By Mark Ogagan
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has approved the expansion of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) from 12 to 16 teams, starting with the next edition in 2026.
Morocco is hoisting next year’s tournament from 17 March-3 April.
The decision is in line with CAF’s strategic vision to strengthen the competitiveness and development of women’s football on the African continent.
As the qualification phase for the 2026 edition has already been completed, the Executive Committee has approved the selection mechanism to determine the four additional Teams.
Based on the current FIFA Women’s World Rankings, the top four teams from those eliminated in the final qualifying round have been selected to complete the list of participants.
The following teams, namely Cameroon (66th in the FIFA ranking), Cote d’Ivoire (71), Mali (79) and Egypt (95) will now be admitted to participate in Morocco 2026 tournament:
Twelve nations that have already qualified for the tournament are Morocco (hosts), Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Cape Verde, South Africa and Senegal.
The 2026 WAFCON also serves as Africa’s qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women’s World Cup (Brazil 2027).
Nigeria’s Super Falcons (Pictured), are current champions of the WAFCON.
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