Zambia eliminated from WAFCON group stage, ending 2027 World Cup hopes

The Zambia women’s national team have failed to reach the knockout stage of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and will thus miss out on competing in the 2027 women’s World Cup. Despite beating regional rival Malawi 2-1 in their final WAFCON group-stage match Wednesday in Rabat, Morocco, the Copper Queens were eliminated after Nigeria defeated Egypt in the other Group C match. Zambia was eliminated based on the total number of goals scored among the top three teams. As a result, WAFCON debutants