2026 WAFCON Qualifiers: Super Falcons to meet Benin or Sierra Leone

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior women’s national team will start their journey towards making it to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in October 2025.

This will be in the qualifiers for Morocco 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the draw for WAFCON 2026 Qualifiers in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday alongside the U-17 and U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers.

Super Falcons will face either neighbors Benin Republic or Sierra Leone in the Second Round of the Qualifiers.

Benin Republic and Sierra Leone will face off in the First Round billed for February 2025.

The nine-time African champions’ Second Round clash with either Benin Republic or Sierra Leone is scheduled for October 2025.

The winner of the two-legged tie will qualify for Morocco 2026 WAFCON, which also serves as a qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

The top four teams from Africa at the end of WAFCON 2026 will qualify for Brazil’s 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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