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Banyana get a bye in the LA 2028 Olympic Games first round qualifiers – South African Football Association

29 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have advanced to the second round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers after receiving a bye in the first round on Wednesday. At a draw conducted in Cairo in Egypt on Wednesday, the South Africans were pitted against the winners between South Sudan and Madagascar who

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29 April 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have advanced to the second round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers after receiving a bye in the first round on Wednesday.

At a draw conducted in Cairo in Egypt on Wednesday, the South Africans were pitted against the winners between South Sudan and Madagascar who will get the ball rolling in the early stage of the competition. The first round is scheduled to be played in June 2026 while the second round matches will be held our months later.

“We haven’t been to the Olympic Games since 2016, and that is a long time ago. We need to get back to that big stage,” said Banyana Banyana coach coach Dr Desiree Ellis. “Now that we have seen the draw, it will help us plan thoroughly for the qualifiers. But for now, we cannot lose focus of what is ahead of us, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026), which is equally important as it gives us the ticket to the World Cup in Brazil. We want to make it three in a row. Once the competition has concluded in Morocco, the entire focus will shift to the Olympic qualifiers.”

The qualifiers will be played over five rounds, with South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria exempted from the first round. Round three will see the 16 teams battle it out in the two-legged qualifiers with the remaining eight teams advancing to the penultimate round.

After this phase, the final four teams will produce the last two standing that will represent Africa in the United States of America.

CAF Women’s Olympic Games Qualifying Dates:

Round 1:
1-9 June 2026

Round 2:
5-13 October 2026

Round 3:
23 February-6 March 2027

Round 4:
4-12 October 2027

Round 5:
23 November-4 December 2027

There are 35 nations taking part in the qualifiers with only two slots allotted the African continent at the Olympic Games which will get underway from 11–29 July 2028 in Los Angeles.

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