By Amaechi Agbo
The Final Draw for the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 will be held in Rabat on Thursday, 15 January 2025, CAF has announced.
The Confederation of Africa Football also announced that the winners of the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year and other outstanding women’s football awards will be held same day
The draw will mark a historic moment for the competition, featuring an expanded 16-team field for the first time.
The 16 qualified teams are: Morocco (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
Nigeria is the defending champions having won the previous edition in Morocco in July 2025 after beating the host 3-2 in the final.
Ahead of the draw, CAF will announce the winners of three Women’s Awards categories: CAF Women’s Coach of the Year, CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year and CAF Women’s Club of the Year
The awards were originally scheduled to be presented at the CAF Awards 2025, but were postponed as the Women’s Football season had not concluded due to the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League.
