Overview:
Uganda tussles West Africans Benin in Thursday’s semi-finals whilst another West African entity in Senegal shall take on Morocco in the other semi-final duel.
CAF African Schools Football Championship 2026:
Semi-finals (Boys) – Thursday, 9th April:
- Uganda Vs Benin
- Morocco Vs Senegal
Uganda’s Group A matches:
- Match 1: Zimbabwe 1-1 Uganda
- Match 2: Uganda 6-0 Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
- Match 3: Uganda 3-0 Morocco
After topping Group A at the 2026 CAF African schools football championship (boys), Uganda is destined for the semi-finals, against Benin this Thursday, 9th April in Harare city, Zimbabwe.
With 7 points out of the possible 9 points, Uganda majestically marched to the knockout round unscathed, scoring as many as 10 goals and letting in just one, conceded during the 1-all draw with hosts Zimbabwe at the Gateway High school playgrounds.
Uganda clobbered the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 6-0 where hit man Owen Mukisa struck thrice (hattrick).
Musa Kironde, Ivan Kakinda and Emmanuel Opio added the other goals for the East Africa zone ambassadors.
The last group A match for Uganda was another easy ride; a 3-0 triumph over North Africans Morocco.
Lucky Wanyama netted a brace whilst Mukisa got his fourth goal in the championship for U-15’s.
That said, Uganda tussles with West Africans Benin in Thursday’s semifinals, whilst another West African entity in Senegal shall take on Morocco in the other semifinal duel.
A delighted Uganda head coach Hassan Zzungu hailed the entire team for executing the plan well.
“We are so happy to have made it to the knockout round. One of the objectives was to qualify as the group leader, which we achieved. Now, we have to plan for the semi-final opponent as the target is to win the tournament,” Zzungu, who was also with the team in Ghana last year, remarked.
The girl’s semifinalists are Zambia, Burkina Faso, Morocco and the defending champions Ghana.
The semi-finalists will use Wednesday, 8th April 2026, as a recovery day, plotting for the long-awaited semifinals on the subsequent day.
Meanwhile, the teams that failed the group stage hurdle will battle in the classification contests to decide positions 5 to 8 for either gender.
