Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026: Morocco Reaches the Semi-Finals and Qualifies for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Our women’s national team qualified for the semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 following a 2-1 victory over South Africa on Saturday, 8 August, at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, in the quarter-finals of the competition.

The Atlas Lionesses opened the scoring in the 31st minute through Sakina Ouzraoui, before Hanane Aït El Haj doubled Morocco’s lead in the 52nd minute.

With this victory, Morocco continues its journey in the competition and has also secured qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil. This will mark our women’s national team’s second appearance at a FIFA Women’s World Cup, following the 2023 edition held in Australia and New Zealand.

Hosted by Morocco from 26 July to 16 August 2026, this 14th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations features 16 African national teams for the first time in the history of the competition.

Morocco will continue its Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 campaign in the semi-finals.