2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
  • كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2024
  • Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine 2024
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates5–26 July 2025[1]
Teams12
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (10th title)
Runners-up Morocco
Third place Ghana
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored66 (2.54 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ghizlane Chebbak
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Rasheedat Ajibade
Best goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie
Fair play award South Africa
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The 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2024, French: Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine 2024), officially known as the 2024 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes and as WAFCON 2024 for short, was the 15th edition of the biennial African women's football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football. This was the second consecutive time for Morocco hosting the tournament, having also hosted the previous edition two years before.[2] The tournament was delayed and took place between 5 and 26 July 2025.[1]

South Africa were the defending champions but were eliminated by record champions Nigeria in the semi-finals. Nigeria went on to beat Morocco 3–2 in the final to win the tournament for the 10th time.

Host selection

CAF retained Morocco as hosts on 10 August 2022,[3][2] thus becoming the first country to host back-to-back WAFCON editions.

Qualification

Main article: 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Morocco qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining spots were determined by the qualification rounds, whose draw was conducted on 6 July 2023 at the Mohammed VI Complex in Rabat, Morocco and commenced in August.[4]

Qualified teams

The following 12 teams have qualified for this edition of the tournament.

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WR[a]
 Morocco Hosts 10 August 2022 4th 2022 Runners-up (2022) 60
 South Africa Second round winners 4 December 2023 13th 2022 Champions (2022) 54
 Algeria 6th 2018 Group stage (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) 82
 Ghana 5 December 2023 11th 2018 Runners-up (1998, 2002, 2006) 66
 Botswana 2nd 2022 Quarter-finals (2022) 153
 DR Congo 4th 2012 Third place (1998) 109
 Tunisia 3rd 2022 Quarter-finals (2022) 89
 Senegal 3rd 2022 Quarter-finals (2022) 81
 Zambia 4th 2022 Third place (2022) 65
 Tanzania 2nd 2010 Group stage (2010) 137
 Mali 8th 2018 Fourth place (2018) 78
 Nigeria 13th 2022 Champions (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) 36
  1. ^ Teams's FIFA Women's World Ranking at the start of the event, according to the ranking released on 12 June 2025.[5]

Venues

Rabat, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Oujda and Berkane were the five cities chosen to host the competition.[6]

240km
149miles
5
4
3
2
1
Location of the host cities of the 2024 WAFCON
1
Rabat
2
Casablanca
3
Mohammedia
4
Berkane
5
Oujda
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations venues
Rabat Casablanca
Olympic Stadium
(Stade Olympique de Rabat) 		Larbi Zaouli Stadium
(Stade Larbi Zaouli) 		Père Jégo Stadium
(Stade Père Jégo)
Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 10,000
Mohammedia Oujda Berkane
El Bachir Stadium
(Stade El Bachir) 		Honneur Stadium
(Stade d’Honneur d’Oujda) 		Berkane Stadium
(Stade Municipal de Berkane)
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 12,000

Draw

The final draw was held at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé on 22 November 2024. The 12 qualified teams were seeded into four levels based on their FIFA rankings from August 2024. Host nation Morocco will automatically be assigned position A1, while defending champions South Africa will occupy position C1. Nigeria, the third team in Level 1, will take position B1.[7]

Seeds Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
 Morocco (60) (hosts)
 Nigeria (36)
 South Africa (50) (title holders) 		 Zambia (62)
 Ghana (66)
 Tunisia (78) 		 Mali (81)
 Senegal (83)
 Algeria (84) 		 DR Congo (102)
 Tanzania (145)
 Botswana (153)

Squads

Main article: 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squads

Match officials

A total of 18 referees, 18 assistant referees and 10 VAR referees were appointed for the tournament.[8]

Referees
Assistant referees
  • Asma Feriel Ouahab
  • Nafissatou Yekini
  • Fides Bangourabona
  • Carine Atezambong Fomo
  • Mireille Kanjinga
  • Yara Atef
  • Mahawa Kourouma
  • Hannah Moses
  • Fanta Kone
  • Mariem Chedad
  • Fathia Jermoumi
  • Ishsane Nouajli
  • Sakina Hamidou Alfa
  • Alice Umutesi
  • Tabara Mbodji
  • Houda Afine
  • Diana Chikotesha
  • Nancy Kasitu
Video assistant referees

Group stage

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

CAF released the official match schedule for the tournament on 29 May 2025.[9][10] The top two teams of each group, along with the best two third-placed teams, advanced to the quarter-finals.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss).

If two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[11]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zambia 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7
3  Senegal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
4  DR Congo 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Morocco 2–2 Zambia
  • Jraïdi 12' (pen.)
  • Chebbak 87'
 Report
Senegal 4–0 DR Congo
 Report
Zambia 3–2 Senegal
 Report
DR Congo 2–4 Morocco
 Report
Morocco 1–0 Senegal
Mrabet 45+2' (pen.) Report
Zambia 1–0 DR Congo
Kundananji 9' Report
Referee: Josephine Wanjiku (Kenya)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 3–0 Tunisia
 Report
Algeria 1–0 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Yacine Samassa (Mauritania)
Tunisia 0–0 Algeria
Report
Botswana 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
Nigeria 0–0 Algeria
Report
Tunisia 1–2 Botswana
  • Khanchouch 12'
 Report
Referee: Aline Guimbang Etong (Cameroon)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
3  Mali 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Tanzania 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
South Africa 2–0 Ghana
 Report
Mali 1–0 Tanzania
 Report
Referee: Aline Guimbang Etong (Cameroon)
Ghana 1–1 Mali
 Report
Referee: Ghada Mehat (Algeria)
Tanzania 1–1 South Africa
 Report
South Africa 4–0 Mali
 Report
Ghana 4–1 Tanzania
 Report

Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Mali 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 A  Senegal 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
3 B  Botswana 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Disciplinary points; 5) Drawing of lots.

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 July – Rabat
 
 
 Morocco3
 
22 July– Rabat
 
 Mali1
 
 Morocco (p)1 (4)
 
19 July – Berkane
 
 Ghana1 (2)
 
 Algeria0 (2)
 
26 July – Rabat
 
 Ghana (p)0 (4)
 
 Morocco2
 
18 July – Casablanca (LZ)
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Nigeria5
 
22 July – Casablanca (LZ)
 
 Zambia0
 
 Nigeria2
 
19 July – Oujda
 
 South Africa1 Third place match
 
 South Africa (p)0 (4)
 
25 July – Casablanca (LZ)
 
 Senegal0 (1)
 
 Ghana (p)1 (4)
 
 
 South Africa1 (3)
 

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 5–0 Zambia
 Report
Morocco 3–1 Mali
 Report
Algeria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)
South Africa 0–0 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Report
Penalties
 4–1

Semi-finals

Nigeria 2–1 South Africa
 Report
Morocco 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ghana
 Report
Penalties
 4–2

Third place play-off

Ghana 1–1 South Africa
 Report
Penalties
 4–3

Final

Morocco 2–3 Nigeria
 Report

Goalscorers

There were 66 goals scored in 26 matches, for an average of 2.54 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[12]

Award Winner
Best player Rasheedat Ajibade
Best goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie
Top scorer Ghizlane Chebbak
Fair Play  South Africa[13]
Best coach Justine Madugu[14]
Best XI
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Chiamaka Nnadozie

References

  1. ^ a b "CAF Executive Committee announces dates of CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") Morocco 2025 and CAF TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2024". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Again, CAF approves Morocco as WAFCON host In 2024". Blueprint Newspapers. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "WAFCON 2024: Morocco still host country". Sport News Africa. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 qualifiers draw concluded". CAFOnline.com. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "FIFA Women's World Ranking". fifa.com. FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  6. ^ "CAF and Morocco LOC announce Match Venues for much-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024". CAF and Morocco LOC announce Match Venues for much-anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Draw Procedure for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024, Announced". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ^ "CAF announces match officials for TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  9. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2024 Match Schedule Announced". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 25 May 2025. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations match schedule" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 25 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ^ Nassar, Khaled (21 October 2021). "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Nigeria sweep big at WAFCON 2025 Awards". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  13. ^ "WAFCON: South Africa, the Fairest of them all". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Nigeria's Justin Madugu Named WAFCON 2024 Coach of the Tournament". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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