Women’s AFCON 2026: Morocco Faces Postponement and Possible Relocation

The competition will not be held on the scheduled dates on Moroccan soil. Although the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has not yet officially commented on the matter, its current silence is fueling uncertainty less than three weeks before the theoretical kickoff. This delay comes as the national teams concerned are already deep into an intensive preparation phase.

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Keeping the tournament in Morocco is also being called into question in favor of a possible organization in South Africa. Relations between the kingdom and CAF are said to have become complicated after the events surrounding the men’s AFCON final last January. While South African authorities say they are ready to host the event in the event of a withdrawal, the Moroccan side would currently favor the option of simply postponing it.

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These upheavals come amid a broader climate of instability affecting continental competitions. Similar postponement rumors are already surrounding the 2027 men’s edition, whose joint organization between Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya has been disrupted by requests to delay it by one year for political reasons in Kenya. For now, no official development has been recorded regarding these various matters by the governing body of African football.