Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons have been handed a difficult Group C draw forward of the 2026 CAF Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), scheduled to happen in Morocco from March, 2026.
The group stage draw locations the defending champions alongside Zambia, Egypt and Malawi in what’s broadly thought to be one of the crucial aggressive swimming pools of the match.
Ten – time African champions Nigeria will open their title defence in opposition to acquainted rivals Zambia, one in all Africa’s fastest-rising forces in ladies’s soccer.
The Copper Queens have grown in stature lately and are anticipated to pose the hardest problem to the Tremendous Falcons within the group.
Egypt and Malawi full Group C, with each groups concentrating on qualification to the knockout rounds.
Egypt proceed to point out regular enchancment on the continental stage, whereas Malawi can be aiming to trigger upsets in opposition to extra established opponents.
Elsewhere, match hosts Morocco headline
Group A alongside Algeria, Senegal and Kenya.
Group B options former winner South Africa, who will face Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Tanzania, whereas Group D is made up of Ghana, Cameroon, Mali and Cape Verde.
The 2026 WAFCON will convey collectively Africa’s prime ladies’s nationwide groups as they compete for continental glory and qualification spots for international tournaments.
Nigeria, probably the most profitable group within the historical past of the competitors, can be aiming to efficiently defend their crown and additional cement their dominance in African ladies’s soccer when the match kicks off in March.
Teams at a Look
Group A: Morocco, Algeria, Senegal, Kenya
Group B: South Africa, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Tanzania
Group C: Nigeria, Zambia, Egypt, Malawi
Group D: Ghana, Cameroon, Mali, Cape Verde
