Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 16, 2026 · 635 words

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Cameroon beats Malawi to win Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the first time Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time.

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The Indomitable Lionesses, who failed to qualify for the previous edition of the tournament, had lost on their last three appearances in the final – all to 10-time winner Nigeria.

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Claim 1: “By reaching the semi-finals, Cameroon, Malawi, third-placed Algeria and Morocco qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup in Brazil.”

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Claim 2: “Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe from South Africa and first vice-president Fouzi Lekjaa.”

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Claim 3: “Cameroon losing the 2004, 2014 and 2016 finals to Nigeria without scoring”

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Claim 4: “Morocco hosted [the two-yearly competition] for the third consecutive time.”

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Multiple sources confirm Morocco hosted the tournament for the third consecutive time (2022, 2024, and 2026).

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web search NEUTRAL — Morocco is hosting the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations for the third consecutive edition.Morocco will be the first nation to stage the tournament three consecutive times, previously hosting in 2022 and …
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7469485/2026/07/26/womens-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Morocco to host 2026 Wafcon, with 38 countries competing in qualifying rounds to join the tournament, showcasing the growing prominence of women's football.
https://thearabposts.com/morocco-set-to-host-womens-africa-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Morocco will host the expanded edition for the third consecutive time, with matches scheduled from 17 March to 3 April 2026 across Rabat, Casablanca, and Fes. The Super Falcons will face familiar foes…
https://www.naijanews.com/2026/01/15/super-falcons-of-nigeri…

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Claim 5: “Cameroon lost at home and away to Algeria in the final qualifying round”

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France24 reports Cameroon lost home and away to Algeria in the final qualifying round, but another web search result claims Cameroon beat Algeria 2-1 in the second leg after losing the first.

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web search NEUTRAL — Algeria's home match against Egypt in the 2010 qualifiers took place in June 2009 without any incident being reported. Rather, to cool down animosity between the two countries, the Egyptian team was r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Algeria_v_Egypt_football_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time. The Indomitable Lionesses, who failed to qualify for th…
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260816-cameroon-beats-ma…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cameroon lost the first leg against Algeria in Cameroon but with their determination and hard working spirit they travel to Algeria and beat them by 2 goals to 1. Congratulations to the Indomitable li…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q6Ps9ibsxs

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Claim 6: “Marie Ngah scored twice and Naomi Eto once in the final in Rabat”

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Multiple sources confirm the goal scorers: Marie Ngah Manga (2 goals) and Naomi Eto (1 goal) in the final held in Rabat.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as WAFCON 2026, was the 14th edition (16th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final was a women's football match played on 16 August 2026 at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It determined the winners of the 2026 Women's Afri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lovemore Kingsley Fazili (born 12 February 1970) is Malawian professional football manager and former player who is coach of the Malawi women's national football team. That team's performance at the W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovemore_Fazili

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Claim 7: “Cameroon defeated tournament debutant Malawi in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, winning the trophy for the first time.”

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Multiple independent sources (allAfrica, AP News, and Wikipedia) confirm that Cameroon defeated Malawi to win their first WAFCON title.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Cameroon national women's football team, nicknamed the Indomitable Lionesses, is the national team of Cameroon and is controlled by the Cameroon Football Association. They won their first title in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_women's_national_foot…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — %5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+December+5%23Template%3ASeason+sidebar%5D%5D{{{CRITERION}}} The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), known for sponsorship purposes as the To…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nations

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Claim 8: “The Indomitable Lionesses... had lost on their last three appearances in the final – all to 10-time winner Nigeria.”

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Web search results and news reports confirm Cameroon had finished as runners-up on three previous occasions before their 2026 win, with the claim specifically noting these losses were to Nigeria.

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Claim 9: “Cameroon... beat fairytale finalists Malawi 3-0 on Sunday to be crowned champions.”

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The 3-0 scoreline in the final between Cameroon and Malawi is explicitly reported by AP News and other web sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Malawi women's national football team, nicknamed the Scorchers, represents Malawi in international women's association football. Established in the early 2000s, and is controlled by the Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_women's_national_footba…

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Claim 10: “losing WAFCON quarter-finalists South Africa and Ghana have secured places in inter-continental play-offs.”

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Claim 11: “Nigeria [is a] 10-time winner [of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations].”

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Four independent cross-references (France24, Sowetan, Daily Maverick) and Wikipedia confirm Nigeria as the record 10-time winners.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The team is Af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_women's_national_footb…

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Claim 12: “Malawi, ranked 153rd in the world”

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Both Al Jazeera and France24 independently report Malawi's world ranking as 153rd.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — they are ranked 153rd in the world
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/10/nigeria-eliminate…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Malawi are ranked 153rd in the world
https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260813-chawinga-sisters-…

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Claim 13: “Malawi... reach the final after beating defending champions Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana and Algeria.”

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Claim 14: “the organisers later increased the number of teams for the tournament from 12 to 16.”

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Web search results confirm the tournament was expanded to 16 teams for the first time, including invited teams like Cameroon and Egypt.

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web search NEUTRAL — For now, the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations remains scheduled for March and April, but developments in the coming weeks could determine whether Africa’s top women’s teams will need to adjust their…
https://africalivenews.com/morocco-seeks-postponement-of-202…

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web search NEUTRAL — The South African senior women’s national team could have won this match by an even higher margin, since they created a number of gilt-edged chances, but the Sasol-sponsored players still emerged with…
https://www.sapeople.com/fab-south-african-stuff/banyana-ban…

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web search NEUTRAL — For the first time, 16 teams will feature at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament, with Egypt, Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Mali earning an invitation to partake in the tournament, having failed …
https://africasoccer.com/moroccan-fa-seeks-postponement-of-2…

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Claim 15: “captain Tabitha and Temwa [Chawinga], scoring nine goals between them.”

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Goal.com and The Voice of Africa both report that sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga combined for nine goals during the tournament.

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web search NEUTRAL — Temwa Chaŵinga is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Malawi national team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temwa_Chawinga

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web search NEUTRAL — Sisters Temwa and Tabitha Chawinga powered that run, combining for nine goals, while Temwa finished as the tournament's joint-leading scorer with five.
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/cameroon-rise-nigeria-fall-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga have scored nine of Malawi’s 12 goals at the tournament, leading the Scorchers into their first ever WAFCON final where they will face Cameroon.
https://thevoiceofafrica.com/2026/08/15/the-chawinga-sisters…

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