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Morocco, Algeria reach WAFCON semis and World Cup
Morocco and Algeria reached the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday and, in doing so, qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. Morocco beat South Africa 2-1 in Rabat,…
The Story in Brief
Morocco and Algeria reached the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals on Saturday and, in doing so, qualified for the 2027 World Cup in Brazil. Morocco beat South Africa 2-1 in Rabat, building a two-goal lead through Sakina Ouzraoui and a Hanane Ait El Haj penalty before Thembi Kgatlana pulled one back. Algeria came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in Casablanca after the Ivorians had a player sent off. Ines Khiri and Amira Braham scored in the second half. No north African nation has won WAFCON; Nigeria have 10 titles, Equatorial Guinea two and South Africa one.
Morocco will face the winners of Nigeria versus Cameroon in the semi-finals, while Algeria meet Ghana or Malawi.
The Indian Opinion
Coverage of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tends to treat north African teams as outsiders, but Morocco were runners-up four years ago and Algeria just fought back from a goal down and a red card against them. The lazy narrative that African women’s football is a Nigeria-only show ignores Equatorial Guinea’s two titles and South Africa’s one. The real test: can Morocco or Algeria become the first north African champion since the tournament began in 1998?
Source: hindustantimes.com
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