The President of the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has confirmed that Morocco will host the Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2026 as initially deliberate.
Regardless of current hypothesis suggesting a doable postponement or a change in host nation, the sixteenth version of the match is ready to happen from March 17 to April 3, 2026.
Talking after a CAF Govt Committee assembly in Dar es Salaam, Motsepe addressed the rumors immediately, stating, “There’s dialogue going down, and a whole lot of competitons. Morocco got here to help. They had been many international locations that wished to host it, however as a result of we didn’t have time and our requirements had been very excessive. The WAFCON continues, as we communicate now, we nonetheless have an engagement with Morocco.”
Whereas there have been reviews of potential date changes to the schedule, the CAF President clarified that the timeline is fastened to stay in alignment with FIFA.
He defined that the match serves as an important qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Girls’s World Cup, noting, “We will’t change the date as a result of it’s a part of the qualification pathway for the Girls’s World Cup. WAFCON will proceed and it is going to be profitable”.
This resolution marks the third consecutive time Morocco will host the competitors, following the 2022 and 2024 editions.
Though South African officers had expressed a willingness to step in as a alternative host if obligatory, CAF has remained dedicated to the Moroccan venue.
The 2026 match will function an expanded 16-team format and can play a decisive position in figuring out which African groups advance to the worldwide stage in 2027.
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