CAF announces date for WAFCON 2026 draw 

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the date for the draw ceremony of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Morocco’s capital, Rabat will host the draw on Thursday, 15 January, 2026.

16 teams will participate in the competition for the first time.

Hosts Morocco and defending champions Nigeria are among the teams that will participate in the tournament.

The other qualified teams are, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

The WAFCON 2026 finals will run from 17 March to 3 April, 2026.