The 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) enters its third and final round on Friday, with participating countries set for a decisive battle for honours at the IBB International Golf and Country Club, Abuja.

Hosts Nigeria occupy fourth position on the team leaderboard despite improving their performance in the second round.

Nigeria returned a combined score of 161 on Day Two, five shots better than their opening-round total of 166, to take their overall score to 327.

Defending champions South Africa strengthened their position at the top of the standings after recording a combined score of 309 over 36 holes to maintain their lead in the championship.

Although their second-round performance was one shot higher than their opening-round score of 154, the South Africans remained comfortably ahead of their closest challengers.

Kenya retained second position with an aggregate score of 316 after returning another 158 in the second round, seven shots behind the leaders.

Tanzania occupied third place with 325, while Uganda were fifth with 338.

In the individual standings, Kenya's Kanana Muthomi displaced first-round leader Isabella Ferreira of South Africa after maintaining impressive consistency across the opening two rounds.

Muthomi returned identical scores of 77 in both rounds to finish with a 36-hole aggregate of 154, three shots ahead of Ferreira, who has 157.

South Africa's Charlotte Millard and Botswana's Loapi Chokwe are joint third with 159 strokes each, while Tanzania's Neema Olomi occupies fifth position with 160.

Kenya's Bianca Ngecu is sixth with 162, followed by Nigeria's Diana Osmond, who has recorded 163.

Another Nigerian, Ehinomen Juliana, occupies eighth position with 164 strokes, alongside Uganda's Keisha Kagoro and South Africa's Lourenda Steyn.

The final round promises an exciting finish as South Africa look to consolidate their advantage in the team competition, while Kenya remain in contention for both team and individual honours.

The championship features three rounds of 18-hole competition and will conclude on Friday.