Africa: Cameroon Set Up Quarter-Final Clash With Nigeria After Cape Verde Stalemate
- On Thursday, Cameroon—known as The Indomitable Lionesses—secured top spot in the Group after a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in Casablanca, concluding the TotalEnergies CAF Women group stage.
- Grace Mendoua rifled home a strike from Naomi Ndjoah Eto to open scoring, but Ivania Moreira leveled the match for Cape Verde five minutes into the second half.
- VAR disallowed a goal from substitute Michaela-Batya Abam for a foul, while Alivia Kelly nearly snatched victory for Cape Verde in the final moments.
- The Indomitable Lionesses finished the Group unbeaten, and the Black Queens also advanced to the quarter-finals, where they will face Malawi.
- Saturday's quarter-final schedule features a clash between The Indomitable Lionesses and defending champions Nigeria, while Cape Verde exits the tournament with a historic first point.
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Women’s Cup of Nations quarterfinals to decide Africa’s four World Cup spots
The tournament, which kicked off late last month, also serves as the qualifiers for the World Cup in Brazil, with the four Wafcon semifinalists taking up the continent’s automatic places in the 32-team tournament from June 24 to July 25, 2027.
After the group stage of the Women's AFCON 2026, eight teams will begin the knockout stage, starting with the quarter-finals which take place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 August.
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Africa: Cameroon Set Up Quarter-Final Clash With Nigeria After Cape Verde Stalemate
Cameroon secured top spot in Group D after playing out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in their final TotalEnergies CAF Women's Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 group-stage match in Casablanca on Thursday.
WAFCON 2026: Full quarter-final fixtures confirmed
The full schedule for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, WAFCON, has been confirmed. This follows the conclusion of all group matches on Thursday. In the Group D fixtures played on the day, Ghana played out a 1-1 draw with Mali. The other match between Cape Verde and Cameroon also ended 1-1. […] WAFCON 2026: Full quarter-final fixtures confirmed
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