Teams arrive in Accra for CAF African Schools Football Championship: Draw takes place on Monday

The teams competing in the CAF African Schools Football Championship, Ghana 2025 have begun arriving in Accra with excitement building ahead of the Continental Finals that will be staged from 21-26 April, 2025.

The third edition of the CAF African Schools Football Championship for players in the Under-15 age-group extends the Confédération Africaine de Football’s (CAF) investment in schools and youth football, with the programme in Accra to get underway with a series of workshops on Monday.

There are eight Boys and Girls teams that will compete on the pitch, but will also receive guidance away from the field on a range of subjects in what will be a life-changing experience for many.

The Capacity Building Workshops will include Safeguarding, Young Reporters, Young Referees, a Coaching course, Safety & Security and Medical.

There will also be workshops for the players on Integrity, and sessions held by UNICEF and FIFPRO.

The matches at the CAF African Schools Football Championship will begin on Wednesday, 23 April, with the final played on 26 April. All games will be staged at the University of Ghana Stadium in Accra.

The draw for the group stages, which will see the countries split into two pools of four teams each, will take place on Monday, 21 April at 14:00 local time / GMT. It will be streamed live of CAF’s YouTube Channel, CAF TV.

The CAF African Schools Football Championship was launched by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe in April 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique.

The programme enjoys a seed funding of USD 10-million, donated by the Motsepe Foundation at inception. This goes towards the prize monies at the zonal & continental level as well as the organization of the tournament.

There is a first prize of USD300,000 for the continental champions in both the Boys and Girls competitions, while the runners-up receive USD 200,000 and third-place USD 150,000.

This prize money is used for legacy projects in schools, including renovations, building libraries, infrastructure development and other community-related developments.

It is the continent’s premier football competition for girls and boys in the Under-15 age-group and the most successful youth sport mobilization movement in Africa.

Girls Qualified Teams: Ghana, Benin, DR Congo, Gambia, Malawi, Morocco, South Africa, Uganda

Boys Qualified Teams: Ghana, Algeria, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda