brCTF 2026: The Black Star Edition
22–24 October 2026
Three days. One arena.
- Venue
- Kobi's Event Centre, Accra
- Teams
- Four members each
- Qualifying
- Online qualifiers
- Open to
- Students, professionals, enthusiasts
- Day 1Conference keynotes, technical workshops, and policy panels
- Day 2The 24-hour competition begins, with training labs, a cyber job fair, and exhibitions
- Day 3Competition finals and the awards ceremony
How the competition works
Twenty-four hours of real-world challenges.
Boot2Root
Teams progress through complete attack paths, from initial foothold to privilege escalation, and submit flags for points.
Red vs Blue
Teams face each other: attackers score by compromising infrastructure, defenders claw points back with the logs that prove how.
Forensics & mobile
Teams decipher forensic artefacts and answer questions on what happened, earning points for every correct answer.
Every edition
Four years of breaking the code.
- 2023
The first edition
brCTF launches as a 24-hour Capture the Flag, timed for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Team MidKnyt takes the first title.
- 2024
The second edition
The competition returns for its second year, and the community keeps growing. Team sh3ll_sh0ck3rs are crowned champions.
- 2025
Osagyefo: Defending Ghana's Digital Sovereignty
A three-day event with a cyber conference, policy panels, and a 24-hour final for fifteen teams. The Cyber Security Authority joins as institutional partner. Team Rebirth wins.
- 2026
The Black Star Edition, and free training for all
brCTF grows from a competition into an NGO: free hands-on training in practical technology skills, with Girls in Cybersecurity as our core mission.
Build your team. Claim your flag.
Registration runs through the brCTF competition platform. New to Capture the Flag? Our free cybersecurity training is the place to start.