Malawi shock Algeria and Cameroon beat Morocco to reach WAFCON final

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Aug 13, 2026 · 532 words · By The Associated Press

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Malawi shock Algeria and Cameroon beat Morocco to reach WAFCON final Malawi will face Cameroon in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final after respective wins over Algeria and Morocco.

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What happened

Malawi shock Algeria and Cameroon beat Morocco to reach WAFCON final Malawi will face Cameroon in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final after respective wins over Algeria and Morocco.

Why it matters

Upstart Malawi will face footballing giants Cameroon in the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Sunday.

Common ground

Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 in the first semifinal match on Wednesday, led by Tabitha Chawinga with a pair of goals.

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Claim 1: “Cameroon won a penalty shootout 3-1 against Morocco after a scoreless draw in the other semi”

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Multiple independent sources (beIN SPORTS, Google News, and another web source) confirm Cameroon defeated Morocco 3-1 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in the WAFCON 2026 semifinal.

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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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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 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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Claim 2: “Ikram Adjabi pulled Algeria within a goal in the 60th minute”

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Claim 3: “Goalkeeper Michaely Bihina stopped three attempts by Morocco in the penalty shootout”

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Claim 4: “Malawi beat Algeria 3-1 in the first semifinal match on Wednesday”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about Malawi and unrelated U-17/U-20 qualifications; no source confirms a 3-1 victory over Algeria in a WAFCON semifinal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Players born 1 January 2006 or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_U-17_Africa_Cup_of_Nation…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. Players born 1 January 2003 or…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_U-20_Africa_Cup_of_Nation…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Qualification for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations began on the week of 20–26 September 2023 and concluded on the week of 29 November – 5 December the same year. Its draw was held at the Mohamme…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…

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Claim 5: “All four semifinalists qualified for next summer’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil”

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The provided evidence does not confirm the qualification status of all four semifinalists for a World Cup in Brazil.

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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 6: “the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Sunday”

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A web search result explicitly states the Final is scheduled for 'Sunday, 16 August' in the context of WAFCON 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition to determine the teams joining the automatically qualified host Morocco in the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Women's_Africa_Cup_of_Nat…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chikondi Gondwe (born 19 September 1998) is a Malawian footballer who has played as a midfielder for CY Sisters and then the Silver Strikers Ladies. She played for the Malawi women's national team whe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikondi_Gondwe

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Claim 7: “Morocco, in the semifinals for the third time at WAFCON”

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Claim 8: “Nigeria will play South Africa, and Ghana will face Ivory Coast in Casablanca on Thursday”

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Claim 9: “Cameroon played in the 2015 and 2019 editions”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses the men's team or unrelated media; it does not confirm Cameroon's participation in the 2015 and 2019 Women's World Cups.

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web search NEUTRAL — For the women's team, see Cameroon women's national football team.Cameroon is the first and, as of 2022, only African country to win against Brazil in tournament play, defeating them in the 2003 Confe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_tea…

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web search NEUTRAL — Watch key moments from Cameroon vs Nigeria Women’s Africa Cup of Nations: the thunderous goal, close chances, and match-winning stop. Cameroon advance to the semi-finals AND book their ticket to the 2…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/nigeria-vs-cameroon-female-m…

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https://ok.ru/video/3692046781011

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Claim 10: “Malawi will face Cameroon in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final”

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While evidence confirms a 2026 WAFCON exists and Cameroon reached the final, there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that Malawi is the other finalist.

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Claim 11: “Temwa Chawinga... scored her fifth goal of the tournament”

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Claim 12: “Cameroon beat powerhouse Nigeria 1-0 to reach the semifinals”

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Claim 13: “Ranked No 153 in the world, Malawi was playing in the WAFCON tournament for the first time”

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Claim 14: “Temwa Chawinga, who plays for the Kansas City Current of the National Women’s Soccer League”

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Claim 15: “Malawi and Algeria will be making their World Cup debuts”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains general information about the year 2026 and the Men's World Cup, but nothing regarding the debut of Malawi and Algeria in a Women's World Cup.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the 3…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup[A] was the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament began…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup

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web search NEUTRAL — United States 2026 – Calendar with American holidays. Yearly calendar showing months for the year 2026. Calendars – online and print friendly – for any year and month.
https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2026&country=1

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Claim 16: “Myriam Maéva Nyadjou converted to send Cameroon to the final”

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Claim 17: “Morocco will make its second World Cup appearance after reaching the round of 16 in 2023”

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The provided evidence mentions the 2023 Women's World Cup generally but does not specifically confirm Morocco's progress to the round of 16.

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web search NEUTRAL — Women's World Cup 2023. October 2025. Millie Bright.England's Alessia Russo is challenged by Laia Codina of Spain in the World Cup final. Women’s World Cup players highlight lack of rest before and af…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/womens-world-cup-2023

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web search NEUTRAL — More than 260 FIFA World Cup 2026™ players have moved clubs during the mid-year transfer window, with their transfers representing over USD 3.3 billion in combined fees. Women’s football sets new tran…
https://inside.fifa.com/transfer-system/media-releases/world…

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Claim 18: “Cameroon’s Myriam Maeva Nyadjou fouled Sakina Ouzraouiin in the box... Morocco was awarded a penalty kick”

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Claim 19: “Algeria’s Morgane Belkhiter was sent off with a red card after a foul on Tabitha Chawinga in the 23rd minute”

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Claim 20: “its second win over Nigeria at WAFCON in 14 meetings”

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Claim 21: “Malawi’s Rose Kadzere was handed a red card for a challenge on Marine Dafeur”

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Claim 22: “Bihina blocked Fatima Tagnaout’s attempt to keep the match scoreless”

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Claim 23: “A crowd of more than 19,000 attended the match at Moulay Al Hassan Stadium”

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Claim 24: “Tabitha Chawinga, who plays for Lyon in France’s top league”

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