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A triptych showing Lina Boussaha, Naomi Eto and Refiloe Jane celebrating goals at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Boussaha wears a white headscarf and Algeria kit with a green number 11 on it, Eto a green Cameroon shirt with a yellow 10 on it, and Jane a yellow South Africa shirt with a green 15 on the chest. Boussaha has a teeth-clenched and right arm raised, Eto smiles widely and Jane has her thumb in her mouth as she looks upwards while hiding a football under her shirt

What we learned from Wafcon 2026

BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.

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Cameroon claim first Wafcon title with victory over Malawi

Marie Ngah Manga scores twice as Cameroon cruise to a 3-0 win over Malawi and claim a first ever Women's Africa Cup of Nations title.

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Tabitha Chawinga raises her right arm in celebration and puts her left arm around the shoulder of Temwa Chawinga, who has dyed blue hair and a wide-mouthed smile on her face. Both players wear red Malawi shirts with black trim - Tabitha with a green captain's armband and a white number 11 on the front and Temwa with a number 10 on the chest. The pair are visible from stomatch up and a sparsely-populated stand can be seen out of focus in the background

Who are the Chawinga sisters leading Malawi's bid for Wafcon glory?

Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are the undoubted stars of Malawi's unexpected run to the final of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

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Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa smiles directly into the camera and strikes her trademark 'snake' celebration pose which sees her lift her right arm up with the hand tilted over as if to mimic a snake's head, with the left arm crossed horizontally across her chest and also with one knee raise off the floor up to waist level

Nigeria to miss Women's World Cup after South Africa and Ghana win play-offs

South Africa and Ghana progress to an inter-confederation qualifier for the 2027 Women's World Cup, but Nigeria will miss the tournament for the first time.

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Cameroon goalkeeper Michaely Bihina, wearing an all-purple kit and wide blue headband, arches her back as she raises her right arm to push away a penalty

Keeper Bihina stars as Cameroon upset Morocco to make Wafcon final

Cameroon's Michaely Bihina saves an extra-time penalty and three more spot kicks in a shootout to send her side though to the 2026 Wafcon final at the expense of host nation Morocco.

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Malawi striker Tabitha Chawinga runs towards the touchline with arms spread wide to either side of her body to celebrate a goal at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. She wears all-red kit with green and black trim and is surrounded by a number of smiling team-mates who are running in her wake across the lush green pitch

Chawinga sisters fire Malawi into Wafcon final

Malawi's fairy tale run at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations goes on as sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga share three goals in a 3-1 semi-final win over Algeria.

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A camera shoots up from a low level to show a female freestyler leaning to the side while balancing a football on her head underneath a cloudy sky

Freestyle fundamentals with Nigeria's national champion

Meet Evelyn Okafor – a four-time Nigerian champion, three-time African champion, and the first African woman to qualify for the World Freestyle Football Championship.

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Faith Kipyegon, wearing an orange and green Kenyan athletics vest, with a gold medal on a purple ribbon bouncing around her neck, smiles broadly as she holds a Kenyan flag aloft behind her. The runner is visible from stomach up while a terracotta-coloured athletics track with white lines is seen out of focus in the background

Kenya bids to host 2029 World Athletics Championships

Kenya submits a bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships as it seeks to become the first African nation to stage the flagship event.

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Esther Okoronkwo, wearing a white and green Nigeria shirt, holds out her arms to protect herself from Ousmanou Doudou, who wears a green Cameroon shirt over matching green undersleeves. Both players, who are visible from waist up, are looking intently up to a ball which is above Okoronkwo's head. An empty stand with blue and white seats is blurred in the background behind them

Nigeria 'still have hope' for 2027 World Cup spot

Nigeria must go "back to the drawing board" after missing out on automatic qualification for the 2027 Women's World Cup, says keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie.

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