David GOMBE
The 2026 model of the CAF African Colleges Soccer Championship Continental Finals will doubtless be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2nd to tenth April 2026.
The CAF African Colleges Soccer Championship has established itself as Africa’s flagship schools soccer programme, combining soccer with coaching, social enchancment and functionality establishing.
Following the worthwhile completion of the Zonal Qualifiers, 16 teams comprising the Zonal champions, the host nation, along with a historic invitation to teams from CAF’s sister Confederations – will compete in a occasion that continues to be proudly African, whereas strategically exposing youthful African experience to world soccer.
St.Mary’s Secondary Faculty Kitende will signify Uganda inside the boys class on the occasion due in Zimbabwe.
The CAF African Colleges 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 event was held in Mozambique, Maputo a few months later.
Now on its fourth model, higher than two million ladies and boys have participated inside the CAF African Colleges Soccer Championship Programmes.
Based mostly on CAF, three (3) Million Boys and Girls have Participated since 2022 making it an important Colleges Soccer Rivals globally.
A whole of 82 477 Colleges accross Africa have participated inside the Programme and entire of 48 African Worldwide areas have Participated.
The winners in every the Boys’ and Girls’ lessons acquire USD 300 000 Runners-up are awarded USD 200 000 and third-place finishers acquire USD 150,000.
The Motsepe Foundation invested preliminary USD 10 Million to contribute in course of Prize Money and
Earlier Hosts of the Finals embrace Tanzania (2024), Ghana (2025) and South Africa (2023).
2026 Participating Teams
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 teams from totally different Confederations.
