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WAFCON: Burkina Faso aim to 'write footballing history' in South Africa game

Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo urged his players to seize their chance to make footballing history by eliminating 2022 champions South Africa and qualifying for the knockout stages of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations for the first time.

Radio France Internationale

Björkegren expects 'better Ghana' against Cameroon at 2026 WAFCON

Ghana head coach Kim Björkegren predicted a better performance from his side in their group stage game against Cameroon on Sunday night at the 2026 women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

Radio France Internationale

‘We are not happy’: Chiamaka Nnadozie on Wafcon debacle, boomboxes and Brighton

The Brighton and Nigeria goalkeeper is highly critical of the decision to push back Wafcon, but still has hope for the future of the women’s game in Africa

The Guardian - UK

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Nigeria crowned African football queens after 3-2 comeback against Morocco

Nigeria staged a remarkable fightback from two goals down to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 and win their 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) on Saturday.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria guns for a 10th Wafcon title – but women’s football has never been more competitive

Whatever the outcome of the Women’s African Cup of Nations (Wafcon) final on Saturday in which Nigeria faces Morocco, the days of the west African nation’s sole dominance of women’s football in Africa has ended.

The Conversation

Wafcon offers spectacular songs and goals – but where is the next generation?

Today’s newsletter comes from Morocco, where the tournament has produced some fine football but has yet to win over the general public

The Guardian - UK

From the Euros to Canada’s new league: women’s football in 2025

The controversially postponed Wafcon will finally take place and Brazil will hope to cling on to the Copa América title

The Guardian - UK

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Africa’s female players are excelling: no Wafcon in 2024 would be a travesty

African women’s football has the world’s attention but this year’s continental competition is in danger of being cancelled

The Guardian - UK

‘Many think football is not a game for women’: why Egypt is falling behind

This week’s newsletter looks at the struggles facing the women’s national team in the most populous country in north Africa

The Guardian - UK

Morocco set for Women’s World Cup debut after meteoric rise

The Atlas Lionesses are the first Arab nation to reach a Women’s World Cup, and the excitement in Morocco is building.

Al Jazeera

Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part 12: Zambia

The Copper Queens are on the rise and a 3-2 pre-tournament win against Germany has caused much excitement

The Guardian - UK

Morocco vs South Africa as women's football enters a new era

This weekend’s Women’s African Football Championship (Wafcon) final between Morocco and South Africa in Morocco marks a new era. With it women’s football in Africa has reached a second phase of its development.

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