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.

• Defending champions: AS FAR (Morocco)
• COSAFA: To be confirmed
• UNAF: To be confirmed
• WAFU A: To be confirmed
• WAFU B: To be confirmed
• UNIFFAC: To be confirmed
• CECAFA: To be confirmed
• Host country representative: To be confirmed

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

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

• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (<a href="https://absafricatv.com/namibia-stun-south-africa-in-t20i-tri-series-opener-secure-18-run-win-in-windhoek/” title=”Namibia stun South Africa in T20I tri-series opener, secure 18-run win in Windhoek”>South Africa)
• Nsingizini Hotspurs FC (Eswatini)
• Costa do Sol (Mozambique)
• Silver Strikers (Malawi)

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 United2-1 LDF Ladies
  Goalscorers: Radiakanyo 54′, Tlamma 88′ / Namane 15′

• 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’ 

• Nsingizini Hotspurs 1-3 Costa do Sol
  Goalscorers:Gaonwe 20´/ Leila 8´, 19´; Nádia 40
• Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies3-0 Silver Strikers
  Goalscorers: Karabo 10´, 19´; Ludwig 60´

• 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 Ladies5-0 Gaborone United 
  Goalscorers: Tholakele 21′, 67′, Mthandi 45′ Ludwig 77′, Shongwe 90′

• 15h00: Silver Strikers vs Gaborone United (3rd place)
• 18h00: ZESCO Ndola Girls vs Mamelodi Sundowns (final)

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

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

• CBE (Ethiopia)
• Kenya Police Bullets (Kenya)
• Kawempe Muslim (Uganda)
• FC Ujeco (Djibouti)

• Simba Queens (Tanzania)
• Top Girls Academy (Burundi)
• [Team to be confirmed]

• 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

• CBE11-0 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′

• 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

• 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′

Tuesday, 25 August – Group A

• Mafunzo SC9-0 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

• 13h00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up
• 16h00: Group A winners vs Group C winners

• 13h00: Third-place play-off
• 16h00: Final

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

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

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

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 Queens5-1 Berewuleng FC
  Goalscorers : S. Jarju 15e, 76e, 84e 90+4, E. Gomez 86e/ S. Ahouassou 79e
• Determine Girls 1-4 USFAS 
  

Matchday 3 – Monday, 31 August

• 16h00: Determine Girls vs Aigles de la Médina
• 19h00: AS Bolonta vs Mogbwemo Queens

Thursday, 3 September – Semi-finals

• 16h00: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up
• 19h00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up

• 16h00: Third-place play-off
• 19h00: Final

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

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

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

Matchday 1 – Sunday, 23 August

• USFA3-0Dynamique
  Goalscorers: Nako  54′, Guira  72′, Sow  87′

Matchday 2 – Monday, 24 August

• ASEC Mimosas 0-1 Ampem Darkoa Ladies
  Goalscorer: Adomako 29′
• Edo Queens7–0 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 Queens3-1 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 23e, Milot Pokuaa 39e, Patricia Agyei 81e et Patricia Okyere 90e+1

Matchday 5 – Saturday, 29 August

• 16:00: ASKO v USFA

Matchday 6 – Sunday, 30 August

• 16:00: Ampem Darkoa Ladies vs Edo Queens
• 16:00: AS GNN vs ASEC Mimosas

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

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

Matchday 1 – Tuesday, 1 September

• ASF Sousse vs FC Masar
• FUS Rabat vs CF Akbou

Matchday 2 – Friday, 4 September

• FUS Rabat vs ASF Sousse
• CF Akbou vs FC Masar

Matchday 3 – Monday, 7 September

• ASF Sousse vs CF Akbou
• FC Masar vs FUS Rabat

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

Matchday 1 

Saturday 29 August

Lekié FF – FC 15 de Agosto
AC Colombe – Football Academy Msichana

Matchday 2

Tuesday, 1st September 

AC Colombe – Lekié FF
Football Academy Msichana – FC 15 de Agosto

Matchday 3

Friday, 4 September

FC 15 de Agosto – AC Colombe
Lekié FF – Football Academy Msichana