The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) Morocco 2026 will take place in Rabat on Thursday, January 15, 2025, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed.
On the same day, CAF will also announce the winners of the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year and other major women’s football awards.
The draw represents a historic milestone for the competition, which will feature an expanded 16-team format for the first time. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT / 15:00 Cairo).
Qualified Teams
The 16 nations that have secured qualification for WAFCON Morocco 2026 are:
Morocco (hosts), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
CAF Women’s Awards
Ahead of the draw, CAF will unveil the winners of three women’s football award categories:
CAF Women’s Coach of the Year
CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year
CAF Women’s Club of the Year
These awards were initially scheduled to be presented at the CAF Awards 2025, but were postponed as the women’s football season had not concluded due to the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League.
The Rabat event will therefore combine both competitive and celebratory moments, spotlighting Africa’s elite women’s national teams and recognising outstanding achievements in the women’s club game.
Samuel Ahmadu is a distinguished multimedia journalist and women's football expert with over 15 years of experience in the industry. On the back of domestic engagement since 2008, he began his international career journey at Goal.com in February 2014, where he served as an African women's football correspondent for nearly eight years. During his tenure at Goal.com, Samuel covered major events such as three Women's Africa Cup of Nations (2016, 2018, 2022) and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada plus 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. His work at Goal.com earned him widespread acclaim, particularly for his in-depth profiles of African football stars, notably Asisat Oshoala, whose rise he documented from her early years to her breakthrough at the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup in 2014. Prior to his role at Goal.com, Samuel freelanced for various print and broadcast media outlets in Nigeria, including Graphics Newspaper, Radio Nigeria, Grace FM, and Savid Newspaper. His extensive experience and expertise led to his appointment to the Nigeria Football Federation's Standing Committee on Women's Football Development from 2016 to 2018. Since February 2018, Samuel has been the Social Media Manager for Nigeria's women's national teams.In 2019, Samuel joined the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as a women's football content contributor and was promoted to Women's Football Editor in 2021. His contributions to women's football continued as he worked as a Media Consultant for Content Creation and Editorials at the 2022 CAF Women's Champions League. Currently, Samuel also serves as the spokesman for the Nigeria Women Football League, further solidifying his influence and dedication to the growth of women's football in Africa.
