David GOMBE
SuperSport on DStv and GOtv is Here for Her, and fans of women’s football will be eagerly anticipating the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, which will be held in Morocco from Saturday 5 July to Saturday 26 July, 2025.
Ahead of the premier women’s football tournament on the African continent, here are the numbers and statistics which best sum up the event.
15 – This will be the 15th edition of the WAFCON. The tournament was first played in 1991 as the African Women’s Championship.
2 – Morocco are hosting the WAFCON for the second consecutive time, and they will make it a hat-trick when they host the 2026 edition, scheduled for March next year.
9 – Nigeria are the most successful team in WAFCON history, winning the tournament a record nine times: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018.
3 – Only three teams have won the WAFCON: Nigeria (9), Equatorial Guinea (2: 2008 and 2012), and South Africa (1: 2022).
12 – The 2024 WAFCON features 12 teams, all of which have played in at least one previous edition of the tournament.
2010 – However, of the 12, Tanzania will feel the most like debutants: The Twiga Stars have only one previous WAFCON appearance, and that was back in 2010.
6 – The 2024 WAFCON will played across six different stadiums in five cities: Olympic Stadium in Rabat; Larbi Zaouli Stadium and Pere Jego Stadium, both in Casablanca; El Bachir Stadium in Mohammedia; Honor Stadium in Oujda; and the Berkane Municipal Stadium in Berkane.
35,000 – The Honor Stadium in Oujda has the largest capacity of the venues being used, with 35,000 seats.
46 – The number of officials appointed to the WAFCON: 18 referees, 18 assistant referees and 10 VAR referees.
26 – The number of matches which will be played at the 2024 WAFCON: 18 group stage matches; 4 quarterfinals; 2 semifinals; a third-place playoff; and the final.
2,400,000 – The total prize money fund in US$ for the 2024 WAFCON. The winners will receive US$500,000.
