EXCLUSIVE: Super Falcons open WAFCON camp on July 15 in Morocco 

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist, Abuja

African Champions ….Super Falcons celebrating after winning their 10th WAFCON titles in Morocco last year.

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will open training camp on July 15, 2026, in Morocco ahead of the expanded 16-team Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which kicks off on July 26 in the North African country,  Prompt News reports.

Also, the team will set up the one week camp in Mohammedia, which is positioned on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. The port city bordered by the ocean and is famous for its picturesque sandy beaches like Sablettes Beach, Manesmane, and Monica Beach.
In Mohammedia, the Super Falcons’ WAFCON  2026 preparations will be fine-tuned by Madugu, whose team has played two recent tactical friendlies ahead of the continental tournament against Indomitable Lionesses in Cameroon and thereafter played visiting Senegal in a double-header friendly matches last month in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun state.
It was exclusively learned that from Mohammédia, Super Falcons will make the 44 minutes bus trip to Rabat where the team will be based for all of their Group matches.
The Super Falcons, handled by Justine Madugu, will enter the tournament as defending champions and are drawn in Group C alongside Zambia, Egypt, and Malawi.
According to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) WAFCON 2026 Match Schedules, all of Nigeria’s group-stage matches will take place in the city of Rabat thus:
Match 1: Nigeria vs. Malawi
Date: Tuesday, July 28
Location: Al Madina Stadium, Rabat
Match 2: Nigeria vs. Zambia
Date: Saturday, August 1
Location: Al Madina Stadium, Rabat
Match 3: Nigeria vs. Egypt
Date: Wednesday, August 5
Location: Olympic Stadium, Rabat.
The WAFCON 2026 also serves as the qualification route for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which will be held in Brazil.
The top four finishing teams at the tournament will secure automatic qualification for the World Cup.

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