CAF African Schools Football Championship semi-finalists confirmed after Day 2 conclusion

The group stages of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals Zimbabwe 2026 officially came to a close on Tuesday, 07 April at Gateway High School, with the final round of matches confirming the teams that will advance to the semi-finals in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions.

Uganda, Benin, Morocco and Senegal are the four teams to advance to the semi-finals, while Zambia, Morocco, Burkina Faso and defending champions, Ghana confirm the Girls semi-finals.

In the boys’ section, Uganda underlined their credentials as one of the tournament favourites with a commanding run in Group A. A decisive 3-0 victory over Morocco, coupled with an earlier 6-0 triumph against DR Congo, saw them finish top of the group on 7 points.

Morocco secured second place with 6 points, doing enough across their matches - including a crucial win over hosts Zimbabwe - to progress to the last four.

Zimbabwe, despite showing resilience in draws against Uganda and DR Congo, fell short of qualification, while DR Congo endured a difficult campaign. 

Group B produced another unbeaten group winner in last season’s runner’s up Senegal, who topped the standings with 7 points following a narrow 1-0 win over Benin and a 1-1 draw against Zambia. Benin joined them in the semi-finals after finishing second with 4 points, edging out defending champions, Tanzania and Zambia, who both ended their campaigns with 2 points apiece. 

In the girls’ competition, Zambia delivered one of the standout performances of the tournament so far, finishing top of Group A with a perfect 9 points from three matches. Their consistency and control were evident throughout, including a key victory over Morocco, who advanced as runners-up with 4 points. DR Congo and hosts Zimbabwe were unable to break into the top two, despite spirited efforts. 

Group B saw Burkina Faso emerge as table-toppers with 7 points, maintaining an unbeaten record and sealing top spot with a crucial win over reigning champions, Ghana.

Ghana also progressed to the semi-finals with 6 points, bolstered by an emphatic victory over Guinea earlier in the competition.

The conclusion of the group stage sets up an exciting semi-final lineup set to resume on Thursday, 09 April.

There will be action on Wednesday with teams that have been knocked out afforded an opportunity to play for positions.