Mamelodi Sundowns will begin their quest for another continental title against Egyptian side FC Masar when the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League kicks off in Ismailia, Egypt, on Sunday, 1 November.
The South African champions are in Group A alongside hosts FC Masar, Morocco’s FUS Rabat and Cameroon’s Lekié Football Filles.
According to the schedule released by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday, Sundowns will open their campaign against FC Masar at 17:00 local time before facing Lekié Football Filles on 4 November and FUS Rabat on 7 November. These are their three group stage matches.
Sundowns will be aiming to progress to the semi-finals, scheduled for 11 November, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the knockout stage.
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The tournament will feature eight teams divided into two groups. Group B includes Moroccan side AS FAR, Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies, Mali’s USFAS Bamako and the representative of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B.
The final WAFU B representative will emerge after the remaining stoppage time in the match between Nigeria’s Edo Queens and Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa is played in Cairo on 29 October.
The participation of the WAFU B representative will add further interest to the competition, while Sundowns will be South Africa’s representatives as they look to make their mark on the continental stage.
The semi-finals will see the Group A winners face the Group B runners-up, while the Group B winners take on the Group A runners-up.
The third-place play-off shall be on the 14th of November, while the final shall take place at Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia on Sunday, 15 November.
The competition will also offer the participating clubs an opportunity to secure a place in the qualifying round of the 2027 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup.