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WAFCON 2026 qualifiers: Cameroon miss out again, South Africa battle through

Newcomers Cape Verde and Malawi join familiar faces among 12 teams competing at next year's tournament in Morocco

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Neel Shelat
Oct 29, 2025
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Zambia’s Rachel Kundananji celebrates scoring against Namibia. Credit: Confederation of African Football

Barely a couple of months after the last Women’s Africa Cup of Nations ended, the stage is already set for the 14th edition of the tournament in Morocco next year. Bar the hosts, all 11 other qualifiers were decided this week as the two-legged second-…

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