2026 Women's Africa Cup Of Nations
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The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as WAFCON 2026, will be the 16th edition of the
Women's Africa Cup of Nations The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by ...
, the biennial international
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championship organised by
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for the women's national teams of
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. The tournament will be played in Morocco for the third consecutive time.


Host selection

On 17 October 2024,
Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
were confirmed as hosts for the third consecutive time. becoming the first country to host three editions in a row and the third overall to host the tournament three times, alongside
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and
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
.


Qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament alongside host
Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
.


Group round


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-place teams


Knockout round


Bracket


Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for the
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Play-in matches

The winners will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs. ----


Semi-finals

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Third place


Final


Qualified teams for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

The top four teams in the competition will qualify directly for the
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in
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, while two additional teams will have the chance to join them through the inter-confederation playoffs.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Women's Africa Cup of Nations, 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournaments 2020s in Moroccan sport Cup of Nations International association football competitions hosted by Morocco 2026 in African women's sport
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
Women's Africa Cup of Nations The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly the African Women's Championship, is a biennial international women's football tournament organized by ...