TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026: Everything You Need to Know

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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 will take place from February 19 to 26, 2025.
The second round will take place from October 20 to 28, 2025.

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 vs. Kenya
  • Zimbabwe 2-2 Angola

17:00

  • Burkina Faso vs. Burundi
  • DR Congo vs. Botswana
  • Togo vs. Djibouti

18:00

  • Cape Verde vs. Guinea
  • Senegal vs. Chad

19:00

  • Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Tanzania

Second Round

● M33 & M34: Angola vs. Malawi 
● M35 & M36: Botswana - DR Congo vs. South Africa
● M37 & M38: Tanzania vs Ethiopia
● M39 & M40: Namibia vs. Zambia
● M41 & M42: Burundi - Burkina Faso vs. Djibouti - Togo
● M43 & M44: Algeria vs. Cameroon
● M45 & M46: Egypt vs. Ghana
● M47 & M48: Kenya - Tunisia vs. Gambia
● M49 & M50: Benin vs. Nigeria
● M51 & M52: Guinea - Cape Verde vs. Mali
● M53 & M54: Senegal vs. Ivory Coast


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