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The 3rd Confederation of African Cycling - < CAC > Para-Track African Championships concluded on 11 May at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Velodrome in Abuja, Nigeria.

Visually impaired Kenyan cyclist Felistus Kaveva delivered a strong performance in the B category, winning 3 silver medals in the pursuit, sprint, and time trial events.

She was narrowly edged out by Nigeria’s Favour Omo Ojiaebu across all three races.

Ann Nekesa, alongside sight guide Julia Miringu, secured two bronze medals in the Women’s Individual Pursuit B and Tandem Sprint B events before adding another silver to cap a strong campaign for Team Kenya.

Team Nigeria 🇳🇬 topped the medal standings with 16 medals (9 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze), followed by Egypt 🇪🇬 in second with 14 medals, while Kenya 🇰🇪 finished third overall with 9 medals.

The championships also served as a qualification and ranking event for both the Commonwealth Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, adding major stakes to every performance in Abuja.

🇲🇼 Tabitha Chawinga has been named in the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels (UNFP) Best XI (Team of the Year) for the third consecutive year - 2024, 2025, and 2026 - further cementing her status among the elite players in women’s football.

Two trophies already in the bag this season for the Malawian forward after Olympique Lyonnais Féminin defeated Paris Saint-Germain Féminine 4–1 in the Coupe de France final on Sunday, securing Lyon’s record-extending 11th French Cup title.

Earlier in the campaign, Lyon also edged PSG 1–0 to lift the inaugural Coupe de la Ligue.

Lyon remain unbeaten in the Arkéma Première Ligue, finishing top after 22 matches to qualify for the championship playoffs.

They are now in pursuit of a historic quadruple as they chase a record-extending 19th league title and a ninth UEFA Women’s Champions League crown.

Coach Jonatan Giráldez’s side will face FC Barcelona Femení in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final in Oslo on 23 May.

⚽ Tabitha Chawinga’s 2025/26 season so far:

✅ 11 goals and 5 assists in 16 Arkéma Première Ligue appearances

✅ 3 UEFA Women’s Champions League goals in 7 matches

✅ 2 Coupe de France goals, both scored in a 6–0 win over Saint-Étienne

A season defined by goals, trophies, and consistency at the very highest level.

🇧🇯 |Benin qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Poland 2026, set to take place from 5–27 September 2026.

CAF U-20 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers

First Leg: Côte d’Ivoire 1-1 Benin
Second Leg: Benin 4-1 Côte d’Ivoire

Aggregate: Benin 5-2 Côte d’Ivoire

The Amazones secure their first-ever qualification to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.

Romaine Gandonou, who finished as the top scorer in the qualifiers with 14 goals, scored a brace as Benin completed a historic qualification campaign.

🇬🇭 |Ghana’s Black Princesses are headed to the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after a 3-2 aggregate win over Uganda in the final CAF qualifying round.

First Leg: Ghana 2-1 Uganda (Accra)

Second Leg: Uganda 1-1 Ghana (Kampala)

Captain Linda Owusu Ansah struck a 78th-minute equaliser in Kampala to secure qualification.

It marks Ghana’s 8th straight U-20 Women’s World Cup appearance

Qualified: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2026

🇹🇿|Tanzania have qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after a stunning comeback against Cameroon.

📍 First Leg
🇨🇲 Cameroon 3-1 Tanzania 🇹🇿

📍 Second Leg
🇹🇿 Tanzania 2-0 Cameroon 🇨🇲

(Agg: 3-3)

The Tanzanite Queens overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit and advanced on the away goals rule to secure their first-ever FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualification.

🇰🇪 | Kenya Police Bullets defend their FKF Women’s Premier League title.

A 1-0 victory over Trinity Starlets sees the Bullets secure their third consecutive league title.

Margaret Kunihira scored the decisive goal.

🇳🇬⚽️ | THROUGH TO THE WORLD CUP.

Nigeria’s Falconets are headed to the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland after edging Malawi 3-2 on aggregate in the qualifiers.

Despite a 2-1 defeat away in the second leg, the first-leg 2-0 victory in Nigeria proved enough to seal qualification.

📍 First Leg
🇳🇬 Nigeria 2-0 Malawi 🇲🇼

📍 Second Leg
🇲🇼 Malawi 2-1 Nigeria 🇳🇬

⚽ Faith Chimzimu 🇲🇼 9’ | 56’
⚽ Oscar Precious 🇳🇬 62’

Aggregate: 3-2

Malawi pushed until the very end, but the Falconets held on to continue their strong history in women’s youth football on the continent.

The wait is over. The winner is here. 👏

WINNIE MASHAN: WINNER OF THE DADA SPORTS AFRICA X GOMYCODE KENYA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

Read More: https://www.dadasports.africa/winnie-mashan-winner-of-the-dada-sports-africa-x-gomycode-kenya-scholarship-program-n1041/

| Elevating Women’s Sports

We’re proud to introduce Winnie Mashan, a cyclist and the winner of our scholarship in partnership with gomycode Kenya, created for female athletes building skills beyond sport.

Winnie is now officially part of the Data Science Bootcamp at GOMYCODE Kenya, while also stepping into her role as an official Dada Elite Sports Brand Ambassador. 👏

At Dada Sports Africa, we believe in opening doors in sport, in life, and beyond. This is more than one win; it’s about creating access, building confidence, and showing what’s possible for the next generation of girls.

This is what it means to be Dada Elite, pushing boundaries on and off the road.