# 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as WAFCON 2026, will be the 16th edition of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international football championship organised by Confederation of African Football for the women's national teams of Africa. The tournament will be played in Morocco for the third consecutive time.

## Host selection

On 17 October 2024, Morocco were confirmed as hosts for the third consecutive time. becoming the first country to host three editions in a row and the third overall to host the tournament three times, alongside South Africa and Nigeria.

## Qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament alongside host Morocco.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | First appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking at start of draw |
| Morocco | Hosts | 17 October 2024 | 5th | 1998 | 2024 | Runners-up (2022) | |

## Group round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 3 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout round |
| 4 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 2 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout round |
| 4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | C1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 2 | C2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 3 | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible knockout round |
| 4 | C4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

### Ranking of third-place teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | A | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 2 | B | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Knockout round |
| 3 | C | C3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Knockout round
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | |
| | | March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | | |
| | | | | March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | | | |
| | | March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | | | |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) | | | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) |
| Play-in matches for inter-confederation play-offs March 2026 (2026-03) | Play-in matches for inter-confederation play-offs March 2026 (2026-03) |
| March 2026 (2026-03) | March 2026 (2026-03) |

### Quarter-finals

The winners will qualify for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

### Play-in matches

The winners will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.

### Final
## Qualified teams for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup

The top four teams in the competition will qualify directly for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, while two additional teams will have the chance to join them through the inter-confederation playoffs.
| Team | Qualified on |
| TBD | March 2026 |
| TBD | March 2026 |
| TBD | March 2026 |
| TBD | March 2026 |