| كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2024 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 5–26 July 2025[1] |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (10th title) |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Ghana |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 66 (2.54 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ghizlane Chebbak (5 goals) |
| Best player | Rasheedat Ajibade |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Chiamaka Nnadozie |
| Fair play award | South Africa |
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The2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic:كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2024), officially known as the2024TotalEnergiesWomen's Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes and asWAFCON 2024 for short, was the 15th edition of the biennial Africanwomen's football tournament organised by theConfederation of African Football. This was the second consecutive time forMorocco hosting the tournament, having alsohosted the previous edition two years before.[2] The tournament was delayed and took place between 5 and 26 July 2025.[1]
South Africa werethe defending champions but were eliminated by record championsNigeria in the semi-finals. Nigeria went on to beatMorocco 3–2 in the final to win the tournament for the record-extending 10th time.
CAF retainedMorocco as hosts on 10 August 2022,[3][2] thus becoming the first country to host back-to-back WAFCON editions.
Morocco qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining spots were determined by the qualification rounds, whose draw was conducted on 6 July 2023 at theMohammed VI Complex inRabat, Morocco and commenced in August.[4]
The following 12 teams have qualified for this edition of the tournament.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | WR[a] |
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| Morocco | Hosts | 10 August 2022 | 4th | 2022 | Runners-up (2022) | 60 |
| South Africa | Second round winners | 4 December 2023 | 13th | 2022 | Champions (2022) | 54 |
 Algeria | 6th | 2018 | Group stage (2004,2006,2010,2014,2018) | 82 | ||
| Ghana | 5 December 2023 | 11th | 2018 | Runners-up (1998,2002,2006) | 66 | |
 Botswana | 2nd | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2022) | 153 | ||
 DR Congo | 4th | 2012 | Third place (1998) | 109 | ||
 Tunisia | 3rd | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2022) | 89 | ||
 Senegal | 3rd | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2022) | 81 | ||
 Zambia | 4th | 2022 | Third place (2022) | 65 | ||
 Tanzania | 2nd | 2010 | Group stage (2010) | 137 | ||
 Mali | 8th | 2018 | Fourth place (2018) | 78 | ||
| Nigeria | 13th | 2022 | Champions (1998,2000,2002,2004,2006,2010,2014,2016,2018) | 36 |
Rabat,Casablanca,Mohammedia,Oujda andBerkane were the five cities chosen to host the competition.[6]
| Rabat | Casablanca | |
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| Rabat Olympic Stadium (Stade Olympique de Rabat) | Larbi Zaouli Stadium (Stade Larbi Zaouli) | Père Jégo Stadium (Stade Père Jégo) |
| Capacity:21,000 | Capacity:20,000 | Capacity:10,000 |
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| Mohammedia | Oujda | Berkane |
| El Bachir Stadium (Stade El Bachir) | Honneur Stadium (Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda) | Berkane Stadium (Stade Municipal de Berkane) |
| Capacity:15,000 | Capacity:35,000 | Capacity:12,000 |
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The final draw was held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre inSalé on 22 November 2024. The 12 qualified teams were seeded into four levels based on theirFIFA rankings from August 2024. Host nationMorocco will automatically be assigned position A1, while defending championsSouth Africa will occupy position C1.Nigeria, the third team in Level 1, will take position B1.[7]
| Seeds | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
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| Morocco (60)(hosts) Nigeria (36) South Africa (50)(title holders) | Zambia (62) Ghana (66) Tunisia (78) | Mali (81) Senegal (83) Algeria (84) | DR Congo (102) Tanzania (145) Botswana (153) |
A total of 18 referees, 18 assistant referees and 10 VAR referees were appointed for the tournament.[8]
Ghada Mehat
Awa Alphonsine Ilboudo
Suavis Iratunga
Aline Guimbang Etong
Shahenda El Maghrabi
Akissi Konan [de]
Josephine Wanjiku
Yacine SamassaBouchra Karboubi Sabah Sadir
Twanyanyukwa Antsino Yemisi Akintoye
Aline Umutoni
Aminata FullahAkhona Makalima
Vincentia AmedomeDorsaf Ganouati
Shamirah Nabadda Asma Feriel Ouahab
Nafissatou Yekini Fides Bangourabona Carine Atezambong Fomo Mireille Kanjinga Yara Atef
Mahawa Kourouma
Hannah Moses Fanta Kone Mariem Chedad Fathia Jermoumi Ishsane Nouajli
Sakina Hamidou Alfa Alice Umutesi Tabara Mbodji Houda Afine Diana Chikotesha Nancy Kasitu Lamia Atman Hossam Haggag
Letticia Viana
Pierre AtchoDaniel Nii Laryea
Abdulrazg Ahmed Babacar Sarr
Maria Rivet [de]Salima Mukansanga
Abdalaziz Yasir AhmedCAF released the official match schedule for the tournament on 29 May 2025.[9][10] The top two teams of each group, along with the best two third-placed teams, advanced to the quarter-finals.
Teams were ranked according topoints (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).
If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[11]
If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Morocco(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
| Morocco | 2–2 | Zambia |
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| Zambia | 3–2 | Senegal |
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| Zambia | 1–0 | DR Congo |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
| Algeria | 1–0 | Botswana |
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| Tunisia | 1–2 | Botswana |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Ghana |
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| Tanzania | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 4–0 | Mali |
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| Ghana | 4–1 | Tanzania |
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| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | A | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 18 July –Rabat | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 July–Rabat | ||||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||
| Morocco(p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| 19 July –Berkane | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (2) | |||||||||
| Algeria | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 26 July –Rabat | ||||||||||
| Ghana(p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||||||
| 18 July –Casablanca (LZ) | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 5 | |||||||||
| 22 July –Casablanca (LZ) | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| 19 July –Oujda | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | Third place match | ||||||||
| South Africa(p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 25 July –Casablanca (LZ) | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| Ghana(p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| South Africa | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–1 | ||
| Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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| 4–2 | ||
| Ghana | 1–1 | South Africa |
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There were 66 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Ghoutia KarchouniGaonyadiwe OntlametseLesego RadiakanyoMerveille KanjingaFlavine MawetePrincella AdubeaEvelyn BaduChantelle Boye-HlorkahStella NyamekyeSaratou TraoréKenza ChapelleSanaâ MssoudySakina OuzraouiRasheedat AjibadeMichelle AlozieRinsola BabajideOluwatosin DemehinJennifer EcheginiOsinachi OhaleAsisat OshoalaRonnel DonnellyRefiloe JaneHildah MagaiaBambanani MbaneNonhlanhla MthandiLebohang RamalepeJermaine SeoposenweStumai AthumaniOpah ClementYesmin Khanchouch1 own goal
Andile Dlamini(against Ghana)The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[12]
| Award | Winner |
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| Best player | Rasheedat Ajibade |
| Best goalkeeper | Chiamaka Nnadozie |
| Top scorer | Ghizlane Chebbak |
| Fair Play | South Africa[13] |
| Best coach | Justine Madugu[14] |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Chiamaka Nnadozie |
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