AC Bouarfa was one of two clubs from Algeria that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2018. They participated with one team in Boys 15. In addition to AC Bouarfa, 195 other teams from 38 different countries played in Boys 15. They were divided into 48 different groups, whereof AC Bouarfa could be found in Group 5 together with Groheds IF/Ljungskile SK, FBK Karlstad and Dallas Texans Soccer Club. AC Bouarfa continued to Play off A after reaching 2:nd place in Group 5. In the playoff they made it to 1/32 Final, but lost it against J-L Juniors with 5-7. In the Final, AP Top 54 won over Stjarnan 1 and became the winner of Play off A in Boys 15. AC Bouarfa comes from Blida which lies approximately 2500 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place.