Confusion continues over the host nation for the 2026 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), as a senior official of the Royal Moroccan Soccer Federation (FRMF) has dismissed claims that South Africa will host the match.
Talking on Monday, the FRMF official mentioned studies linking South Africa to the internet hosting rights are unfounded for now.
“There was an announcement by South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sport relating to the potential of internet hosting the match, which was subsequently denied by the Minister,” the official mentioned.
“So long as no announcement has been made by the supervising physique, the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), there isn’t any new improvement on this matter.”
The official, nonetheless, declined to touch upon studies that Morocco had requested for a postponement of the competitors.
The controversy started after South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Sports activities, Arts and Tradition, Peace Mabe, mentioned throughout a televised interview on Saturday that South Africa would host the match, which is scheduled to start in Morocco on March 17.
Following her remarks, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Gayton McKenzie, launched an official assertion clarifying the state of affairs. He pressured that “at this stage, no formal determination has been taken to relocate the match, and Morocco stays the formally designated host of the 2026 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations”.
McKenzie additionally confirmed that CAF “has not but triggered any different internet hosting course of”.
South Africa admitted that it had knowledgeable CAF of its readiness to step in if wanted, however mentioned this was solely a part of contingency discussions.
The assertion added that the Deputy Minister’s feedback “don’t represent a proper affirmation or assumption of internet hosting duties”, describing them as a substitute as common help for African soccer.
Thus far, CAF has not issued any official assertion on the matter.
