David GOMBE

The 2026 version of the CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship Continental Finals will likely be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2nd to tenth April 2026.

The CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship has established itself as Africa’s flagship colleges soccer programme, combining soccer with training, social improvement and capability constructing.

Following the profitable completion of the Zonal Qualifiers, 16 groups comprising the Zonal champions, the host nation, in addition to a historic invitation to groups from CAF’s sister Confederations – will compete in a event that continues to be proudly African, whereas strategically exposing younger African expertise to world soccer.

St.Mary’s Secondary College Kitende will signify Uganda within the boys class on the event due in Zimbabwe.

The CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship, now on its fourth yr, was initiated by CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, in 2021 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The kick-off occasion was held in Mozambique, Maputo a couple of months later.

Now on its fourth version, greater than two million girls and boys have participated within the CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship Programmes.

Based on CAF, three (3) Million Boys and Ladies have Participated since 2022 making it the most important Faculties Soccer Competitors globally.

A complete of 82 477 Faculties accross Africa have participated within the Programme and whole of 48 African International locations have Participated.

The winners in each the Boys’ and Ladies’ classes obtain USD 300 000 Runners-up are awarded USD 200 000 and third-place finishers obtain USD 150,000.

The Motsepe Basis invested preliminary USD 10 Million to contribute in direction of Prize Cash and
Earlier Hosts of the Finals embrace Tanzania (2024), Ghana (2025) and South Africa (2023).

2026 Taking part Groups

GIRLS:

Zimbabwe (Hosts), Ghana (Champions), Burkina Faso, Morocco, Guinea, Tanzania, Zambia, DR Congo

BOYS:

Zimbabwe (Hosts), Tanzania (Champions), Benin, Morocco, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, DR Congo

CAF is anticipated to substantiate particulars of the invitational groups from different Confederations.