Kawempe Muslim Women WFC will formally signify the CECAFA area on the 2026 CAF Girls’s Champions League after securing the zone’s sole qualification ticket with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Kenya Police Bullets within the qualifying ultimate at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Monday.
The Ugandan champions and their Kenyan counterparts battled by a tightly contested 90 minutes with out discovering a breakthrough, as each defences stood agency to maintain the rating degree.
The impasse was lastly damaged within the a centesimal minute of additional time when Agnes Nabukenya discovered the decisive aim, placing Kawempe in entrance and inside touching distance of the regional title.
Police Bullets pushed for an equaliser within the remaining minutes, however Kawempe held their nerve to guard their lead, safe the victory and carry the CECAFA qualifying trophy.
The triumph makes Kawempe Muslim Women the primary Ugandan membership to qualify for the CAF Girls’s Champions League by the CECAFA qualifiers.
Kawempe booked their place within the ultimate with a convincing 3-0 semi-final victory over Ethiopia’s CBE WFC, whereas Police Bullets reached the decider after cruising previous South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars with a commanding 5-0 win.
The Ugandan champions will now carry the CECAFA area’s flag into the 2026 CAF Girls’s Champions League.
