South Africa

On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football confirmed the rumours that the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations would not take place in Morocco as planned on March 17. Criticism has swiftly followed.

We are supposedly two weeks away from the Women's AFCON. But will it go ahead? How did we get here, what happens next, and how can CAF's stated commitment to the women's game be trusted after this latest debacle?

Lyon's Tabitha Chawinga stole the show in February with a performance for the ages against Marseille after a vital winner against Paris Saint-Germain, but the Malawi star was far from the only star to impress in February.

Adidas have unveiled the new South Africa football kits for the 2026/27 season, ahead of the FIFA World Cup and Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa women's national team head coach Desiree Ellis has admitted that Morocco's investment in women's football has increased demands on anyone looking to challenge them in the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).

Tigres striker Thembi Kgatlana was the most notable inclusion in South Africa's 38-woman Banyana preliminary training squad ahead of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations in March.

Even with the Africa-led NWSL in the United States currently in its off-season, a new generation of African stars is shining bright in Europe in the early stages of 2026.

South Africa's Minister of Sports, Arts & Culture Gayton McKenzie has claimed Deputy Minister Peace Mabe's announcement that South Africa would replace Morocco as the hosts of this year's Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) was premature.

Nigeria, the 10-time African champions, were the only top team who did not play a single friendly match of the last window of 2025, which held between November 24 and December 2.

November 2025 was one of African women's football's most eventful months to date at club level.