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The past two months have proven that African women's football has moved beyond the era of Nigeria's near-monopoly, and the continent's stars in the NWSL and UEFA WCL shone at the Women's AFCON to prove it.
Nigeria Football Federation president Ibrahim Musa Gusau, general secretary Mohammed Sanusi, and the entire NFF executive committee resigned Thursday, amid mounting public pressure following a series of failures.
Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga says individual awards are no longer enough, with the two-time NWSL MVP setting her sights on the one prize still missing from her NWSL collection, a Championship win.
The Nigeria Football Federation has dismissed Super Falcons coach Justine Madugu and the rest of his technical crew with immediate effect, just days after Nigeria failed to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.
South Africa head coach Desiree Ellis has praised Banyana Banyana striker Ronnel Donnelly after her influential showing against Nigeria, but has warned the young forward that she may not realise her full potential without increased playing time.
Cameroon won their first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title by dismantling Malawi 3-0 in Rabat on Sunday, with three goals coming during a one-sided first-half display.
Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world, have reached the 2026 WAFCON Final in their tournament debut.
Appointed barely six weeks before the tournament, Valentine Nguele and Dimitri Lipoff have overcome the odds in taking Cameroon to the WAFCON final.
Algeria came from behind to defeat Morocco 3-2 in a penalty shootout, with the hosts left to rue missed chances.
Cameroon's breakout star Michaely Bihina is unfazed about the prospect of testing herself against the lethal Chawinga sisters when the Indomitable Lions face Malawi in Sunday's unexpected WAFCON final.
Nigeria will miss the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in history after a 1-2 'play-in' loss to South Africa.
Record ten-time WAFCON champions Nigeria missed out on the FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time ever.
South Africa rolled back the years with a quality performance in Thursday's 2-1 win over Nigeria in Casablanca that wrapped up a place in the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Inter-Confederation playoffs.
Banyana Banyana shocked the Super Falcons 2-1 to clinch their place in the FIFA World Cup Inter-Confederation Playoffs after both teams had lost their Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) quarter-finals.
Ghana secured one of Africa's two places in the inter-confederation play-offs for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup after coming from behind to defeat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca on Thursday.
Banyana Banyana and the Super Falcons will face off in Casablanca on Thursday after their Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final exits.
Nigeria coach Justine Madugu and forward Asisat Oshoala say the Super Falcons are determined not to follow the Super Eagles out of World Cup contention.
Ghana's Black Queens have demanded the immediate payment of outstanding bonuses and allowances as they prepare to continue their pursuit of a place at the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis finds herself between a rock and a hard place, as African football has jumped ahead of her since Banyana's maiden triumph in 2022.
Cameroon will meet Malawi in Sunday's Women's Africa Cup of Nations final after stunning tournament hosts Morocco in Rabat.
Tabitha Chawinga scored twice and her sister Temwa added another as Malawi wrote another chapter in their remarkable debut Women's Africa Cup of Nations run, as they defeated Algeria 3-1 to reach Sunday's final.
Here are ESPN's predictions for the two WAFCON semifinals -- Morocco vs Cameroon, and Algeria vs Malawi.
South Africa are still determined to achieve their target of World Cup qualification, albeit via a trickier route, after falling 2-1 to Morocco in their Women's Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal in Rabat on Saturday.
| Group A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
| Algeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
| Group B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| Group C | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
| Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 0 |
| Group D | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
