2026 WAFCON Schedule: Full Fixtures, Dates, And List Of Past Champions

Sixteen teams are in Morocco for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), a tournament which also serves as the qualification competition for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. 

A record 16-nation line-up — up from 12 at the previous edition — will compete, with 10-time title-holders and defending champions Nigeria the team to beat.

There have been 13 WAFCON tournaments since 1998, and, apart from Nigeria, only Equatorial Guinea twice and South Africa once have been crowned champions.

Equatorial Guinea failed to qualify this time, while South Africa are the top seeds in Group B, where they will face Tanzania, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Morocco, losers as hosts to Nigeria and South Africa in the past two finals, face Algeria, Senegal and Kenya in Group A.

2026 WAFCON Fixtures 

Below are the full fixtures for the 2026 WAFCON

Stage / Group	Date	Matchup	Time (GMT)	Venue / Location
Group A	July 26	Algeria vs Senegal	17:00	Rabat
Morocco vs Kenya	20:00
July 30	Senegal vs Kenya	17:00
Morocco vs Algeria	20:00
August 3	Senegal vs Morocco	20:00
Kenya vs Algeria	20:00
Group B	July 27	South Africa vs Tanzania	17:00	Casablanca
Ivory Coast vs Burkina Faso	20:00
July 31	South Africa vs Ivory Coast	17:00
Burkina Faso vs Tanzania	20:00
August 4	Burkina Faso vs South Africa	20:00
Tanzania vs Ivory Coast	20:00
Group C	July 28	Zambia vs Egypt	17:00	Rabat
Nigeria vs Malawi	20:00
August 1	Egypt vs Malawi	17:00
Nigeria vs Zambia	20:00
August 5	Egypt vs Nigeria	20:00
Malawi vs Zambia	20:00
Group D	July 29	Ghana vs Cape Verde	17:00	Casablanca
Cameroon vs Mali	20:00
August 2	Ghana vs Cameroon	17:00
Mali vs Cape Verde	20:00
August 6	Mali vs Ghana	20:00
Cape Verde vs Cameroon	20:00
Quarter-finals	August 8	Winners Gr B vs Runners-up Gr A (QF2)	17:00	Casablanca
Winners Gr A vs Runners-up Gr B (QF1)	20:00	Rabat
August 9	Winners Gr D vs Runners-up Gr C (QF4)	17:00	Casablanca
Winners Gr C vs Runners-up Gr D (QF3)	20:00	Rabat
Play-offs	August 13	Losers QF2 vs Losers QF3	17:00	Casablanca
Losers QF1 vs Losers QF4	20:00
Semi-finals	August 12	Winners QF1 vs Winners QF4	17:00	Rabat
Winners QF2 vs Winners QF3	20:00
3rd Place	August 15	Semi-finals Losers	17:00	Rabat
Final	August 16	Semi-finals Winners	19:00	Rabat

 

WAFCON Past Winners (Title-Holders)

Year	Champion
1998	Nigeria
2000	Nigeria
2002	Nigeria
2004	Nigeria
2006	Nigeria
2008	Equatorial Guinea
2010	Nigeria
2012	Equatorial Guinea
2014	Nigeria
2016	Nigeria
2018	Nigeria
2020	Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)
2022	South Africa
2024	Nigeria

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