Wafcon

Morocco will host the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) for the third time in a row in 2026, with the qualifying path announced on Thursday. Thirty-eight countries have entered preliminaries for the tournament, four fewer than the number that began the process for the 2024 edition. Sides will play two rounds of home and away ties to decide which 11 teams will join the host nation at Wafcon 2026. The six highest-ranked countries – Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Cameroon and Ivory Coast – have each received a bye to the second round. The first qualifying round will take…