WAFCON: Algeria progress to semis, picks historic World Cup ticket

Algeria came from behind to beat Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 to progress into the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026. All semi-finalists in the ongoing WAFCON will pick an automatic ticket to represent Africa in next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027. The Fennecs’ dream of reaching both a first Women’s AFCON final and a maiden FIFA Women’s World Cup remains firmly alive. The North Africans fell behind to an Ines Konan goal midway through the first half, but responded after the breakthrough strikes from Ines Khiri and Amira Ould Braham to complete a memorable comeback in the tournament’s opening quarter-final. The victory also represented sweet revenge for Algeria after their penalty shoot-out defeat to Ghana at the same stage of the previous edition, confirming the progress made by Farid Benstiti’s side over the past three years.