A total of seven teams will compete in the inaugural 2026 African Sixes Lacrosse Championships, set to take place December 2-5 at St Stithians College in Johannesburg.
Hosted by South Africa Lacrosse and the Africa Association of Lacrosse, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda will compete in the men’s championship, while Kenya, South Africa and Uganda will contest the women’s championship.
The men’s and women’s champions will advance to the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships in Colorado Springs, the primary qualifier for the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028. Johannesburg marks the final stop on the 2026 continental qualifying calendar and the first step on the road to LA28 for African teams.
Kenya and Ghana will open the tournament on Wednesday, December 2, at 4:30 p.m., following the opening ceremony at 3 p.m. Host South Africa will make its debut against Kenya in both competitions on Thursday, December 3, with the men playing at 9 a.m. and the women at 11 a.m.
Each team will play every other team in its competition once, with the top two advancing to the gold medal games on Saturday, December 5. The men’s bronze medal game will begin at noon, followed by the women’s gold medal game at 2 p.m. and the men’s gold medal game at 4 p.m. All times are South Africa Standard Time.
Ghana will be making its debut at the world level, while Uganda has competed in both the WL Men’s and Men’s U20 championships, Kenya has competed in the men’s and women’s U20 championships, and South Africa took part in this year’s WL Women’s Championship Division II.
Alongside the competition, the South African women’s team will lead a youth clinic on Friday, December 4, and World Lacrosse will support officiating education during the event.
For more information, visit SALacrosse.co.za/african-sixes.
