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BBC Sport Africa looks at some of the key takeaways from Wafcon 2026 as Cameroon crowned first-time champions despite not qualifying for the finals.
August 17, 2026Shootouts & regional fixture split for new-look League Cup
The Players Cup, formerly the League Cup, will have a 23-team league phase that includes penalty shootouts to settle draws after 90 minutes.
July 28, 2026Australia urged to protect Iran women's football team as they prepare to fly home
Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.
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Algeria and Cameroon qualified for the 2027 Women's World Cup after reaching the Wafcon semi-finals but South Africa will have to navigate an inter-confederation qualifier to join them at the tourname
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The 2025-26 League Cup winners Chelsea will not participate in this season's new-look competition The Women's League Cup will be renamed the Players Cup and operate in a league system with regionalis
‘They are safe here’: five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia
Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirms US president Donald Trump’s overnight comments on social media that the players had been ‘taken care of’ Middle East crisis – live updates Five members of t
Women's Asian Cup 2026: 'No way' Iran’s footballers can return home, with calls to protect them in Australia
By Amanda Shalala Topic:Soccer Iran's women's football team has been under intense scrutiny since arriving in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup. (Getty Images: Albert Perez) The Iranian women's f