UNIFFAC: unbeaten M’Sichana miss out as Lekié qualify

Football Academy M’Sichana did not secure UNIFFAC’s place at the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League finals. The Lubumbashi club drew 0-0 with Lekié FF in Yaoundé on Friday, 4 September. CAF confirmed the Cameroonian side’s qualification in its report published the following day.

The final meeting required a Congolese victory. Before the match, FECOFA had reported that both sides held four points, with Lekié ahead on goal difference. A draw was therefore enough for the Cameroonians, while M’Sichana needed a win to reach the continental finals.

The Congolese campaign nevertheless ended without defeat. M’Sichana had beaten Brazzaville’s AC Colombe 3-2 on 29 August, followed by a goalless draw against Equatorial Guinea’s 15 de Agosto on 1 September. CAF’s zonal qualifying round-up records both results alongside the final draw with Lekié.

There was also an unusual domestic background to the club’s participation. On 27 August, FECOFA explained that M’Sichana, the 2025 national women’s champions, had been selected because the 2026 championship had not been organised. That decision opened the qualifying route for the Lubumbashi side, but the finals berth ultimately went to Lekié.