. Those wins show a club that has competed across North Africa, the Arab world and the wider continent with real consistency. The table below sets every honour in one line, so you can check a year quickly without reading through a long history.

Why Does the Casablanca Derby Against Raja Matter So Much?

The Casablanca derby is Wydad against Raja CA, and it began in 1956 with a 1-0 win for Raja. The clubs share the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, so the rivalry brings together two teams that use the same home ground. When the fixtures module lists the derby, check which club is designated as the home side.

Where Do Wydad Play Their Home Games?

Wydad play their home games at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, which was inaugurated on 6 March 1955 and is shared with Raja CA. The same pitch therefore hosts both sides of the derby across a season, and both clubs have built their continental nights there. For a viewer, the practical point is easy to remember. If a Wydad home match and a Raja home match fall close together, you are watching the same stadium, dressed by two very different sets of supporters.

How Have Wydad Fared in the CAF Champions League and the Club World Cup?

Under the CAF Champions League entry system described in 2026, each member association can enter its league champion, while the 12 highest ranked associations in CAF's five year ranking can also enter their league runner up. The defending Champions League winner also qualifies. Entry therefore depends on the association's allocation and the applicable edition's rules. Preliminary knockout ties lead to a 16 team group stage, followed by quarter finals, semi finals and a final. Wydad's meetings with South African clubs, including Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, connect their continental history to readers across Africa. The records module holds every meeting with clubs from our five countries, so read it for the head to head rather than relying on a memory from a viewing centre argument.

Wydad played in the 2022 and 2025 editions of the FIFA Club World Cup under different formats. The seven team 2022 edition, staged in Morocco in February 2023, provided places for the six continental champions and a host representative; Wydad entered as the 2022 African champions. For the expanded 32 team tournament in 2025, Africa received four places, allocated through CAF Champions League winners from 2021 to 2024 and a ranking pathway where needed. A limit of two clubs per country applied unless more than two clubs from that country won the continental competition during the qualification period. Wydad's 2022 CAF Champions League title secured their place in the 2025 tournament.

Which Legends and African Players Have Worn the Wydad Shirt?

Badou Zaki, former Wydad goalkeeper, won the African Ballon d'Or in 1986 and is the only goalkeeper to have received that award. His award provides a link between Wydad's history and the wider history of African goalkeeping.

Wydad's squads have also drawn on talent from across Africa, including the Congolese Guy Mbenza, the Senegalese Bouly Sambou, the Liberian William Jebor and Malick Evouna of Gabon. These players connect Wydad's history to several African national teams. Use the squad module to check the nationalities and positions of the players listed for this season.

Who Are the Winners, and Why Do African Fans Follow Wydad?

The Winners are Wydad's ultras group, founded in 2005, and they are known for the huge choreographed displays that cover the stands before kick off. An international ultras publication named them the best ultras in the world in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022, which is recognition very few supporter groups can match. Their tifos, the giant banners and card displays raised across a whole stand, often travel further online than the match highlights do. If you have ever seen a Casablanca stand turned into one enormous painted picture, there is a good chance it came from the Winners.

For readers in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda, CAF competitions connect Wydad with clubs from across the continent. The records module lets supporters of Enyimba, Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak, Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards and KCCA check whether their club has faced Wydad and examine any recorded meetings.

Wydad's CAF history includes finals against Mamelodi Sundowns in 2023 and Kaizer Chiefs in 2021. For readers in South Africa, the records module provides the scores and dates of meetings with South African clubs.

How Can You Follow Wydad From Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Uganda?

Broadcast arrangements for Wydad vary by territory, competition and season. Look beside an individual fixture for the channel or streaming service listed for your country. The time labels pair Nigeria with WAT, Kenya and Uganda with EAT, South Africa with SAST, and Ghana with GMT. Reading those four zones together makes it easier to coordinate viewing across all five countries.

How Do You Read the Wydad Table, Fixtures, Squad and Results?

Wydad's table, fixtures, squad and results modules each answer a separate question. The Botola Pro table (or log) places clubs in competition order; consult the qualification rules for the relevant edition when interpreting continental places. Each fixture identifies the opposition, tournament, scheduled date and local kick off times. Completed matches appear with scores and scorers in the results module. For African player connections, consult the squad entries for positions and nationalities.

For example, a 19:00 GMT kick off corresponds to 20:00 WAT, 21:00 SAST and 22:00 EAT. Those times mean 19:00 in Accra, 20:00 in Lagos, 21:00 in Johannesburg, and 22:00 in both Nairobi and Kampala. Morocco adjusts its clock during part of the year, so use the fixture's conversion for your location when arranging to watch Wydad.