Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium set to host CAF ASFC finals

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Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium to host the historical CAF African Schools Football Championship finals slated on 05-08 April 2023.

Durban, South Africa will host the inaugural much-anticipated CAF African Schools Football Championship Continental Final phase at King Zwelithini Stadium from 05-08 April 2023.

The first year of the Programme – a historic and first of its kind Schools Programme that has attracted over 44 000 boys and girls in 41 African countries under the age of 15 to not only compete on the field but to be empowered through a number of programmes aimed at capacity building. 

This is a culmination of a journey that started with Schools competition at National Level and then Zonal Level. 

The Continental Phase of the competition will see some of the greatest talents from the zones’ winning schools compete for the ultimate prize in what is expected to be a weekend of festivities in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.

The finals will be played on Saturday, 08 April 2023 at the Durban’s King Zwelithini Stadium.

CAF General Secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba commented: “We are excited to reach this state and to see what started as a vision being implemented and benefiting the young people in Africa.”

” It is history in the making. The CAF African Schools Football Championship is very important to CAF, it is important to Africa, and it is very important to CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe.”

“For the first time, CAF is not just talking about developing the youth, but we are investing in a tangible way to the future of Africa. We are giving hope, we are giving a platform.”  

On the Final in Durban, Mosengo-Omba added: “Following extensive consultation that also included inviting Member Associations to submit applications to host, South Africa’s Durban was given the go-ahead.’

“We have a lot of confident that we will work together with SAFA, with South African Government and KwaZulu Natal to ensure that this is a success.”

story credit: CAF