Africa Women's Cup of Nations 2026 Qualification
WHERE TO WATCH
FIRST ROUND - LEG 1
Wednesday 19 February, 2025
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South Sudan - Algeria 13:00 GMT
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Niger - Gambia 15:00 GMT
Thursday 20 February, 2025
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Tanzania - Equatorial Guinea 13:00 GMT
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Kenya: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Malawi: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Rwanda: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Tanzania: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Uganda: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Zambia: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Zimbabwe: Azam Sports 3 HD
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Botswana - Congo DR 13:00 GMT
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Malawi - Congo 13:00 GMT
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Gabon - Mali 14:30 GMT
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International: Facebook
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Angola- Zimbabwe 15:00 GMT
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International: Facebook
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Benin - Sierra Leone 17:00 GMT
Friday 21 February, 2025
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Kenya - Tunisia 12:00 GMT
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International: Facebook
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Uganda - Ethiopia 13:00 GMT
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Rwanda - Egypt 13:00 GMT
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International: YouTube
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Swaziland - Namibia 13:00 GMT
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Guinea - Cape Verde 15:30 GMT
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Djibouti - Togo 16:00 GMT
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Chad - Senegal 16:00 GMT
Sunday 23 February, 2025
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Burundi - Burkina Faso 16:00 GMT
FIRST ROUND - LEG 2
Monday 24 February, 2025
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Gambia - Niger 14:00 GMT
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Sierra Leone - Benin 16:00 GMT
Tuesday 25 February, 2025
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Egypt - Rwanda 16:00 GMT
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Mali - Gabon 17:00 GMT
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Algeria - South Sudan 18:00 GMT
Wednesday 26 February, 2025
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Ethiopia - Uganda 12:00 GMT
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Namibia - Eswatini 13:00 GMT
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Tunisia - Kenya 13:00 GMT
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Zimbabwe - Angola 13:00 GMT
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Burkina Faso - Burundi 16:00 GMT
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DR Congo - Botswana 16:00 GMT
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Togo - Djibouti 16:00 GMT
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Cape Verde - Guinea 17:00 GMT
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Senegal - Chad 17:00 GMT
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Equatorial Guinea - Tanzania 18:00 GMT
SECOND ROUND
20 to 28 October 2025
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Angola/Zimbabwe - Malawi/Congo
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Botswana/DR Congo - South Africa
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Tanzania/Equatorial Guinea - Uganda/Ethiopia
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Eswatini/Namibia - Zambia
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Burundi/Burkina Faso - Djibouti/Togo
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South Sudan/Algeria - Cameroon
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Rwanda/Egypt - Ghana
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Kenya/Tunisia - Niger/Gambia
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Benin /Sierra leone - Nigeria
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Guinea/Cape Verde - Gabon/Mali
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Chad/Senegal - Côte d’Ivoire
ABOUT AFRICA WOMEN'S CUP OF NATIONS QF
The 2026 Africa Women's Cup of Nations qualification will decide which 11 teams will join Morocco, the host country, in the final tournament.
FORMAT: The qualification process begins in February 2025 and consists of two rounds. In the first round, the 32 teams ranked 7th and below will compete in home-and-away ties. The 16 winners will progress to the second round, where they will be joined by the 6 teams that received a bye. The winners of the 11 home-and-away ties in the second round will secure a spot in the final tournament in Morocco.
TIEBREAKERS: If the aggregate score is level after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied. If the score is still tied, a penalty shoot-out will determine the winner (no extra time will be played).
SCHEDULE:
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First round: February 19–26, 2025
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Second round: October 20–28, 2025
ENTRANTS: All 53 CAF national teams were eligible to participate. However, excluding Morocco, which automatically qualified as the host, 38 teams registered for the qualification tournament. The six highest-ranked teams, based on the FIFA rankings, received a bye into the second round. In the first round, the teams are divided into two groups: 16 higher-ranked teams and 16 lower-ranked teams.
BYE TO SECOND ROUND:
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Nigeria (Rank 36)
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South Africa (Rank 50)
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Zambia (Rank 62)
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Ghana (Rank 66)
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Cameroon (Rank 69)
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Ivory Coast (Rank 71)
FINAL TOURNAMENT (2026) HOST: Morocco
FINAL TOURNAMENT: The 2026 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations is the 16th edition of this tournament. The dates is yet not communicated by CAF and the selected stadiums for the competition will be revealed in due course. The format of the final competition is structured into three groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-placed teams.
From this stage, the competition adopts a knockout format leading up to the final, where the winner will be crowned.
COMPETITION RECORD:
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Nigeria - 10 titles (1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018)
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Equatorial Guinea - 2 titles (2008, 2012)
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South Africa - 1 title (2022)