Nigeria’s Super Falcons will play either Benin Republic or Sierra Leone in a bid to qualify for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Afrosport reports.
The draw for the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers was conducted in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday, as 38 countries entered preliminaries for the tournament.
The Super Falcons, one of the six highest-ranked countries, joined South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, in receiving a bye to the second round of the qualifiers.
The respective nations will face off by playing two rounds of home and away matches to decide the 11 teams that will progress to the WAFCON 2026 finals, joining Morocco, who will be hosting the tournament for a third consecutive edition.
The first round of qualifiers is schedule for February next year, while the second round will take place in October 2025.
Both Benin Republic and Sierra Leone will lock horns in the first round, with the winner set for a cruch test against the Super Falcons.
Find the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2026 Qualifiers fixtures below. 👇
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The Condederation of Africa (CAF), hoeever, has yet to announce the dates the 2026 WAFCON.
Meanwhile, the 2024 WAFCON finals, which will be played next year in Morocco, is scheduled to run from 5-26 July 2025.
Full draw matchups for 2026 WAFCON qualifiers
First round
• Angola v Zimbabwe
• Malawi v Congo-Brazzaville
• Botswana v DR Congo
• Tanzania v Equatorial Guinea
• Uganda v Ethiopia
• Eswatini v Namibia
• Burundi v Burkina Faso
• Djibouti v Togo
• South Sudan v Algeria
• Rwanda v Egypt
• Kenya v Tunisia
• Niger v The Gambia
• Benin v Sierra Leone
• Guinea v Cape Verde
• Gabon v Mali
• Chad v Senegal
***Home and away ties to be held from 17-26 February 2025***
Second round
• Angola or Zimbabwe v Malawi or Congo-Brazzaville
• Botswana or DR Congo v South Africa
• Tanzania or Equatorial Guinea v Uganda or Ethiopia
• Eswatini or Namibia v Zambia
• Burundi or Burkina Faso v Djibouti or Togo
• South Sudan or Algeria v Cameroon
• Rwanda or Egypt v Ghana
• Kenya or Tunisia v Niger or The Gambia
• Benin or Sierra Leone v Nigeria
• Guinea or Cape Verde v Gabon or Mali
• Chad or Senegal v Ivory Coast
***Home and away ties to be held from 20-28 October 2025***
