2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (CAF)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 February 2025 – March 2026 |
| Teams | 37 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 84 (3 per match) |
← 2023 2031 → | |
The African section of the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Brazil for national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Four teams will qualify directly to join hosts Brazil and two teams will advance to the inter-confederation play-offs.[1]
Format
The African qualifiers commenced in February 2025 and will feature total three rounds of competition.
- Qualifying stage first round: The 32 teams ranked 7th and below played home-and-away two-legged ties.
- Qualifying stage second round: The 16 winners advanced to the second round, where they will be joined by the 6 teams that received a bye. The winners of the 11 second round home-and-away ties will qualify for the final tournament in Morocco.
- Final tournament: The final tournament is scheduled to take place in 21 March 2026. Twelve nations will be drawn into groups of four teams each to play single round-robin matches. The group winners and runners-up and the two best-ranked third-place teams will advance to the knockout phase to determine the four nations qualifying directly for the 2027 Women's World Cup and the two African representatives in the inter-confederation play-offs.
Schedule
The competition schedule is expected to be as follows:
The first round matches were played during the windows of 19 - 26 February 2025. The second round matches were played during the windows of October 2025.
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First round (2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification)
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Zimbabwe | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Malawi | w/o | Congo | — | — |
| Botswana | 0–2 | DR Congo | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Tanzania | 4–2 | Equatorial Guinea | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Uganda | 2–2 (4–5 p) | Ethiopia | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Eswatini | 0–4 | Namibia | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Burundi | 1–5 | Burkina Faso | 0–1 | 1–4 |
| Djibouti | 0–10 | Togo | 0–5 | 0–5 |
| South Sudan | 0–8 | Algeria | 0–5 | 0–3 |
| Rwanda | 2–3 | Egypt | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Kenya | 1–0 | Tunisia | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Niger | 1–4 | Gambia | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Benin | 5–2 | Sierra Leone | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Guinea | 3–6 | Cape Verde | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Gabon | 1–10 | Mali | 0–6 | 1–4 |
| Chad | w/o | Senegal | — | — |
Second round (2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification)
Third round (2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations)
Inter-confederation play-offs
The two losers will join one team from OFC, UEFA and two each from CAF, CONCACAF, and CONCACAF in the inter-confederation play-offs. The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Women's World Ranking, the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Qualified teams
The following teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
See also
References
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Brazil 2027 dates confirmed". FIFA.com. FIFA. Retrieved 30 December 2024.