By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
16 countries will participate at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced.
CAF announced the expansion in a communique sent to all member countries following approval by its executive committee.
12 countries have already qualified for the WAFCON 2026 finals.
They have been joined by the four best-ranked pteams according to the current FIFA Women’s World Ranking, among those eliminated in the final qualifying round.
The countries are Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Egypt.
Morocco will host the WAFCON 2026 finals from March 17 to April 3.
It will serve as the qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
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