Still worthy! CAF adds 4 more teams to the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations despite end of qualifying process

The teams will take part in the tournament despite not having qualified through the usual process.

Details: Today, it was announced that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has granted the women's national teams of Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Egypt a place in the upcoming 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Reports indicate that this decision was made following the expansion of the tournament to 16 teams. All four teams added to the competition failed to qualify through the regular qualifying rounds, but were the highest-ranked among those who also missed out. As such, the CAF Executive Committee deemed them worthy of inclusion in the tournament.

Previously, the following teams had qualified for the Women's Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco (hosts), Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Cape Verde, South Africa, and Senegal.

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