Kawempe Muslim have booked their place within the semifinals of the 2026 CAF Girls’s Champions League after a commanding 3-0 victory over Mali’s USFAS Bamako of their last Group B encounter on Sunday.
The Valley Warriors delivered when it mattered most, with Agnes Nabukenya scoring twice whereas Jovia Nakagolo added the opposite aim to maintain Uganda’s representatives in competition for the continental crown.
Kawempe went into the decisive fixture figuring out that nothing wanting victory would give them a practical likelihood of reaching the final 4, following their earlier defeat to Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa.
The stakes had been equally excessive for defending champions AS FAR, who additionally wanted a win to safe development, whereas Ampem Darkoa began the day in a beneficial place with six factors and solely wanted a draw to ensure qualification.
Kawempe took care of their enterprise in convincing vogue, ending their group marketing campaign with three factors from the victory. Nevertheless, their destiny remained unsure as they awaited the result of the opposite Group B fixture between AS FAR and Ampem Darkoa.
The qualification battle went right down to the wire, with the three sides locked on factors and separated by the match’s tie-breaking standards.
At one stage, Kawempe appeared to have achieved sufficient to complete prime of the group after AS FAR had been nonetheless main 1-0 of their fixture, leaving the Ugandan facet forward on aim distinction.
Nevertheless, a late aim by AS FAR modified the standings, lifting the Moroccan facet to the highest with a superior aim distinction and pushing Ampem Darkoa into third place.
Regardless of the uncertainty following the ultimate whistle, Kawempe finally obtained affirmation that that they had secured the second qualification spot, sparking aid after an anxious wait.
The consequence means AS FAR end prime of Group B and can face Cameroon’s Lekie, who completed second in Group A, within the semifinals.
Kawempe, in the meantime, will face two-time champions Mamelodi Sundowns, who topped Group A with seven factors, in what guarantees to be a demanding check for the Ugandan debutants.
The semifinals might be performed on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt, with Kawempe now only one victory away from reaching the ultimate of their maiden look on the competitors.
