The group stage draw for the CAF Girls’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 will happen in Gaborone on Tuesday, 3 August at 11h00 CAT (09h00 GMT) and will probably be broadcast stay on CAF TV and COSAFA’s YouTube channel.
The eight competing groups will study their destiny as they vie for a spot on the continental finals later within the yr, with the regional qualifiers to be staged from August 20 to 29.
Hosts Gaborone United Girls defending the title they received final yr and once more anticipated to be among the many favourites. However the 2026 discipline consists of a number of groups with sturdy current information within the regional competitors.
Gaborone United had been crushed finalists in 2024 earlier than returning to assert the title final yr and also will have home-ground benefit this time round.
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Zambia’s ZESCO Ndola Women, who misplaced to Gaborone United in final yr’s last on their match debut, will probably be seeking to go one higher, whereas South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns will hope to get well from their semi-final defeat to ZESCO and declare a 3rd regional title.
Sundowns received the match in 2021 and 2023 and are the one membership to have claimed a number of titles. They’ve additionally lifted the continental title twice.
Costa do Sol from Mozambique have additionally been constant performers, ending third in 2023 and reaching the semi-finals once more final yr, after they had been crushed by Gaborone United.
Zimbabwe’s Herentals Queens reached the final 4 in 2024, additionally shedding to Gaborone United, which stays their greatest end up to now.
Lesotho Defence Drive will make their third look within the competitors and their first since 2023, with the intention of progressing past the group stage for the primary time.
Nsingizini Hotspurs and Silver Strikers will each make their match debuts. Nsingizini develop into the third membership from Eswatini to participate after Manzini Wanderers Girls and Younger Buffaloes, whereas Silver Strikers are the third Malawian representatives following Ntopwa FC and Ascent Soccer Academy.
The eight groups will probably be divided into two teams of 4, with hosts and defending champions Gaborone United robotically positioned in place A1, whereas Mamelodi Sundowns, the highest-ranked aspect over the past three editions, will occupy place B1.
The highest two groups in every pool will advance to the semi-finals.
Costa do Sol and final yr’s runners-up ZESCO Ndola Women make up the following rating stage and will probably be positioned collectively in Pot 1. Herentals Queens, Lesotho Defence Drive, Nsingizini Hotspurs and Silver Strikers type Pot 2.
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The primary group drawn from Pot 1 will probably be positioned in Group A, with a second draw figuring out their place within the pool. The remaining Pot 1 group will then go into Group B, with their place in that group additionally determined by means of a separate positional draw.
The identical process will then be adopted for the 4 groups in Pot 2. They are going to be drawn alternately into Teams A and B, with additional attracts figuring out their positions within the respective swimming pools till each teams include 4 groups.