Everything you need to know about the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League qualifiers

The road to the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League will begin in August, with the six zonal qualification tournaments set to determine the teams that will join defending champions AS FAR in the final tournament.

AS FAR have already secured their place in the final phase as reigning champions. They will be joined by the winners of the six zonal tournaments, as well as a team representing the host country.

Qualified teams

• Defending champions: AS FAR (Morocco)
• COSAFA: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• CECAFA: Kawempe Muslim (Uganda)
• UNIFFAC: Lekié FF (Cameroon)
• WAFU B: Edo Queens (Nigeria)
• WAFU A: USFAS (Mali)
• UNAF: FUS Rabat (Morocco)
• Host country representative: To be confirmed

 

COSAFA

Dates: 20-29 August 2026
Venue: Gaborone, Botswana

Participating teams

Group A

• Gaborone United Ladies (Botswana)
• Lesotho Defence Force (Lesotho)
• ZESCO Ndola Girls (Zambia)
• Herentals Queens (Zimbabwe)

Group B

• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (South Africa)
• Nsingizini Hotspurs FC (Eswatini)
• Costa do Sol (Mozambique)
• Silver Strikers (Malawi)

Match schedule (GMT+2)

Thursday, 20 August – Group A

• ZESCO Ndola Girls 5-2 Herentals Queens
  Goalscorers: E. Phiri 6', 51' Mubanga 10', 22e, Mulubwa 67' / Benza 43', Gwaragwara 81'
• Gaborone United 2-1 LDF Ladies
  Goalscorers: Radiakanyo 54', Tlamma 88' / Namane 15'

Friday, 21 August – Group B

• Costa do Sol 1-2 Silver Strikers
  Goalscorers: Moçambique 1'/ Khumalo 69', Kakangula 85'
  
  
• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 8-0 Nsingizini Hotspurs
  Goalscorers: Daweti 9',18', 20', Ludwig 12', Tholakele 17', 31', 45', Mugwara 76'

Saturday, 22 August – Group A

• LDF Ladies 0-1 ZESCO Ndola Girls 
  Goalscorer : E. Phiri 45'
• Gaborone United 1-0 Herentals Queens
  Goalscorer: Ontlametse 18’ 

Sunday, 23 August – Group B

• Nsingizini Hotspurs 1-3 Costa do Sol
  Goalscorers: Gaonwe 20´/ Leila 8´, 19´; Nádia 40
• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 3-0 Silver Strikers
  Goalscorers: Karabo 10´, 19´; Ludwig 60´

Monday, 24 August – Group A

• Herentals Queens 1-0 LDF Ladies
  Goalscorer: Mapuwa 33'
• Gaborone United 0-2 ZESCO Ndola Girls
  Goalscorers: Mubanga 1', Chitundu 87'

Tuesday, 25 August – Group B

• Silver Strikers 5-1 Nsingizini Hotspurs
  Goalscorers: Kakangula 2’, Mathyola 45’+3’, 56’ 63’, Banda 50’ / Gaonwe 76’
• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 4-1 Costa do Sol
  Goalscorers: Hadebe 7', Shongwe 19', Donnelly 34', Kgadiete 81' / Mocambique 60’

Thursday, 27 August – Semi-finals

• ZESCO Ndola Girls 2-1 Silver Strikers
• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies 5-0 Gaborone United 
  Goalscorers: Tholakele 21', 67', Mthandi 45' Ludwig 77', Shongwe 90'

Saturday, 29 August

• Silver Strikers 0-4 Gaborone United (3rd place)
  Goalscorers:  Maponga 60', 83'pen, Modise 74', 88'
• ZESCO Ndola Girls 1-2 Mamelodi Sundowns (final)
  Goalscorers:  Mubanga 45' / Tholakele 2', 64' pen
  
  Winner : Mamelodi Sundowns 

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CECAFA

Dates: 21-31 August 2026
Venue: Kigali, Rwanda

Participating teams

Group A

• Rayon Sport (Rwanda)
• Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan)
• Mafunzo SC (Zanzibar)
• Denden SC (Eritrea)

Group B

• CBE (Ethiopia)
• Kawempe Muslim (Uganda)
• FC Ujeco (Djibouti)

Group C

• Simba Queens (Tanzania)
• Kenya Police Bullets (Kenya)
• Top Girls Academy (Burundi)

Match Schedule (Local Times)

Matchday 1

Friday, 21 August – Group A

• Yei Joint Stars 3-0 Denden SC
  Goalscorers: P.Esther Wani 2', A.Grace 52',74'
  
  
• Rayon Sport 0-0 Mafunzo SC

Saturday, 22 August – Group B

• CBE 11-0 FC Ujeco
  Goalscorers: Emush 5', 17', 36', 60', 73', Debiso Yukura 23', R. Matios 30', 90+1, G.Negash 45+2, L. Sorsa 66', 76'

Saturday, 22 August – Group C

• Simba Queens 2-0 Top Girls Academy
  Goalscorers: A.Mnunka 64', Musakanda 80'

Matchday 2

Sunday, 23 August – Group A

• Mafunzo SC 0-1 Yei Joint Stars
  Goalscorer: M. Bol 69'
• Denden SC 0-3 Rayon Sport
  Goalscorers: R. Ihirwe 17', U. Jeannette 18', 90+1 Ishimwe Mizero

Monday, 24 August – Group B

• Kenya Police Bullets 2-1 Simba Queens
  Goalscorers: F.Mboya 17', M. Emedot 78' / S. Wakuma 70'
• Kawempe Muslim 1-0 CBE
  Goalscorer: A. Nabukenya 11'

Matchday 3

Tuesday, 25 August – Group A

• Mafunzo SC 9-0 Denden SC
  Goalscorers: Kulusanga 10', 25', 60', 80', Shilwatso 32', 61', Ngonapipi 55', Ouoba 72', Helbi 84'
• Rayon Sport 1-1 Yei Joint Stars
  Goalscorers: Ukwinkunda 48' / Nankinga 79'

Wednesday, 26 August – Group B

• FC Ujeco 0-8 Kawempe Muslim
  Goalscorers: H.Yimer 14'og, J. Nakago 20', 26', S.Nakacwa 28', A. Nabukenya 34', L. Nakasi 40', 89', C. Apiding 40'

Wednesday, 26 August – Group C

• Top Girls Academy 1-3 Kenya Police Bullets
  Goalscorers: I. Tuyishemeze 85' / M. Amunyoletelo 18', 69', E. Mukwana 54'

Saturday, 29 August – Semi-finals

• Kawempe Muslim 3-0 CBE
  Goalscorers: Jovia Nakagolo 18', Tigist Adane Belhu og, Agnes Nabukenya 70'
• Yei Joint Stars 0-5 Kenya Police Bullets Goalscorers: T.Obunyu 10', Martha 34', 74', L. Nyabuto 55', 88' R. Okwaro

Monday, 31 August

• Final: Kawempe Muslim 1-0 Kenya Police Bullets  
  Goalscorer: Agnes Mabukenya 100' extra-time
  Winner: Kawempe Muslim

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WAFU A

Dates: 25 August-6 September 2026
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia

Participating teams

Group A

• USFAS Bamako (Mali)
• Aigles de la Médina (Senegal)
• Determine Girls (Liberia)

Group B

• Berewuleng FC (The Gambia)
• AS Bolonta (Guinea)
• Mogbwemo Queens (Sierra Leone)

Match Schedule (GMT)

Matchday 1 – Tuesday, 25 August

• USFAS 1-0 Aigles de la Médina
  Goalscorer: O. Koné 40'
• Berewuleng FC 0-2 AS BolontaGoalscorers : Mariama Soumah 48', Maman Sata Fancinadouno 65'

Matchday 2 – Friday, 28 August

• Mogbwemo Queens 5-1 Berewuleng FC
  Goalscorers: S. Jarju 15', 76', 84' 90+4, E. Gomez 86e/ S. Ahouassou 79'
• Determine Girls 1-4 USFAS
  Goalscorers: Damilola Adebayo 49' / D. Traore - 8', 10', K. Keita 22', S.Keita 86'

Matchday 3 – Monday, 31 August

• Determine Girls 1-0 Aigles de la Médina
  Goalscorer: Aissatou Fall 50'
• AS Bolonta 3-0 Mogbewmo Queens 
  Goalscorers: Maman Sata Facinadouna 23', Kadidjatou Imourou 27', Aissatou Diallo 72'

Thursday, 3 September – Semi-finals

• USFAS 3-2 Berewuleng 
  Goalscorers: O. Koné 7' 15', A. Dembélé 45+1 / E. Gomez 3', M. Pereira 70'
  
  
• AS Bolonta 0-1 Aigles de la Médina
  Goalscorer: S. Diallo 5' 

Sunday, 6 September - Final

• USFAS 1-0 Aigles de la Médina
  Goalscorer: O. Koné 79'

Winner: USFAS 

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WAFU B

Dates: 23 August-5 September 2026
Venue: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Participating teams

Group A

• USFA (Burkina Faso)
• Ampem Darkoa (Ghana)
• ASKO (Togo)

Group B

• ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Dynamique FC de Calavi (Benin)
• Edo Queens (Nigeria)
• AS GNN (Niger)

 

Match schedule (GMT)

Matchday 1 – Sunday, 23 August

• USFA 3-0 Dynamique
  Goalscorers: Nako  54', Guira  72', Sow  87'

Matchday 2 – Monday, 24 August

• ASEC Mimosas 0-1 Ampem Darkoa Ladies
  Goalscorer: Adomako 29'
• Edo Queens 7–0 AS GNN
  Goalscorers: Moses 5', 45+5', 75', Doosuur 46', 56', Folorunsho 62', Adegbuyi 90+3'

Matchday 3 - Wednesday, 26 August

• Dynamique 0-0 ASKO

Matchday 4 - Thursday, 27 August

• Edo Queens 3-1 ASEC Mimosas
  Goalscorers: Oluwakemi Adegbuyi 23', Tarnum Dooshima 41',O.Umejiaku 89' / Doudou Yeti 83'
• Ampem Darkoa Ladies 4-0 AS GNN
  Goalsccorers : Nancy Amoh 23', Milot Pokuaa 39', Patricia Agyei 81' et Patricia Okyere 90'+1

Matchday 5 - Saturday, 29 August

• ASKO 0-5 USFA
  Goalscorers: Yeboah 5' 20', Sow 26' Nana 41', Guira

Matchday 6 - Sunday, 30 August

• Ampem Darkoa 2–1 Edo Queens
  Goalscorers: R. Assemani 46', M. Pokuaa 78' / A.Atume 11'
• AS GNN 0-5 ASEC Mimosas
  Goalscorers: T. Kayaba 36', E. Gnounoué 45+1, T. Kasaba 55', 61', S. Brou 90+1
  
  

Thursday, 3 September – Semi-finals

• USFA 1-5 Edo Queens
  Goalscorers: L. Bermwidougou 90+2/ D. Atume 17', E.Moses 43', V. Uroko 45+4, D. Tarnum 47', A. Folorunsho 63'
• Ampem Darkoa 4-1 Dynamique FC de Calavi
  Goalscorers: M. Pokuaa 16' 66', R. Assemani 28', G. Adomako 38' / I.Anagha 47'

Saturday, 5 September  – Final

• Edo Queens 2-2 Ampem Darkoa (4-1 pen)
  Goalscorers: Dooshima Tarnum, Rose Umejiaku  / Beline Nyarkoh 2', 71' pen

Winner: Edo Queens 

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UNAF

Dates: 1-7 September 2026
Venue: Tunis, Tunisia

Participating teams

• FC Masar (Egypt)
• FUS Rabat (Morocco)
• CF Akbou (Algeria)
• ASF Sousse (Tunisia) 

Match schedule

Matchday 1 – Tuesday, 1 September

ASF Sousse 0-9 FC Masar
Goalscorers: H. Mustafa 14', Y. Abdelazziz 22', J. Shikangwa 25', 29', F. Elmahdy 38', M. Razin 63', Y. Sabry 66', 81', S. Mohamed Ghonim 90+2

FUS Rabat 4-0 CF Akbou
Goalscorers: O. Grintegma 18', 72', S. Bouguerch 69', H.Errakas 90+2

Matchday 2 – Friday, 4 September

FUS Rabat 7-0 ASF Sousse
Buteuses : O. Gnintegma 15e, A. Gharrou 30e, S. Tammar 45e 54e, S. Fikiri 66e, H. Houmaid 69e, S. Amani 82e

CF Akbou 0-4 FC Masar
Buteuses : H.Mustafa 24e, F.Said 30e, 43e, J. Shikangwa 81e, 90+4

Matchday 3 – Monday, 7 September

ASF Sousse 0-3 CF Akbou
FC Masar 1-3 FUS Rabat

Winner: FUS Rabat

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UNIFFAC

Dates: 29 August-4 September 2026
Venue: Yaoundé, Cameroon

Participating teams

Lekié Football Filles (Cameroon)
AC Colombes (Congo)
FC 15 de Agosto de Akonibe (Equatorial Guinea)
Football Academy Msichana (Congo DR)

Match Schedule 

Matchday 1 

Saturday 29 August

Lekié FF 1-1 FC 15 de Agosto
Goalscorers: 

Lekie FF 1-1  15 do Agosto
Goalscorers: Brenda Tabe 51', Emilienne Endale 90+5

AC Colombe 2-3 Football Academy Msichana
Goalscorers: Benedicte Nzeyi 17', Dedina Mabonzo 37' / Portia Boakye 51',Marlene Kasaj 87', Belange Vukulu Nzumba 89'

Matchday 2

Tuesday, 1st September 

AC Colombe 0-7 Lekié FF
Goalscorers: A. Mekuko 22', 54', Y. Zoua 24', B. Tabe 35', 56', 75', N. Ndjocke Pouhe 88'

Football Academy Msichana 0-0 FC 15 de Agosto

Matchday 3

Friday, 4 September

FC 15 de Agosto 6-1 AC Colombe
Goalscorers:  Christine Ebenye Essombe 18', Raissa Rose Audrey Meva Nkola 20', Elena Obono Nkuadum Oyana 42', Emilienne Endale Edjenguele 45', Anna María Mba Nchama 47', Alice Gbati Kpandjapou 70' /Elda Loulendo 82'

Lekié FF 0-0 Football Academy Msichana

Winner : Lekié FF