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Women's Africa Cup of Nations

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Biennial international women's football tournament in Africa

Football tournament
Women’s Africa Cup of Nations
Organiser(s)CAF
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
RegionAfrica
Teams16 (finals) (from 2026)
Current champions Nigeria (10th title)[1]
Most championships Nigeria (10 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website
2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
The opening ceremony forthe 2016 edition.
Tournament editions

TheWomen's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known forsponsorship purposes as theTotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations and formerly theAfrican Women's Championship, is a biennial internationalwomen's football tournament organised by theConfederation of African Football (CAF) since1998 as the qualification for theFIFA Women's World Cup for African nations. Initially started as a home-and-away qualification competition, it got rechristened as a biennial tournamentin 1998 and took on its current name as ofthe 2016 edition.

Nigeria is the most successful nation in the history of the tournament since it became full-scale in 1998, winning 10 of the 13 editions so far and making it to at least the semi-final in every tournament they have played.[2]Equatorial Guinea won as hosts ofthe 2008 and2012 editions.South Africa won the2022 edition to become the third African nation to ever win the tournament.Morocco,Ghana, andCameroon are the only nations outside of the previous winners to have also made it to the tournament’s final. Nigeria is the current champion, having won the 2024 final.

History

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1990s: Origin and early years

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In 1991,FIFA organizedthe inaugural World Cup tournament for women after multiple trials dating back to 1974, causing CAF to organize a qualification competition on a home-and-away basis for its nations. For its first 2 editions in 1991 and 1995, multiple nations withdrew their teams from qualification or its matches, as they weren't ready for the new developments at the time. CAF, underthen-presidentIssa Hayatou, decided to rechristen the competition as a biennial tournament by installing an 8-team group stage and a knockout stage, creating the traditional tournament structure that would last until 2015.

1991-2006: Nigerian domination

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While 1991 was the first year of the tournamentCongo,Senegal,Zambia andZimbabwe all withdrew which led to the tournament only consisting of six matches. The tournament was played at locations across Africa, with no host nation.Nigeria defeated Cameroon, who had received two walkovers, in the final of the inaugural tournament in 1991 to win the first title. The victory earned Nigeria qualification to the 1991FIFA Women's World Cup. Similarly in the 1995 edition Ghana and Angola withdrew, which left the tournament with only six nations. Nigeria claimed their second tournament win by defeating South Africa by an aggregate score of 11-2 over two legs.[3]

The 1998 edition was hosted from 17 to 31 October byNigeria, who would claim their third consecutive win by defeating Ghana 2-0 in the final atGateway Stadium. This was the first edition that featured a qualification round with Nigeria qualifying automatically as hosts, with the remaining seven spots determined by a qualification round, and a play-off round. From then on, the tournament would continue to take place biennially, with the 2000 edition being hosted in South Africa.Nigeria won their fourth title by beatingSouth Africa 2–0 in the final in what was the only final in the tournaments history that was never completed. The match was abandoned at the 73rd minute due to fans throwing objects at the referee followingStella Mbachu’s second goal.[4]

Nigeria returned to hosting duties in 2002 which saw them beatGhana 2–0 in the final to take their fifth consecutive title. They would also lift the trophy in the following two tournaments in 2004 and 2006, defeating Cameroon, and Ghana, in respective finals.

The 2008 edition of the tournament was hosted byEquatorial Guinea between 15 and 29 November. The tournament marked the competition debuts of Congo and Tunisia and was the first final that did not feature seven-time winner Nigeria. The final was held at theEstadio Internacional stadium, where hostsEquatorial Guinea defeated South Africa 2-1 to be the first nation beyond Nigeria to win the tournament. Nigeria would again lift the trophy in 2010 after defeatingEquatorial Guinea 4-2 in the final, althoughEquatorial Guinea would again lift the trophy two years later in the 2012 edition by defeating South Africa 2-1 in the final, marking their second tournament win.[5]

The eleventh edition of the tournament in 2014 saw Nigeria pick up their ninth title as they beat Cameroon 2-0 in the final. Namibia was granted hosting duties for the tournament and thus made their debut in the final tournament. Namibia faced criticism in their hosting of the tournament because the national Namibia Women's Super League was suspended due to a lack of financial availability upon hosting the African Women's Championship.[6] Also for the first time, the defending champions of the tournament, Equatorial Guinea, were not taking part after failing to win their last qualifying round match after they were defeated by Ivory Coast.[7]

African Women Cup of Nations

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On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the tournament's name to the Africa Women Cup of Nations, similar to the maleAfrica Cup of Nations;[8] however the name on the tournament logo for the forthcoming edition following the announcement would read as the Women's Africa Cup of Nations. The2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was hosted byCameroon and was delayed to between 19 November and 3 December 2016 due to weather considerations.[9] Nigeria won their tenth championship as they defeated Cameroon 1-0 with a late goal in the final.

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giantTotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A.) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[10][11]

New Format and Winners

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Nigeria won the WomenAfrican Cup of Nations 2018, achieving a 4-3 penalty shootout victory against South Africa in the final. The title was Nigeria’s third consecutive and eleventh overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title and cemented their place in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, where they would subsequently reach the round of sixteen. Cameroon came third after beating Mali 4-2 in their third-place decider match.[12] The prize money awarded to Nigeria for winning the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations amounted to $200,000.[13]

The 2020 edition was cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Africa andits impact.[14][15] The cancellation of the Women’s tournament, opposed to the Men’s rendition being postponed is accredited to the worsening impact of the pandemic along with no new host nation coming forward, after Congo withdrew from hosting duties the previous year.[16]

Tournament expansion

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In 2021, the President of CAF,Patrice Motsepe announced the CAF 2021-2025 Action Plan, in a speech during the 44th Ordinary General Assembly, inTanzania.  Motsepe deemed the plan as “a commitment to the women who play the game, to the young girls who dream of a football career, and to all those who invest in the promotion and advancement of African Women’s football.”[17]

The2022 edition of the tournament was the first edition with 12 teams, with there previously only being 8 teams who took part in the competition. It also went down in history as the edition which broke the attendance and audience records, with the semi-final clash between Morocco and Nigeria gaining 45,562 spectators in attendance at thePrince Moulay Abdellah Stadium on July 18, 2022.[18] It was the first of the editions to be played in North Africa, with Morocco taking up hosting duties, which saw games played across three venues inRabat andCasablanca from 2-23 July.[19] Semi-finalists Zambia and Nigeria joined the finalists Morocco and South Africa in earning automatic qualification for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, making Morocco the first country from North Africa and theArab world to qualify for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[20]South Africa won the tournament for the first time after beating host nation Morocco 2-1 in thefinal,[21] which itself marked the first final in the history of the competition to feature neither the eleven-time winners and defending championsNigeria, nor two-time host-nation winnersEquatorial Guinea.

On 3 July 2025, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced a major increase in prize money for the2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), set to take place inMorocco.[22] The entire prize pool has increased by 45% to USD 3,475,000, while the winner's award has been doubled to USD 1,000,000. In order to improve player, coach, and staff pay and support the increasing international recognition of women's football on the continent, CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe emphasised that this decision represents CAF's continued commitment to the growth of women's football in Africa.[23][24]

Format

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The inaugural editions in 1991 and 1995 were purely home-and-away qualification matches as both CAF and African nations were adapting to the new developments from FIFA and that only one qualification spot for the FIFA Women's World Cup was available to African teams. The format continued with the installation of a full-scale tournament consisting of an initial eight-team group stage inthe 1998 edition and an additional qualification spot. This stood until the 2016 edition when it was established that, henceforth, the finalists from every edition of the tournament would qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup and the losing semi-finalists qualify for the play-offs to compete with the losing semi-finalists from the AFC qualification tournament for 2 spare spots at the international tournament. During an executive committee meeting ahead of the final of the2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, CAF approved an expansion of the group stage to 12 teams or 3 groups of 4 teams.[25][26]

At the onset of the competition, the defending champion qualifies automatically for the following edition of the tournament and since the 1998 edition, the appointed hosts nation of an edition of the tournament automatically qualifies.

Main tournament

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Between 1998 and 2018, the 8 qualified teams were drawn into two groups of 4 with each team playing the other once. The top two advance to the knockout stage and earn qualification to the FIFA Women's World Cup every other edition.[27]

Since the 2022 edition, the 12 qualified teams are drawn into three groups of four teams each with the same format as in previous editions, but with an inclusion of the quarter-finals in the knockout stage. The top two teams and two of the best third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals and earn qualification to the FIFA Women's World Cup whiles the losers of the quarter-finals compete with the losers of the quarter-finals of the AFC qualification tournament for the remaining two available spots for the World Cup (commonly referred to by CAF as the "Repechage" stage).[28]

Trophy and medals

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Throughout the history of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, three trophies have been awarded to the winners of the competition; the current trophy was first awarded in the 2014 edition.

On 2 July 2025, to mark the expansion and acceptance of women's football in Africa, CAF has unveiled a new trophy for the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations. The design, which was influenced by the men's AFCON trophy, has a golden football in the middle of a blossoming flower with petals that symbolise each team. The trophy, which was given out in Casablanca, symbolises CAF's dedication to empowerment, equality, and the growth of African women's football internationally.[29][30]

Results

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Ed.YearHost nationFinalThird place matchTeams
WinnerScoreSecond place
African Women's Championship
11998Nigeria
Nigeria		2–0
Ghana
DR Congo		3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1p)
Cameroon		7
22000South Africa
Nigeria		2–0 (abd)
South Africa
Ghana		6–3
Zimbabwe		8
32002Nigeria
Nigeria		2–0
Ghana
Cameroon		3–0
South Africa		8
42004South Africa
Nigeria		5–0
Cameroon
Ghana		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(6–5p)
Ethiopia		8
52006Nigeria
Nigeria		1–0
Ghana
South Africa		2–2
(5–4p)
Cameroon		8
62008Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea		2–1
South Africa
Nigeria		1–1
(5–4p)
Cameroon		8
72010South Africa
Nigeria		4–2
Equatorial Guinea
South Africa		2–0
Cameroon		8
82012Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea		4–0
South Africa
Cameroon		1–0
Nigeria		8
92014Namibia
Nigeria		2–0
Cameroon
Ivory Coast		1–0
South Africa		8
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
102016Cameroon[31]
Nigeria		1–0
Cameroon
Ghana		1–0
South Africa		8
112018Ghana
Nigeria		0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3p)
South Africa
Cameroon		4–2
Mali		8
-2020Cancelled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Africa andits impact on CAF.[14][15]
122022Morocco[32]
South Africa		2–1
Morocco
Zambia		1–0
Nigeria		12
132024Morocco[33]
Nigeria		3–2
Morocco
Ghana		1–1
(4–3p)
South Africa		12
142026MoroccoTBDTBD16

Note:abd – match abandoned in the 73rd minute

Summary

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TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place
 Nigeria10 (1998*, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006*, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024)—1 (2008)2 (2012, 2022)
 Equatorial Guinea2 (2008*, 2012*)1 (2010)——
 South Africa1 (2022)4 (2000*, 2008, 2012, 2018)2 (2006, 2010*)4 (2002, 2014, 2016, 2024)
 Ghana—3 (1998, 2002, 2006)4 (2000, 2004, 2016, 2024)—
 Cameroon—3 (2004, 2014, 2016*)3 (2002, 2012, 2018)4 (1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
 Morocco—2 (2022*, 2024*)——
 DR Congo——1 (1998)—
 Ivory Coast——1 (2014)—
 Zambia——1 (2022)—
 Zimbabwe———1 (2000)
 Ethiopia———1 (2004)
 Mali———1 (2018)
* hosts
** losing semi-finals

Records and statistics

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Further information:Women's Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • W – Winner and advance to World Cup
  • Q – Qualified
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
  •     — Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification
  •     – Hosts

Team
1991
1995		Nigeria
1998		South Africa
2000		Nigeria
2002		South Africa
2004		Nigeria
2006		Equatorial Guinea
2008		South Africa
2010		Equatorial Guinea
2012		Namibia
2014		Cameroon
2016		Ghana
2018		Morocco
2022		Morocco
2024		Morocco
2026		Years
 Algeria××ו×GSGS•GS×GS•GS•QFQ7
 Angola×SF××GSוו×××ו••2
 Botswana××××××ו••••×QFGS•2
 Burkina Faso×××××××××ו••GS•Q2
 Burundi××GS••1
 Cameroon2nd×4thGS3rd2nd4th4th4th3rd2nd2nd3rdQF•Q14
 Cape VerdeוQ1
 Congo×××ו•GS×××ו••×1
 DR Congo××3rdו×GS••GS××××GS•4
 Egypt××GS•×ו×ו•GSו•Q3
 Equatorial Guinea×××ו•GS1st2nd1st••GS•••5
 Ethiopia××××GS4th×וGS••••••3
 GhanaSFSF2nd3rd2nd3rd2ndGSGS•GS3rdGS•3rdQ14
 GuineaSFו×ו••••×•×•••1
 Ivory Coast×××וו••GS3rd••••Q3
 Kenya×××××ו××וGS•••Q2
 Malawi••×ו××ו×Q1
 Mali××××GSGSGSGSGS••GS4th•QFQ9
 Morocco××GSGS•×•••••••2nd2ndQ5
 Mozambique××××ו×ו××ו•×0
 Namibia×××××ו•••GS•••••1
 NigeriaWW1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st4th1st1st1st4th1stQ16
 Réunion×××GS××××××××××××1
 Senegal××ו••••GS•••QFQFQ4
 Sierra Leone×QF×××××ו×××וו1
 South Africa×2ndGS2nd4thGS3rd2nd3rd2nd4th4th2nd1st4thQ15
 Tanzania×××ו•••GS•••••GSQ3
 Togo×××××ו××××××GS••1
 Tunisia×××××××GS••••×QFGS•3
 Uganda×וGS•×××ו×וGS••2
 ZambiaQF×וו•×•GS•GS3rdQFQ6
 Zimbabwe××4thGSGSוו•GS••×•4
Total (31 teams)4678888888888121216

Debut of national teams

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YearDebuting teams
TeamsNo.Cum.
1991 Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria44
1995 Angola, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Zambia48
1998 DR Congo, Egypt, Morocco311
2000 Réunion, Uganda, Zimbabwe314
2002 Ethiopia, Mali216
2004 Algeria117
2006 Equatorial Guinea, Tunisia219
2008 Congo120
2010 Tanzania121
2012 Ivory Coast, Senegal223
2014 Namibia124
2016 Kenya125
2018None025
2022 Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Togo429
2024None029
2026 Cape Verde, Malawi231

Most tournament editions hosted

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HostsNationYear(s)
Thrice Nigeria1998, 2002, 2006
 South Africa2000, 2004, 2010
 Morocco2022,2024,2026
Twice Equatorial Guinea2008, 2012
Once Namibia2014
 Cameroon2016
 Ghana2018

See also

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Notes

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References

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  15. ^abAhmadu, Samuel (30 June 2020)."2020 Africa women's cup of nations cancelled".Goal.com. Retrieved30 June 2020.
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  23. ^"CAF increases Prize Money of TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations ("WAFCON") Morocco 2024, Winner by 100% and Total Prize Money by 45%".CAF increases Prize Money of TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”) Morocco 2024, Winner by 100% and Total Prize Money by 45%. Retrieved5 July 2025.
  24. ^MASAITI, Amira EL (4 July 2025)."CAF Expands Winner's Bonus & Increases Overall Prize Fund for Women's AFCON".HESPRESS English - Morocco News. Retrieved5 July 2025.
  25. ^"CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting ahead of CAN Total U-23 Final".CAFOnline.com. 21 November 2019. Archived fromthe original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved21 December 2022.New formats for youth and women's competitions based on 12 teams were approved.
  26. ^Ahmadu, Samuel (17 July 2019)."Caf expands African Women's Cup of Nations to 12 teams".Goal.com. Retrieved1 June 2020.
  27. ^"Main tournament format as documented in Article 62 of the original Women's Africa Cup of Nations Regulations"(PDF).CAFOnline.com. 25 August 2010. pp. 26–27. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 15 November 2011. Retrieved21 December 2013.
  28. ^"TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations Draw procedure explained".CAFOnline.com (Press release). 25 April 2022. Archived fromthe original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved27 April 2022.
  29. ^"CAF Unveils New TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Trophy in Morocco".CAF Unveils New TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Trophy in Morocco. Retrieved5 July 2025.
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  32. ^"Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 15 January 2021".CAFOnline.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved16 January 2021.Morocco has been designated host of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
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