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The 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will pit Nigeria’s Super Falcons against either the Benin Republic or Sierra Leone.
The first round of the competition between Sierra Leone and the Benin Republic is scheduled for February 2025.
In the competition’s second round, the winner will take on Nigeria in October 2025.
The overall winner will guarantee a place at Morocco’s hosting of WAFCON 2026.
Brazil will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027, and the competition will also act as a qualifying round for that event.
The top four Moroccan teams will represent Africa at the 2026 World Cup in Brazil.
The Super Falcons are the most successful team in WAFCON history, having taken home nine medals.
