TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026: Everything You Need to Know
The TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers are underway ahead of the 15th edition that will bring together the best women’s football teams in Africa.
Below are the latest results of the qualifiers.
Qualifying Phases
The first round took place from February 19 to 26, 2025.
The second round will take place from October 20 to 28, 2025.
Second Round Fixtures:
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Angola - Malawi
First leg: 0-0
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC+2, Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi
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DR Congo - South Africa
First leg: 1-1 (Ruth Kipoyi 45+1 / Kgaelebane Mohlokoane 42)
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 7:00 p.m. UTC+2, Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa -
Tanzania - Ethiopia
First leg: 2-0, Aisha Mnunka (7'), Jamila Rajabu (54')
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC+3, Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Namibia - Zambia
First leg: 2-4 (Ivon Kooper 51’, 59’ Zenatha Coleman| Rachael Kundananji 12’ 70, 90+3, 16’ Rachel Nachula)
Second leg: October 26, 2025, 3:00 PM UTC+2, Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia
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Burkina Faso - Togo
First leg: 2-0 (R.Sawadogo 65', A. Kabré 89' (pen))
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 4:00 p.m. UTC+0, Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo
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Algeria - Cameroon
First leg: 2-1 (G. Karchouni 23', M. Dafeur 35'/ A. Njoya Nchout)
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 3:30 p.m. UTC+0, Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon -
Egypt - Ghana
First leg: 0-3 (D. Boaduwaa 42', M. Amponsah 85', G. Asantewaa 90')
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 3:30 PM UTC+0, Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
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Kenya - Gambia
First leg: 3-1(A. Adam 12', F.Adhiambo 19', Shalyne 45+2 / Fatou Kanteh 3')
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 4:00 p.m. UTC+0, Stade Lat Dior, Thiès, Senegal
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Benin - Nigeria
First leg: 0-2 (Chinwendu 25', Okoronkwo 45'+1)
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 2:00 p.m. UTC+1, MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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Cape Verde - Mali
First leg: 0-1 (C.Dembélé 81')
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m. UTC+0, Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, -
Senegal - Cote d'Ivoire
First leg: 0-0
Second leg: October 28, 2025, 7:00 p.m. UTC+0, Stade Felix Houphouët Boigny,
First Round
February 19, 2025
(Times in GMT)
14:00
South Sudan 0-5 Algeria
16:00
Niger 0 - 2 Gambia
February 20, 2025
14:00
Botswana 0-2 DR Congo
Tanzania 3-1 Equatorial Guinea
15:30
Gabon 0-6 Mali
16:00
Benin 2-1 Sierra Leone
Angola 2-1 Zimbabwe
February 21, 2025
13:00
- Kenya 0-0 Tunisia
14:00
- Eswatini 0-3 Namibia
- Uganda 2-0 Ethiopia
- Rwanda 0-1 Egypt
16:30
- Guinea 2-2 Cape Verde
17:00
- Djibouti 0-5 Togo
February 23, 2025
17:00
- Burundi 0-1 Burkina Faso
February 24, 2025
15:00
- Gambia 2-1 Niger
17:00
- Sierra Leone 1-3 Benin
February 25, 2025
17:00
- Egypt 2-2 Rwanda
18:00
- Mali 4-1 Gabon
19:00
- Algeria 3-0 South Sudan
February 26, 2025
13:00
- Ethiopia 2-0 (5-4 pen) Uganda
14:00
- Namibia 1-0 Eswatini
- Tunisia 0-1 Kenya
- Zimbabwe 2-2 Angola
17:00
- Burkina Faso 4-1. Burundi
- DR Congo 0-0 Botswana
- Togo 5-0. Djibouti
18:00
- Cape Verde 4-1 Guinea
- Senegal – Chad (Chad withdrew; Senegal awarded the win by default)
19:00
- Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Tanzania
Dates
The dates for the final phase of the competition will be soon be communicated by CAF.
Stadiums
The selected stadiums for the competition will be revealed in due course.
Format
The final phase of the competition is structured into three groups of four teams.
The top two teams from each group will qualify directly for the quarter-finals, along with the two best third-placed teams.
From this stage, the competition adopts a knockout format leading up to the final, where the winner will be crowned.
Achievements:
|
Year |
Host |
Winner |
Score |
Finalist |
Third Place |
Score |
Fourth |
|
1991 |
Home and Away |
Nigeria |
2 - 0 & 4 - 0 |
Cameroon |
Guinea / Zambia |
No third place match |
❌ |
|
1995 |
Home and Away |
Nigeria |
4 - 1 & 7 - 1 |
South Africa |
Angola / Ghana |
No third place match |
❌ |
|
1998 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
2 - 0 |
Ghana |
DR Congo |
3 - 3 (3 - 1) Penalties |
Cameroon |
|
2000 |
South Africa |
Nigeria |
2 - 0 |
South Africa |
Ghana |
6 - 3 |
Zimbabwe |
|
2002 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
2 - 0 |
Ghana |
Cameroon |
3 - 0 |
South Africa |
|
2004 |
South Africa |
Nigeria |
5 - 0 |
Cameroon |
Ghana |
0 - 0 (6 - 5) Penalties |
Ethiopia |
|
2006 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria |
1 - 0 |
Ghana |
South Africa |
2 - 2 (5 - 4) Penalties |
Cameroon |
|
2008 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea |
2 - 1 |
South Africa |
Nigeria |
1 - 1 (5 - 4) Penalties |
Cameroon |
|
2010 |
South Africa |
Nigeria |
4 - 2 |
Equatorial Guinea |
South Africa |
2 - 0 |
Cameroon |
|
2012 |
Equatorial Guinea |
Equatorial Guinea |
4 - 0 |
South Africa |
Cameroon |
1 - 0 |
Nigeria |
|
2014 |
Namibia |
Nigeria |
2 - 0 |
Cameroon |
Cote d’Ivoire |
1 - 0 |
South Africa |
|
2016 |
Cameroon |
Nigeria |
1 - 0 |
Cameroon |
Ghana |
1 - 0 |
South Africa |
|
2018 |
Ghana |
Nigeria |
0 - 0 (4 - 3) Penalties |
South Africa |
Cameroon |
4 - 2 |
Mali |
|
2020 |
|
|
Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
❌ |
|
2022 |
Morocco |
South Africa |
2 - 1 |
Morocco |
Zambia |
1 - 0 |
Nigeria |
Country Records
|
Rank |
Country |
Wins |
Runners-up |
Third Place |
Fourth |
Years of Title |
|
1️Nigeria |
10 |
1️-1️ |
0️ |
1️ |
1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
|
|
2️ Equatorial Guinea |
2️ |
1️ |
0️ |
0️ |
2008, 2012 |
|
|
3️ South Africa |
1️ |
5️ |
2️ |
3️ |
2022 |
|
|
4️ Cameroon |
0️ |
4️ |
3️ |
4️ |
❌ |
|
|
5️ Ghana |
0 |
3️ |
4️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
6️ Morocco |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
7️Angola |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
8 Cote d’Ivoire |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
9. Guinea |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
10. DR Congo |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
11. Zambia |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
0️ |
❌ |
|
|
12. Ethiopia |
0️ |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
❌ |
|
|
1️3. Mali |
0️ |
0️ |
0️ |
1️ |
❌ |
|
|
14. Zimbabwe |
0️ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
❌ |
|