David GOMBE

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

The CAF African Colleges Soccer Championship has established itself as Africa’s flagship faculties soccer programme, combining soccer with schooling, 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 is still proudly African, whereas strategically exposing younger African expertise to world soccer.

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

The CAF African Colleges Soccer Championship, now on its fourth 12 months, 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 Colleges Soccer Championship Programmes.

In response to CAF, three (3) Million Boys and Women have Participated since 2022 making it the largest Colleges Soccer Competitors globally.

A complete of 82 477 Colleges accross Africa have participated within the Programme and whole of 48 African Nations have Participated.

The winners in each the Boys’ and Women’ 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 the direction of Prize Cash and
Earlier Hosts of the Finals embrace Tanzania (2024), Ghana (2025) and South Africa (2023).

2026 Collaborating 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.