The Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations has been Africa’s premier girls’s soccer competitors since 1998, serving because the continent’s World Cup qualifier and showcasing one of the best feminine expertise throughout the area.
The newest match passed off in July 2025 in Morocco, with Nigeria claiming their tenth title after beating hosts Morocco 3-2 within the closing. Morocco grew to become the primary nation to host back-to-back WAFCON editions, having additionally staged the 2022 match.
They may even host the subsequent WAFCON in 2026.
Nigeria
Minority MPs parliament donate GH₵100,000 in money to understand Black Queens for successful bronze at just-ended WAFCON match…
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Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons are completely dominant, having gained an unbelievable 10 titles together with their newest victory in 2024, once they beat hosts Morocco 3-2 within the closing.
The Tremendous Falcons gained seven straight tournaments from 1991-2006 earlier than their streak was damaged. Within the latest match, defending champions South Africa have been eradicated by report champions Nigeria within the semi-finals.
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea interrupted Nigeria’s dominance by successful their first title in 2008, then claimed a second trophy in 2012 on dwelling soil. Each victories got here as match hosts, proving dwelling benefit can work wonders.
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South Africa
South Africa 2022 WAFCON Champions
The Banyana Banyana broke new floor by successful the 2022 version, changing into solely the third nation to elevate the trophy. Nevertheless, they have been defending champions in 2024 however could not retain their crown.
Morocco
Morocco girls’s staff
Morocco have now suffered closing heartbreak twice in a row, shedding to South Africa in 2022 and Nigeria in 2024, each instances as match hosts. Regardless of their latest struggles, Morocco stay amongst solely three nations outdoors the earlier winners to succeed in the match closing.
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Ghana and Cameroon
Each Ghana and Cameroon have reached finals however by no means managed to recover from the road, remaining amongst Africa’s strongest girls’s soccer nations regardless of missing the last word prize.
Ghana lately gained bronze on the 2024 WAFCON by beating South Africa via penalty shootout. The Black Queens have been near win the last word on a number of events however missed out.
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In the meantime, their new coach Kim Lars Bjorkegren is confident Ghana can soon win a WAFCON match after main a younger staff to 3rd place end in Morocco.
Checklist of Africa’s most profitable girls’s soccer nations
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Checklist of Africa’s most profitable girls’s soccer nations [Wikipedia]
