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Full Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026 archive on FemGol: 88 news stories.


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KICK-OFF · SATURDAY 29 AUGUST Spain local time
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Ghana's starting eleven line up before a match against Zambia at the Accra Sports Stadium.
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Africa on the road to Brazil 2027: the four who are in and the two still playing for it

Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria and Malawi have their places. Ghana and South Africa enter FIFA's intercontinental play-off, which begins in November and ends in February. Africa can reach six representatives, and only one repeats from 2023.

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CMR 3 MWI 0
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Cameroon had not scored in three hours and won their first WAFCON with three goals before half-time

MAR 1 ALG 1
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Algeria did not have a shot before half-time and won their first medal

MAR 1 ALG 1
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Morocco and Algeria have never played for bronze: they meet again sixteen days on

CMR 3 MWI 0
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Malawi reach a final on their WAFCON debut; Cameroon have eleven semi-finals and nothing to show for them

RSA 2 NGA 1
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Nigeria produced 2.51 expected goals and are off the road to Brazil; South Africa produced 1.12 and go on

CIV 1 GHA 2
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Ghana dominated the first half and trailed; Ivory Coast dominated the second and are out

CIV 1 GHA 2
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Ghana beat Ivory Coast 30 days ago; the rematch ends one World Cup bid

MAR 0 CMR 0
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Michaely Bihina saves four penalties and Cameroon knock the hosts out in Rabat

ALG 1 MWI 3
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Both Chawinga sisters score in the same half and Malawi will play the final at their first Africa Cup of Nations

ALG 1 MWI 3
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Malawi could reach the final on their debut. Algeria have already matched every win they had before

MAR 0 CMR 0
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Cameroon lost their three semi-finals against the hosts by an aggregate of 13-0. Morocco are chasing a third final in a row

RSA 2 NGA 1
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Nigeria have never missed a World Cup. South Africa await in the match that puts one of them out

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Only Morocco repeat: Africa's four direct qualifiers for the 2027 World Cup are set

MWI 2 GHA 1
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Seventeen days after the 4-0, Malawi come from behind against Ghana and qualify for their first World Cup

CMR 1 NGA 0
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One shot in the entire first half and nine saves: Cameroon knock Nigeria out and return to the World Cup

CMR 1 NGA 0
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Cameroon lost all three of their finals to Nigeria; victory would send them back to the World Cup

MWI 2 GHA 1
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Ghana beat Malawi 4-0 17 days ago; today they meet again for a World Cup place

MAR 2 RSA 1
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Two shots on target, two goals: Morocco go through with Ouzraoui and Aït El Haj

CIV 1 ALG 2
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Ivory Coast produced 1.67 expected goals and went out; Algeria produced 0.23 and go on

CIV 1 ALG 2
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Ivory Coast have scored eight goals; Algeria have conceded only one

MAR 2 RSA 1
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South Africa return to Rabat, where they denied Morocco a first African title

CPV 1 CMR 1
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Cameroon had twenty-six shots and Cape Verde left with the first point in their history

MLI 1 GHA 1
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Mali did not have a single shot inside the box and went out on the same points as Ghana

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The 2026 WAFCON quarter-finals: fixtures, times and what each side is playing for

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WAFCON 2026 quarter-finals: who has qualified and the last place at stake

CPV 1 CMR 1
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Cameroon can win all three group games for the first time in ten years

MLI 1 GHA 1
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Ghana only needed a draw against Mali in 2018 — and went out

MWI 1 ZAM 2
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Zambia won without a second-half shot on target and still went out

EGY 2 NGA 6
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All three of the substitutes Nigeria brought on scored

EGY 2 NGA 6
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Nigeria can beat Egypt and still be eliminated

MWI 1 ZAM 2
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Malawi have won both matches and can still be eliminated

BFA 0 RSA 1
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One shot on target each, and South Africa's went in

TAN 1 CIV 2
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Six touches in the opposition box: Tanzania go out on a 99th-minute penalty

BFA 0 RSA 1
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Burkina Faso can end South Africa's run of nine successive semi-final appearances

TAN 1 CIV 2
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Grâce Sery converted both her shots on target; Ivory Coast are one point from the quarter-finals

KEN 0 ALG 2
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Algeria go through with two goals born of Kenyan mistakes

SEN 0 MAR 0
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Morocco had 28 attempts, missed a penalty and did not score

KEN 0 ALG 2
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Algeria have conceded one goal in six matches; Kenya have never earned a point

SEN 0 MAR 0
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Senegal can beat Morocco, reach six points and still be eliminated

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Five quarter-final places left and three nights to fill them

MLI 3 CPV 2
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Cape Verde scored twice after five goalless matches and went out

GHA 0 CMR 1
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Cameroon's only shot on target was the penalty that won the match

MLI 3 CPV 2
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Cape Verde have not scored since the 4-2 that knocked Mali out

GHA 0 CMR 1
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Cameroon are ten group games unbeaten. Ghana were the last team to beat them

NGA 1 ZAM 0
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Barbra Banda scored four on Tuesday and did not have a single shot on Saturday

EGY 1 MWI 3
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Egypt created fifteen times as much and went out anyway

NGA 1 ZAM 0
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Barbra Banda targets Zambia's first WAFCON goal against Nigeria

EGY 1 MWI 3
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Egypt face the sisters who brought down Nigeria after Zambia's 34-shot barrage

BFA 2 TAN 1
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Burkina Faso make history and move up to second in the group

RSA 2 CIV 2
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Ivory Coast had four shots and scored twice; South Africa equalised in the 99th minute

RSA 2 CIV 2
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South Africa's 24 shots meet Ivory Coast's clinical edge

BFA 2 TAN 1
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Tanzania seek a second victory against a Burkina Faso side still waiting for their first win

MAR 1 ALG 0
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Sanaâ Mssoudy settles it in the 84th minute and Algeria finish without a single shot inside the box

SEN 1 KEN 0
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Senegal win with Seynabou Mbengue's only shot as Kenya hit the woodwork three times

Imane Saoud with the Morocco national team.
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Morocco put their four-goal start to the test against Algeria’s 506-minute run without conceding

SEN 1 KEN 0
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Senegal and Kenya seek their first goal before facing the group leaders

CMR 2 MLI 1
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Ngah Manga scored both of Cameroon's goals and went off injured in stoppage time

GHA 2 CPV 0
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Ghana won 2-0 and scored only one of the two goals

CMR 2 MLI 1
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Cameroon and Mali were given a second chance. Their opening match may decide who takes it

Ghana women's national football team (Black Queens).
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Ghana begin as favourites against a Cape Verde side that have already overturned the hierarchy

NGA 2 MWI 3
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No debutant had ever beaten Nigeria. The Chawinga sisters scored three between them

ZAM 6 EGY 0
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Barbra Banda unleashes a storm on Egypt in Zambia's opener (6-0)

NGA 2 MWI 3
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Nigeria have won 16 of their 17 matches against debutants. Malawi arrive with the Chawinga sisters

ZAM 6 EGY 0
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Zambia put their title credentials to the test as Egypt return after ten years away

CIV 4 BFA 1
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Ivory Coast had not scored in qualifying and put four past Burkina Faso on their return

RSA 1 TAN 2
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Tanzania pull off shock win against South Africa with late Ubamba winner

CIV 4 BFA 1
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Ivory Coast return after twelve years against a Burkina Faso side that won every qualifier

RSA 1 TAN 2
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South Africa open against a Tanzania side whose only WAFCON point came against them

Football on the beach at Busua, Ghana, one of the four teams in Group D.
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Cape Verde eliminated Mali. The expansion brings them together again at WAFCON

MAR 4 KEN 0
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Morocco settle the contest in 13 minutes and open WAFCON with a rout

ALG 2 SEN 0
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Algeria make the decisive moments count as Senegal fail to respond

Supporters cheering on the Zambia women's national team during an international match.
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Nigeria defend title in group featuring Banda, Kundananji and the Chawinga sisters

Temwa Chawinga during an NWSL match with Kansas City Current.
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Temwa Chawinga won back-to-back NWSL MVP awards. Now she will play in Malawi’s first WAFCON

The South Africa women's national team (Banyana Banyana), 2022 champions and Group B favourites.
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South Africa aim to reclaim the crown in a group with no clear second favourite

Ghizlane Chebbak during the Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
PLAYERS

Ghizlane Chebbak: the midfielder selected for the World 11 alongside Aitana and Alexia

Grassroots women’s football in Kilifi county, Kenya — one of Group A’s four national teams.
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Morocco can no longer settle for another final

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The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations that changed the rules after qualifying ended

What Africa is playing for: four direct places at Brazil 2027
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What Africa is playing for: four direct places at Brazil 2027

Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026: fixtures, groups and the road to the World Cup
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Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026: fixtures, groups and the road to the World Cup

THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Cape Verde also play: they built another national team in eight years

Ghana women's national team (the Black Queens) during preparations for an international match.
THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Ghana play too: they reached the World Cup first, now they are trying to return

Algerian women watching a football match in 2013.
THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Algeria also play: they learned how not to lose, now they chase their first World Cup

THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Egypt play too: Sahar El Hawary built a national team out of her own pocket

THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Ivory Coast still play too: the 10–0 that could never be the end

South Africa also play: Banyana Banyana, a team built on resilience
THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

South Africa also play: Banyana Banyana, a team built on resilience

The Lionesses of Teranga seek to make their mark on the African continental stage.
THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Senegal also play: they don't roar yet, but they've stopped asking permission

THE OTHER NATIONAL TEAM

Morocco also play: the Atlas Lionesses chase their ticket to Brazil at home