Women's Africa Cup of Nations Champions
Crowning the champion of African women's football since 1991
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Host | Final | Golden Boot | Golden Ball |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  |  |  | Cameroon won 3–0 | Marie Ngah Manga / Temwa Chawinga / Barbra Banda(CAM)5 goals | Monique Ngock(CMR) |
| 2024 |  | | | Nigeria won 3–2 | Ghizlane Chebbak(MAR) | — |
| 2022 |  | | | South Africa won 2–1 | Ghizlane Chebbak(MAR) | — |
| 2018 | | |  | Nigeria won 4–3 on penalties | — | — |
| 2016 | | | | Nigeria won 1–0 | — | — |
| 2014 | | |  | Nigeria won 2–0 | — | — |
| 2012 |  | | | Equatorial Guinea won 4–0 | — | — |
| 2010 | | | | Nigeria won 4–2 | — | — |
| 2008 | | | | Equatorial Guinea won 2–1 | — | — |
| 2006 | | | | Nigeria won 1–0 | — | — |
| 2004 | | | | Nigeria won 5–0 | — | — |
| 2002 | | | | Nigeria won 2–0 | — | — |
| 2000 | | | | Nigeria won 2–0 | — | — |
| 1998 | | | | Nigeria won 2–0 | — | — |
| 1995 | | | NO No fixed host (home-and-away) | Nigeria won 11–2 | — | — |
| 1991 | | | NO No fixed host (home-and-away) | Nigeria won 6–0 | — | — |
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About the Women's Africa Cup of Nations
The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is African women's football's top international tournament, first held in 1991 as a pure home-and-away competition with no fixed host. It became a hosted finals tournament from 1998, when it was known as the African Women's Championship, before adopting its current name in 2016.
Nigeria have dominated the competition's history, winning 11 titles overall — including a run of 9 in the tournament's first 10 editions. Equatorial Guinea (2008, 2012) is the only other multiple champion from that era. South Africa broke through for their first title in 2022, and Cameroon claimed their first in 2026 — the fourth different nation ever to win the trophy.
The tournament has grown steadily: from 8 teams through 2018, to 12 from 2022, to 16 from 2026. The 2020 edition was cancelled outright due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the "2024" edition — officially kept under that label by CAF — was actually delayed and played in July 2025.