CAF has announced that the 2026 edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Finals will be hosted in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2–10 April 2026, www.aclsports.com reports.
Despite Zimbabwe’s failure to host a CAF event in the past six years, Africa’s football governing body has awarded them the right to host the competition that is entering its fourth year. This follows the inspection visit to Nigeria in February, during which officials assessed facilities in Ikenne and Sagamu ahead of the competition.
CAF General Secretary, Mr Veron Mosengo-Omba, said: “The CAF African Schools Football Championship programme is a strategic investment in the future of African football. Under the leadership of CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe, this programme continues to combine sporting excellence with education and capacity building.”
The winners in both the Boys’ and Girls’ categories receive USD 300 000, with runners-up awarded USD 200 000 and third-place finishers USD 150,000.
These funds are ring-fenced for infrastructural development projects at the respective schools such as sports facilities, classrooms, libraries and other critical educational amenities. Running parallel to the on-field competition will be a series of capacity-building programmes by seasoned industry experts overseen by CAF.
CAF AFRICAN SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIP CONTINENTAL FINALS 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 will soon confirm details of the invitational teams from other Confederations.
