Nyandoro, Dlamini to assist with CAF African Schools Football Championship Zimbabwe 2026 Draw on Thursday

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed African football icons Esrom Nyandoro (Zimbabwe) and Amanda Dlamini (South Africa) as Draw Assistants for the official draw of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals Zimbabwe 2026.

The draw will be conducted on Thursday, 02 April at the Cresta Oasis Hotel, Harare at 14h00 local time (12h00 GMT), setting the stage for the highly anticipated Continental Finals.

The tournament will be hosted at Gateway High School from 06 - 10 April 2026, bringing together eight nations respectively in both the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-15 categories to compete for continental honours.

The CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals marks the culmination of the fourth season of CAF’s flagship youth football programme, which continues to play a transformative role in the development of young talent across the continent.

Running concurrently with the five-day competition will be a series of CAF Capacity Building Programmes, designed to equip participants with essential skills both on and off the field, reinforcing CAF’s commitment to holistic youth development.

Reigning champions Ghana (Girls U-15) and Tanzania (Boys U-15) will look to defend their titles after impressive performances in the previous edition held in Ghana, where Tanzania secured back-to-back championships.

Winners in both categories will receive USD 300,000 in prize money, with the runners-up earning USD 200,000 and third-place finishers USD 150,000. The prize funds are earmarked for development projects within participating schools, further underlining the competition’s long-term impact.

The CAF African Schools Football Championship was launched in 2022 with the support of the Motsepe Foundation, which committed USD 10 million towards the initiative, reinforcing its vision of empowering Africa’s youth through sport and education.

Over 3 160 000 Boys and Girls have participated in the programme since 2022, making it the biggest schools football competition globally. A total of 142 360 schools from 49 African countries have taken part in the programme since inception.

CAF AFRICAN SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINENTAL FINALS PARTICIPATING TEAMS: 

BOYS: Zimbabwe (Hosts), Tanzania (Champions), Benin, Morocco, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, DR Congo  

GIRLS: Zimbabwe (Hosts), Ghana (Champions), Burkina Faso, Morocco, Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo