CAF holds WAFCON 2026 final draw in Morocco January 15
Written by Jamz 100.1 fm on January 8, 2026
The Confederation of African Football has announced that the final draw for the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 will be held in Rabat, Morocco, on Thursday, January 15, 2025.
CAF disclosed this in a statement published on its website.
The draw will take place at 2 pm local time (13:00 GMT / 15:00 Cairo).
“On the same day, the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will also announce the winners of the CAF Women’s Coach of the Year and other outstanding women’s football awards,” the continental body said.
According to CAF, the 2026 edition will mark a historic milestone for the competition, as it will feature an expanded 16-team field for the first time.
The qualified teams are hosts Morocco, Nigeria, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
CAF added that ahead of the draw, winners will be announced in three women’s awards categories: CAF Women’s Coach of the Year, CAF Women’s Interclub Player of the Year, and CAF Women’s Club of the Year.
These awards were originally scheduled to be presented at the CAF Awards night on November 19, 2025, but were postponed as the Women’s Football season had not concluded due to the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League.
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