The Confédération Africaine de Soccer (CAF) has formally introduced Ghana because the host nation for the CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship 2025 Continental Finals, set to happen from April 21 to 26, 2025.
The extremely anticipated event can be held on the Legon Sports activities Stadium on the College of Ghana in Accra. This marks the primary time the championship finals can be hosted in West Africa, following earlier editions in South Africa (2023) and Tanzania (2024).
Launched in April 2022 by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe in Mozambique, the CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship has grown into Africa’s largest youth sports activities mobilization program. Over 1.96 million girls and boys from 46 international locations have participated within the initiative.
With assist from the Motsepe Basis, which donated USD 10 million, CAF has invested in numerous legacy initiatives in colleges, together with infrastructure upgrades, library development, and different community-driven developments. The prize construction for the competitors is as follows:
- Winners: USD 300,000
- Runners-up: USD 200,000
- Third place: USD 150,000
For the 2024/25 season, 46 international locations fielded their nationwide faculty groups in Zonal Qualifiers, held between October 2024 and January 2025. The six CAF Zonal Champions, together with the defending champions from the 2023/24 version and hosts Ghana, will compete within the Continental Finals.
Uganda can be represented by St. Mary’s Boarding Faculty Kitende and St. Noa Lady’s Faculty.
CAF Director of Member Associations, Sarah Mukuna, expressed pleasure concerning the upcoming occasion, stating:
“We’re thrilled to convey the CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship to Ghana, a event that continues to encourage younger expertise throughout Africa. With companions like CANAL+, we’re taking this competitors to new heights, supporting the subsequent era of soccer stars whereas selling schooling and ability growth. We stay up for a event crammed with ardour, expertise, and progress.”
Along with the competitors, the championship features a complete capacity-building program for younger gamers, coaches, and educators, providing:
- CAF D License Teaching Course
- Safeguarding Workshops
- Security and Safety Coaching
- Younger Medical Officers Program
- Younger Referees Program
- Younger Reporters Program
The matches can be performed on the state-of-the-art 10,000-seater Legon Sports activities Stadium, initially constructed for the 2023 African Video games. The venue additionally options wonderful off-pitch amenities to assist CAF’s numerous coaching and growth applications.
Certified Groups for the 2024-25 CAF African Faculties Soccer Championship Continental Finals:
Hosts (Ghana)
CECAFA
- Women: Uganda
- Boys: Tanzania (defending champions), Uganda (CECAFA runners-up)
COSAFA
- Women: South Africa (defending champions), Malawi (COSAFA runners-up)
- Boys: South Africa
UNAF
- Women: Morocco
- Boys: Algeria
UNIFFAC
- Women: DR Congo
- Boys: DR Congo
WAFU A
- Women: Gambia
- Boys: Senegal
WAFU B
- Women: Benin (runners-up to hosts Ghana)
- Boys: Côte d’Ivoire
