Di 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, wey dem dey call WAFCON, go take place for Morocco from July 26 to August 16. After delay of four and half months, di tournament go still hold for Morocco as dem plan am, despite rumours say South Africa go take over hosting rights wey no happen.
Di tournament go feature 16 teams wey dem spread across four groups. Di top two for each group go go quarter-finals. Group A get Algeria, Kenya, Morocco, and Senegal. Group B get Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, South Africa, and Tanzania. Group C get Egypt, Malawi, Nigeria, and Zambia. Group D get Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ghana, and Mali. Dem don release di full fixtures and standings.
Defending champions Nigeria remain one of di most talented teams for dis year tournament because of dia remarkable depth, especially for attack. South Africa win di tournament for 2022 and still get many of di players wey inspire dat triumph, plus head coach Desiree Ellis. Morocco lose di finals for home soil for 2022 and 2025, but dem get strong local women’s football infrastructure. Being hosts for di third time running fit give dem advantage.
Zambia’s golden generation still dey wait for dia crowning moment for WAFCON. With some of dia stars for di peak of dia powers and new generation of talent dey emerge, di Copper Queens get golden opportunity. For surprise packages, Cameroon don historically perform well for WAFCON, while Malawi get two of di most talented attacking players for di world for Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga. Ghana get some of di best talent wey fit don fly under some radars, with provisional squad wey include Evelyn Badu, Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, Portia Boakye, and Grace Asantewaa. Ivory Coast too no fit be overlooked with Rosemonde Kouassi for dia ranks.
Key fixtures include Nigeria vs. Malawi on July 28, South Africa vs. Ivory Coast on July 31, Nigeria vs. Zambia on August 1, Ghana vs. Cameroon on August 2, and Malawi vs. Zambia on August 5. Free-to-air broadcaster SABC don secure rights for di tournament for South Africa. East African broadcaster Azam TV don also secure broadcasting rights. ESPN go provide live updates on key fixtures for dia website.
Ticket sales don officially open for di TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026. Di first sales phase, wey dem reserve for Visa cardholders, begin on Wednesday, July 22. Visa, wey be official CAF Partner and global leader for digital payments, dey offer dia cardholders 48-hour early access to tickets for group stage. Di exclusive pre-sale period go run until Thursday, July 23. During dis pre-sale window, Visa cardholders go get priority access to purchase tickets before general sales begin.
