Overview

• CAF’s decision to delay WAFCON 2024 to July 5–26, 2025 was taken to avoid the Paris Olympics and has been met with criticism for its late rescheduling.
• The competition will feature three groups of four teams, with the top two from each group and the two best third-place teams advancing to a knockout stage.
• Rabat’s Olympic Stadium will host both the opening match and the final, supported by five other venues including Casablanca’s Larbi Zaouli Stadium.
• Hosts Morocco, runners-up in 2022, have invested heavily in stadium upgrades and squad preparations, positioning them among the tournament favourites.
• Pre-tournament narratives include Zambia’s appointment of Swiss coach Nora Häuptle, funding shortfalls that kept the Chawinga sisters out of qualifiers for Malawi, and Nigeria’s squad transition under interim management.