Nigeria eliminated as Cameroon, Malawi reach WAFCON semis and World Cup

Outsiders Malawi qualify for their first FIFA World Cup, while defending champions Nigeria are eliminated by Cameroon.Published On 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026Rank outsiders Malawi qualified for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) semifinals and the FIFA World Cup by coming from behind to beat Ghana 2-1 in Morocco on Sunday.Trailing after just seven minutes when Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah volleyed Ghana into the lead, Malawi levelled five minutes later as a Temwa Chawinga shot was deflected into the net.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4NBA: Hall of Fame coach and champion player Don Nelson dies at 86list 2 of 4Brazilian player falls into tunnel celebrating goallist 3 of 4Barca eye three-peat as Mourinho back at Madrid in new La Liga seasonlist 4 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonend of listWith 79 minutes gone in Rabat, the Malawians went ahead when Rose Kadzere burst into the area and fired past goalkeeper Cynthia Konlan.Rattled Ghana forced late pressure, but never seriously threatened to equalise in the WAFCON quarterfinal.In the semifinals on Wednesday, Malawi will face Algeria in Casablanca after hosts Morocco tackle Cameroon in Rabat...