Eight leading women’s football clubs from Southern Africa have begun their battle in Gaborone for the region’s place at the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League.
The CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier is being staged at Gaborone United Stadium in Botswana from 20 to 29 August, with the tournament winner advancing to the continental finals.
Defending regional champions Gaborone United Ladies headline Group A alongside Zambia’s ZESCO Ndola Girls, Zimbabwe’s Herentals Queens and Lesotho Defence Force Ladies.
Group B features two-time continental champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, Nsingizini Hotspurs of Eswatini, Costa do Sol of Mozambique and Malawi’s Silver Strikers.
The competition forms part of CAF’s qualification pathway for the sixth edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League. Reigning African champions AS FAR of Morocco have already qualified for the final tournament, with the winners of CAF’s six zonal competitions and a representative of the host country completing the field.
COSAFA’s women’s club competition has become an important route to the continental stage. Mamelodi Sundowns, Green Buffaloes, the University of the Western Cape and Gaborone United have previously represented the region at the CAF Women’s Champions League finals.
Matches from the Botswana qualifier are being made available through CAF TV, FIFA+ and COSAFA’s YouTube channel, with Botswana TV carrying the tournament locally.
Sources
- CAF, Women’s Champions League qualifiers information, 20 August 2026
- COSAFA, CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifier Botswana 2026 tournament information, 19 August 2026
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