Browsing: WAFCON 2026

African women’s football is no longer fighting only for continental attention. The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final was…

Cameroon Crush Malawi 3-0 to Win Historic First WAFCON Crown Cameroon waited decades for this night. Then they needed barely…

Cameroon are African champions for the first time after beating Malawi 3–0 in the 2026 WAFCON final, completing a title run that included eliminating defending champions Nigeria.

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.

Nigeria will miss the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time after South Africa defeated the Super Falcons 2-1 in a decisive qualification playoff in Casablanca.

Cameroon stunned hosts Morocco 3–1 on penalties after a 0–0 draw over 120 minutes to book their place in the WAFCON 2026 final.

Nigeria’s WAFCON title defence is over, but the World Cup fight is not. The Super Falcons face South Africa in Casablanca with only the winner preserving a route towards Brazil 2027.

Nigeria will still have representation in the WAFCON semi-finals, with CAF Media naming Eunice Akintoye to referee Algeria against Malawi in Rabat.

The WAFCON crown is gone. Now Nigeria must beat South Africa to keep their 2027 Women’s World Cup qualification campaign alive.

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.