The road to the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League will begin in August, with 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 as defending champions. They will be joined by the winners of the six zonal tournaments and 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: August 20-29, 2026
Venue: Gaborone, Botswana
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
Thursday, August 20
ZESCO Ndola Girls 5-2 Herentals Queens
Gaborone United 2-1 LDF Ladies
Friday, August 21
12:00: Costa do Sol vs Silver Strikers
15:00: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs Nsingizini Hotspurs
Saturday, August 22
12:00: LDF Ladies vs ZESCO Ndola Girls
15:00: Gaborone United vs Herentals Queens
Sunday, August 23
12:00: Nsingizini Hotspurs vs Costa do Sol
15:00: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs Silver Strikers
Monday, August 24
12:00: Herentals Queens vs LDF Ladies
15:00: Gaborone United vs ZESCO Ndola Girls
Tuesday, August 25
12:00: Silver Strikers vs Nsingizini Hotspurs
15:00: Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies vs Costa do Sol
Thursday, August 27
12:00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up
15:00: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up
Saturday, August 29
11:00: Third-place play-off
14:00: Final
CECAFA
Dates: August 21-31, 2026
Venue: Kigali, Rwanda
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
Friday, August 21
13:00: Yei Joint Stars vs Denden SC
16:00: Rayon Sport vs Mafunzo SC
Saturday, August 22
13:00: CBE vs FC Ujeco
16:00: Simba Queens vs Top Girls Academy
Sunday, August 23
13:00: Mafunzo SC vs Yei Joint Stars
16:00: Denden SC vs Rayon Sport
Monday, August 24
13:00: Kenya Police Bullets vs Simba Queens
16:00: Kawempe Muslim vs CBE
Tuesday, August 25
13:00: Mafunzo SC vs Denden SC
16:00: Rayon Sport vs Yei Joint Stars
Wednesday, August 26
16:00: FC Ujeco vs Kawempe Muslim
16:00: Top Girls Academy vs Kenya Police Bullets
Saturday, August 29
13:00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up
16:00: Group A winners vs Group C winners
Monday, August 31
13:00: Third-place play-off
16:00: Final
WAFU A
Dates: August 25-September 6, 2026
Venue: Banjul, The Gambia
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
Tuesday, August 25
16:00: USFAS vs Aigles de la Médina
19:00: Berewuleng FC vs AS Bolonta
Friday, August 28
16:00: Mogbwemo Queens vs Berewuleng FC
19:00: Determine Girls vs USFAS
Monday, August 31
16:00: Determine Girls vs Aigles de la Médina
19:00: AS Bolonta vs Mogbwemo Queens
Thursday, September 3
16:00: Group A winners vs Group B runners-up
19:00: Group B winners vs Group A runners-up
Sunday, September 6
16:00: Third-place play-off
19:00: Final
WAFU B
Dates: August 23-September 5, 2026
Venue: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Group A
USFA (Burkina Faso)
Ampem Darkoa (Ghana)
ASKO (Togo)
AS GNN (Niger)
Group B
ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire)
Dynamique FC de Calavi (Benin)
Edo Queens (Nigeria)
Team to be confirmed
The match schedule is yet to be announced.
UNAF
Dates: September 1-7, 2026
Venue: Tunis, Tunisia
Participating Teams
FC Masar (Egypt)
FUS Rabat (Morocco)
CF Akbou (Algeria)
ASF Sousse (Tunisia)
Match Schedule
Tuesday, September 1
ASF Sousse vs FC Masar
FUS Rabat vs CF Akbou
Friday, September 4
FUS Rabat vs ASF Sousse
CF Akbou vs FC Masar
Monday, September 7
ASF Sousse vs CF Akbou
FC Masar vs FUS Rabat
The six zonal tournaments will provide the main pathway to the CAF Women’s Champions League, with the zonal winners advancing to the final tournament alongside defending champions AS FAR and the representative of the host country.
