The 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations was an international women's association football tournament held in Morocco from 26 July to 16 August 2026. The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 24 to 26 players, including three goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The age listed for each player is as of 26 July 2026, the first day of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. A flag is included for coaches who are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
Morocco Head coach: Jorge Vilda
Morocco announced their final 26-player squad on 17 July.
Algeria Head coach: Farid Benstiti
Algeria announced their final 26-player squad on 5 July.
Senegal Head coach: Mame Moussa Cissé
Senegal announced their final 26-player squad on 20 July 2026.
Kenya Head coach: Beldine Odemba
Kenya announced a preliminary 29-player squad on 25 June. They announced their final 24-player squad on 21 July.
Group B
South Africa Head coach: Desiree Ellis
South Africa announced a preliminary 31-player squad on 6 July. They announced their final 26-player squad on 17 July.
Côte d'Ivoire Head coach: Reynald Pedros
Côte d'Ivoire announced their final 28-player squad on 12 July. In alignment with the CAF 26-player limit, Salimata Ballo and Yabré Bimanta were omitted from the official list.
Burkina Faso Head coach: Pascal Sawadogo
Burkina Faso announced their final 28-player squad on 16 July. In alignment with the CAF 26-player limit, Alima Kouda and Lehna Taoko were omitted from the final
Tanzania Head coach: Bakari Shime
Group C
Nigeria Head coach: Justine Madugu
Nigeria announced their final 25-player squad on 10 July.
Zambia Head coach: Nora Häuptle
Zambia announced a preliminary 26-player squad on 13 July.
Egypt Head coach: Mohamed Kamal
Egypt announced a preliminary 29-player squad on 2 July.
Malawi Head coach: Lovemore Fazili
Malawi announced a preliminary 32-player squad on 26 June. They announced their final 23-player squad on 11 July.
Group D
Ghana Head coach: Kim Björkegren
Ghana announced a preliminary 27-player squad on 6 July.
Cameroon Head coach: Valentine Nguele
Cameroon announced their final 26-player squad on 26 June.
Mali Head coach: Birama Konaté
Mali announced their final 26-player squad on 15 July.
Cape Verde Head coach: Silvéria Nédio
Cape Verde announced a preliminary 27-player squad on 13 July.
Statistics Note: Only the final squad list of each national team is taken into consideration. Player representation by league system League systems with 14 or more players represented are listed. Country Players Outsidenationalsquad France53 53 Tanzania24 5 Morocco22 9 South Africa210 Portugal20 20 Egypt19 2 Saudi Arabia17 17 United States17 17 Turkey16 16 Spain16 16 Zambia16 3 Malawi16 0 Kenya15 0 Burkina Faso14 0 Average age of squads NationAvg. AgeOldest playerYoungest player 27.7 Aziza Rabbah () Kautar Azraf () 27.4 Bambanani Mbane () Zoe October () 26.8 Fatoumata Diarra () Kadiatou Diarra () 26.4 Osinachi Ohale () Fatima Oloko () 25.9 Sofia Guellati () Amira Benaïssa () 25.9 Varsénia da Luz () Luriane Tavares () 25.9 Rachael Nachula () Mercy Chipasula () 25.3 Ange N'Guessan () N'Sira Ouédraogo () 25.3 Tenning Sène () Mbène Diop () 25.1 Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné () Maéva Nyadjou () 24.6 Enez Mango () Elizabeth Ochaka () 24.5 Stéphanie Sow () Deborah Guira () 24.2 Portia Boakye () Alexandra Tay () 24.2 Chimwemwe Madise () Esther Maulidi () 22.6 Maha Shehata () Camilla Abouseif () 22.2 Asha Rashid () Elizabeth Chenge ()
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