WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons, Three Others Fight for World Cup Tickets via Play-Offs
The winners will join a 10-team intercontinental playoff in November and December, with three nations earning 2027 Women’s World Cup berths.
- Following Sunday's completion of the WAFCON quarter-finals, Nigeria, South Africa, Ivory Coast, and Ghana secured spots in the African play-offs for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
- These four nations now compete for two spots in the 10-nation intercontinental play-offs scheduled for November and December to reach the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.
- Out of the 10 total countries participating in the intercontinental play-offs, three will qualify for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil, making the competition intensely competitive.
- The upcoming African play-off matches pit the Super Falcons against Bayana Bayana, while the Black Queens face the Lady Elephants to determine continental representatives.
- Although the defeated side retains a route through the WAFCON play-offs, Nigeria and the other three nations are determined to avoid that extra hurdle.
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