The road to the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League began this week, 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: 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
COSAFA
Dates: 20-29 August 2026Venue: 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
- 16h00: ZESCO Ndola Girls vs Silver Strikers
- 19h00: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs Gaborone United
Saturday, 29 August
- 15h00: Third-place play-off
- 18h00: Final
CECAFA
Dates: 21-31 August 2026Venue: Kigali, Rwanda
Participating teams
Group A
- Rayon Sport (Rwanda)
- Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan)
- Mafunzo SC (Zanzibar)
- Denden SC (Eritrea)
Group B
- CBE (Ethiopia)
- Kenya Police Bullets (Kenya)
- Kawempe Muslim (Uganda)
- FC Ujeco (Djibouti)
Group C
- Simba Queens (Tanzania)
- Top Girls Academy (Burundi)
- [Team to be confirmed]
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
- 16h00: FC Ujeco vs Kawempe Muslim
Wednesday, 26 August – Group C
- 16h00: Top Girls Academy vs Kenya Police Bullets
Saturday, 29 August – Semi-finals
- 13h00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up
- 16h00: Group A winners vs Group C winners
Monday, 31 August
- 13h00: Third-place play-off
- 16h00: Final
WAFU A
Dates: 25 August-6 September 2026Venue: 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
- Berewuleng FC 0-2 AS Bolonta
Matchday 2 – Friday, 28 August
- 16h00: Mogbwemo Queens vs Berewuleng FC
- 19h00: Determine Girls vs 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
Sunday, 6 September
- 16h00: Third-place play-off
- 19h00: Final
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 3-0Dynamique
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
- 16:00: Dynamique vs ASKO
Matchday 4 – Thursday, 27 August
- 15:00: Edo Queens v ASEC Mimosas
- 18:00: Ampem Darkoa Ladies v AS GNN
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
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 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
UNIFFAC
Dates: To be confirmed
Venue: Yaoundé, Cameroon
SOURCE: CAF ONLINE
