Caf announce new date for 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Grouop foto of Nigeria Super Falcons as dem celebnrate dia 2024 afcon win for Morocco.

Wia dis foto come from, ABDEL MAJID BZIOUAT/Getty Images

Wetin we call dis foto, Nigeria Super Falcons win di 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations as dem achieve dia mission X. Dem win di continental title for di tenth time plus di $1 million prize money (1.5 billion naira)
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Di Confederation of Africa Football [Caf] don announce new date for di Women's Africa Cup of nations [Wafcon] 2026 wey go happun for Morocco.

For statement wey di governing body for Africa bring out, dem move di date from March 17 to April 3rd, 2026 to di new date wey be 25 July – 16 August 2026.

According to di statement, Caf change di date "afta tok-tok between Caf and dia partners, Fifa and oda stakeholders...".

Caf explain say dem change di dates "to ensure the success of dis important women's competition, in di light of certain unforseen circumstances."

Na for October 2024, di Confédération Africaine de Football give di hosting rights for di Caf Women's Africa Cup of Nations ("Wafcon") 2026 to Morocco.

Dem add say dem dey dey prepare for di 2026 tournament already and all add di pipo wey dey involved dey confident say e go dey successful.

Nigeria Super Falcons na di most decorated women's team for di continent.

Kontris wey qualify for di 2026 Wafcon

Like say evritin bin go as planned, Wafcon suppose start in three weeks time.

Kontris wey dey participate for Wafcon bin don start to prepare ahead of di tournament.

Nigeria and Cameroon bin recently play friendly matches to prepare for di mundial.

and oda kontris wey qualify dey sharpen dia tactics, assess squads and build cohesion ahead of the finals.

Coaches too bin dey about to conclude di names wey dem go release for dia provisional lists.

But as dem don postpone am now e dey left for di kontris to decide weda dem go continue wit preparations or wait till June to resume hostilities.

Di kontris wey don qualify na

Morocco, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Algeria, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Cape Verde, Senegal, Cameroon, Ivory coast, Mali, Egypt

See di Groups for di tournament

Group A: Morocco, Algeria, Senegal, Kenya

Group B: South Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Tanzania

Group C: Nigeria, Zambia, Egypt, Malawi

Group D: Ghana Cameroon, Mali, Cape Verde