LORMAN, Miss. – Under the direction of Head Coach Ken Kabiru, Alcorn Soccer announced its 2026 competitive schedule on Friday, a 17-match slate that includes seven home games at Key City Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and nine Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) contests.
 
Coming off a season in which the Braves finished 5-8-4 overall, and grabbed a 3-3-2 record in SWAC play en route to the SWAC Tournament semifinals, Kabiru returns numerous pieces from his first year at the helm to try for a repeat performance in 2026.
 
"This schedule tests us early with some quality non-conference opponents, and that's by design," commented Kabiru, recently completing his first year on the sideline for the Braves. "We want our players ready for SWAC play, and I believe the way we've built this challenging schedule gives us every opportunity to compete for a championship."
 
The Braves open the season August 8 at Southwest Mississippi Community College as part of an exhibition match before their home opener five days later (August 13) against McNeese at 6 p.m. Alcorn will play four of its first six matches on the road, a stretch that includes trips to ULM, Nicholls, Kentucky and Mississippi State, before returning home September 3 to host Northwestern State.
 
Non-conference play wraps up with a road trip to 23-time national champion North Carolina on September 20 ahead of the SWAC opener away to Alabama State (September 27).
 
October brings the busiest home stretch of the year.
 
Alcorn hosts three consecutive conference matches at Key City Park in the form of Grambling State (October 4), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (October 8), and Southern (October 18). Following the game against Southern, the Braves travel to in-state foe Jackson State (October 22), where the two sides battled to a goalless draw a season ago in Jackson.
 
The Purple and Gold are set to close the road portion of the regular season at Texas Southern (October 25) and Prairie View A&M (November 1), before returning home to host Alabama A&M on November 5 for "Senior Appreciation Day."
 
"Playing four home conference matches in October gives us a real chance to build momentum right when it matters most," added Kabiru. "Our fans really embraced Key City Park as a home field last year, and they were great for us."
 
The 2026 SWAC Tournament is scheduled for November 11-15, in Prairie View, Texas.
 
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