Ghana will face Ecuador while South Africa meet Chinese Taipei as the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 intercontinental play-off preliminary phase begins to take shape.
Uchenna Kanu came close to making it 1-1. Moments later, South Africa were 2-0 up. That brutal second-half swing defined Nigeria’s World Cup elimination.
Cameroon ended Nigeria’s WAFCON title defence, but not their World Cup hopes. The Super Falcons must now beat South Africa and then survive FIFA’s inter-confederation play-off route.
Nigeria produced the greater attacking volume, but Cameroon scored the goal that mattered, winning 1–0 to knock the defending champions out of WAFCON and take a direct Brazil 2027 ticket.
