Kawempe handed tricky Cecafa path in quest for Caf dream

What the report says

Kawempe Muslim Ladies FC have been given a difficult route in the 2026 Caf Women’s Champions League Cecafa Qualifiers, as they continue their bid to reach Africa’s top women’s club competition. According to The Observer, the Ugandan champions were placed in Group B with Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and Djibouti’s FC UJECO.

The regional tournament is scheduled for Kigali, Rwanda, from August 21 to 31. The draw was also held in Kigali, and matches are expected at Kigali Pelé Stadium and the FERWAFA Technical Centre. With only one Cecafa slot available for the Caf Women’s Champions League finals, the group stage is likely to be highly competitive.

Kawempe enter the qualifiers as reigning Finance Trust Bank Fufa Women Super League champions and are seeking to go one step further after their first appearance in the competition in 2022. The article notes that they narrowly missed out on qualification then, though they did finish third after beating Tanzania’s Simba Queens 2-0 in Ethiopia. That earlier campaign, along with their domestic title win, is presented as useful preparation for the new challenge.

More broadly, the qualifiers matter because they decide which East African club advances to the continent’s premier women’s club tournament. Kawempe will be aiming to turn past experience into a successful return to the regional stage.