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 coloursWinners of the regional tournament advance to the finals +UNAFTeam CF Akbou2nd FC Masar3rd FUS Rabat1st ASF Sousse4th+WAFU ATeam Berewuleng FC2nd AS Bolonta1st Determine Girls FC6th USFAS2nd Aigles de la Médina 3rd Mogbwemo Queens3rd+WAFU BTeam Dynamique FC1st USFA5th Ampem Darkoa3rd ASEC Mimosas2nd AS GNN3rd Edo Queens2nd ASKO Kara3rd
+UNIFFACTeam Lekié FF 2nd AC Colombe 2nd FA Msichana 2nd FC 15 de Agosto 2nd+CECAFATeam Top Girls Academy2nd FC UJECO1st Denden FC2nd CBE FC6th Kenya Police Bullets3rd Rayon Sports FC3rd Yei Joint Stars FC5th Simba Queens4th Kawempe Muslim2nd Mafunzo FC1st+COSAFATeam Gaborone United3rd Nsingizini Hotspurs 1st LDF FC3rd Silver Strikers Ladies1st CD Costa do Sol4th Mamelodi Sundowns 5th ZESCO Ndola Girls 2nd Herentals Queens 3rd Associations that did not enter a team Zone Nation Last Participated club edition UNAF No –WAFU A Seven Stars FF 2021 No – No – WAFU B – – –UNIFFAC No – Elect-Sport FC 2025 No – Missile FC2021CECAFA No – No –COSAFA No – Olympic de Moroni2025 No – No – Beauties FC2025 No –
Notes
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows +Schedule for 2026 CAF Women's Champions League qualificationZoneHost cityDateUNAF Tunis1 – 7 SeptemberWAFU A Banjul25 August – 6 SeptemberWAFU B Ouagadougou23 August – 5 SeptemberUNIFFAC Yaoundé29 August – 4 SeptemberCECAFA Kigali21 – 31 AugustCOSAFA Gaborone20 – 29 August
Qualifying tournaments UNAF
The UNAF qualifying tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia, from 1 to 7 September 2026.
WAFU Zone A
The WAFU Zone A qualifying tournament was held in Gambia from 25 August to 6 September 2026.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
Final
WAFU Zone B
The WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 23 August to 5 September 2026.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
3rd place
Final
UNIFFAC
CECAFA
Group stage Group A
Group B
Group C
Knockout stage Semi-finals
3rd place
Final
COSAFA
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Semi-finals
3rd place
Final
References
External links CAF Women's Champions League – CAFOnline.com