Kinshasa, April 28th, 2026 (CPA).- The draw for the qualifying round of the Los Angeles 2028 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament has been announced on Wednesday in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, according to the website of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), consulted on Tuesday by CPA. “The organization of the draw for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament is scheduled for this Wednesday, April 29th, 2026, at CAF headquarters, located in Cairo, Egypt,” it is read. According to the source, the qualifiers for this tournament will take place over five rounds, at the end of which the two finalists will earn their qualification to represent the CAF zone at the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, scheduled for July 11th-29th, 2028, in Los Angeles, United States of America.
Furthermore, the same source specifies that thirty-five (35) women’s national football teams are participating in this qualifying campaign, namely: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Equatorial Guinea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Mauritius. Let us remind you that this continental women’s football event will be broadcast live on CAF TV, the official YouTube channel of this African football governing body.