Algeria claim first-ever podium finish after penalty shootout win over hosts Morocco

The hosts started brightly and came close to opening the scoring in the 17th minute when Ibtissam Jraidi’s first-time effort struck the crossbar.

The result earns Algeria a bronze medal and a podium finish at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026, while hosts Morocco finish fourth after an impressive run on home soil.

Algeria secured a podium finish for the first time in their history at the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 after overcoming hosts Morocco 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regulation time in Rabat.