2026 CAF Women's Champions League qualification

2026 CAF Women's Champions League qualifying tournaments
Tournament details
Host countries	(UNAF); (WAFU A); (WAFU B); (UNIFFAC); (CECAFA); (COSAFA)
Dates	25 July – 9 September UNAF: 31 August – 9 September; WAFU A: 25 July – 9 August; WAFU B: 23 August – 5 September; UNIFFAC: 20 August – 2 September; CECAFA: 22 August – 6 September; COSAFA: 20–29 August;
Teams	39 (from 39 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	101 (7.21 per match)
	← 2025 2027 → All statistics correct as of 23 August 2026.

The 2026 CAF Women's Champions League qualifying tournaments will begin on 25 July and will end on 9 September 2026.

Qualification will consist of 6 sub-confederation qualifying tournaments, which will commence on 25 July 2026. Qualification will finish in 9 September, with the participating teams reduced to the final 8, consisting of one winning team each from the 6 CAF sub-confederations, the tournament's defending champions, and the host nation's league-winning team. These 8 teams would proceed to the main tournament phases, which had not been chosen yet.

Teams

All participating teams qualified for the qualification phase by winning their respective national league titles and had their club licensing applications accepted by CAF. A total of 39 (out of 54) countries have a participant club in this edition.

Key to colours
Winners of the regional tournament advance to the finals

UNAF
Team	App
CF Akbou	2nd
FC Masar	3rd
FUS Rabat^[Note1]	1st
ASF Sousse	4th

WAFU A
Team	App
Berewuleng FC	2nd
AS Bolonta	1st
Determine Girls FC	6th
USFAS	2nd
Aigles de la Médina	3rd
Mogbwemo Queens	3rd

WAFU B
Team	App
Dynamique FC	1st
USFA	5th
Ampem Darkoa	3rd
ASEC Mimosas	2nd
AS GNN	3rd
Edo Queens	2nd
ASKO Kara	3rd

UNIFFAC
Team	App
Lekié FF	2nd
AC Colombe	2nd
FA Msichana	2nd
FC 15 de Agosto	2nd

CECAFA
Team	App
Top Girls Academy	2nd
FC UJECO	1st
Denden FC	2nd
CBE FC	6th
Kenya Police Bullets	3rd
Rayon Sports FC	3rd
Yei Joint Stars FC	5th
Simba Queens	4th
Kawempe Muslim	2nd
Mafunzo FC	1st

COSAFA
Team	App
Gaborone United	3rd
Nsingizini Hotspurs	1st
LDF FC	3rd
Silver Strikers Ladies	1st
CD Costa do Sol	4th
Mamelodi Sundowns	5th
ZESCO Ndola Girls	2nd
Herentals Queens	3rd

Associations that did not enter a team

Zone	Nation	Last Participated club	edition
UNAF	Libya	No	–
WAFU A	Cape Verde	Seven Stars FF	2021
	Guinea-Bissau	No	–
	Mauritania	No	–
WAFU B	–	–	–
UNIFFAC	Central African Republic	No	–
	Chad	Elect-Sport FC	2025
	São Tomé and Príncipe	No	–
	Gabon	Missile FC	2021
CECAFA	Somalia	No	–
CECAFA	Sudan	No	–
COSAFA	Angola	No	–
	Comoros	Olympic de Moroni	2025
	Madagascar	No	–
	Mauritius	No	–
	Namibia	Beauties FC	2025
	Seychelles	No	–

Notes

^
AS FAR's appearances only account for participation in the qualifying stage. The club has entered every edition of the competition, but qualified automatically on tree occasions (once as hosts and once as reigning champions).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows

Schedule for 2026 CAF Women's Champions League qualification
Zone	Host city	Date
UNAF	Tunis	1 – 7 September
WAFU A	Banjul	25 August – 6 September
WAFU B	Ouagadougou	23 August – 5 September
UNIFFAC	Yaoundé	29 August – 4 September
CECAFA	Kigali	21 August – 2 September
COSAFA	Gaborone	20 – 29 August

Qualifying tournaments

UNAF

The UNAF qualifying tournament will be held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 1 to 7 September 2026.^[1]

Pos	Team	Qualification	CFA	FCM	FUS	ASF
1	CF Akbou	Main tournament		–
2	FC Masar				–
3	FUS Rabat		–			–
4	ASF Sousse (H)		–	–

Source: UNAF
(H) Hosts

WAFU Zone A

The WAFU Zone A qualifying tournament was held in Banjul, Gambia from 25 August to 6 September 2026.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USFAS Bamako (Q)	2	2	0	5	1	+4	6	Semi-finals
2	Aigles de la Médina	1	0	1	0	1	−1	0	Semi-finals
3	Determine Girls	1	0	1	1	4	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: WAFU Zone A
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	AS Bolonta	1	1	0	2	0	+2	3	Semi-finals
2	Berewuleng (H, Q)	2	1	1	5	3	+2	3	Semi-finals
3	Mogbwemo Queens	1	0	1	1	5	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 28 August 2026. Source: WAFU Zone A
(H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners Gr.A	–	Runners-up Gr.B
Winners Gr.B	–	Runners-up Gr.A

3rd place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Loosers SF1	–	Loosers SF2

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners SF1	–	Winners SF2

WAFU Zone B

The WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 23 August to 5 September 2026.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	USFA (H)	2	2	0	0	8	0	+8	6	Semi-finals
2	Dynamique	2	0	1	1	0	3	−3	1	Semi-finals
3	ASKO	2	0	1	1	0	5	−5	1

Source: CAF Zone Ouest B
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Edo Queens (A)	2	2	0	10	1	+9	6	Semi-finals
2	Ampem Darkoa Ladies (A)	2	2	0	5	0	+5	6	Semi-finals
3	ASEC Mimosas (E)	2	0	2	1	4	−3	0
4	AS GNN (E)	2	0	2	0	11	−11	0

Updated to match(es) played on 27 August 2026. Source: CAF Zone Ouest B
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners Gr.A	–	Runners-up Gr.B
Winners Gr.B	–	Runners-up Gr.A

3rd place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Loosers SF1	–	Loosers SF2

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners SF1	–	Winners SF2

UNIFFAC

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	FA Msichana	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	3	Final tournament
2	Lekié FF (H)	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
3	15 de Agosto Femenino	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
4	AC Colombe	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	0

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: UNIFFAC
(H) Hosts

CECAFA

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Yei Joint Stars	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Semi-finals
2	Rayon Sports (H)	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	5
3	Mafunzo	3	1	1	1	9	1	+8	4
4	Denden	3	0	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: CECAFA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kawempe Muslim Ladies	2	2	0	9	0	+9	6	Semi-finals
2	CBE	2	1	1	11	1	+10	3	Semi-finals
3	UJECO	2	0	2	0	19	−19	0

Source: CECAFA

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya Police Bullets	2	2	0	5	2	+3	6	Semi-finals
2	Simba Queens	2	1	1	3	2	+1	3
3	Top Girls Academy	2	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: CECAFA

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
...	–	...
...	–	...

3rd place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Loosers SF1	–	Loosers SF2

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners SF1	–	Winners SF2

COSAFA

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ZESCO Ndola Girls	3	3	0	8	2	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Gaborone United (H)	3	2	1	3	3	0	6	Semi-finals
3	Herentals Queens	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	LDF Ladies	3	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mamelodi Sundowns	3	3	0	15	1	+14	9	Semi-finals
2	Silver Strikers Ladies	3	2	1	7	5	+2	6	Semi-finals
3	Costa do Sol	3	1	2	5	7	−2	3
4	Nsingizini Hotspurs	3	0	3	2	16	−14	0

Source: COSAFA

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners Gr.A	–	Runners-up Gr.B
Winners Gr.B	–	Runners-up Gr.A

3rd place

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Loosers SF1	–	Loosers SF2

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Winners SF1	–	Winners SF2

References

↑ "UNAF : le calendrier pour le second semestre 2026 dévoilé". L'Opinion (in French). Ab. Kitabri. 18 May 2026.

External links

CAF Women's Champions League – CAFOnline.com

[cnote_1] 
AS FAR's appearances only account for participation in the qualifying stage. The club has entered every edition of the competition, but qualified automatically on tree occasions (once as hosts and once as reigning champions).

[1] "UNAF : le calendrier pour le second semestre 2026 dévoilé". L'Opinion (in French). Ab. Kitabri. 18 May 2026.

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