WAFCON 2026: All to know about Africa’s biggest women’s football tournament
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All four WAFCON semifinalists will secure 2027 World Cup berths, while the losing quarterfinalists will participate in playoff matches to determine the two African teams who will play in the FIFA inter-confederation playoffs.
Of the 16 participants at WAFCON 2026, four were at the 2023 Women’s World Cup: Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
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