Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses will attempt to break the jinx against the WAFCON title when they face the Scorchers of Malawi on Sunday in the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The final is scheduled to kick off at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco, at 8pm Nigeria time.
Recall that Cameroon had lost in the finals of the women’s African football showpiece on three occasions, while Malawi are featuring in the WAFCON for the first time.
The Indomitable’s first appearance in the WAFCON final ended in a 0-5 loss to Nigeria’s Super Falcons in South Africa.
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Cameroon again lost to Nigeria 0-2 in the final of the 2014 edition in Namibia, while the Lionesses for the third time in the WAFCON final also lost to Nigeria 0-1.
A solitary strike by Desire Oparanozie in the 83rd minute at the 40,000 capacity Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde, dashed the dreams of Cameroon to rule Africa in women’s football.
Will the jinx against WAFCON title continue or be broken on Sunday?
Indeed, Cameroon fans can’t wait for the Lionesses to make August 16 another memorable day in this history of Cameroon in football.
The Indomitable Lionesses stunned hosts Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses on Wednesday night 3-1 on penalties following a dramatic goalless semi-final in Rabat.
The Indomitable Lionesses held their nerve in the shootout after 120 minutes of stalemate.
Kenza Chapelle, Meryem Atiq and Sakina Ouzraoui all failed to convert.
The journey of the Indomitable Lionesses into the final at Morocco 2026 is incomplete without the exploits of Michaely Bihina, as the Benfica goalkeeper’s heroics against Nigeria in the quarter-final and Morocco in the semi-final would take a long time to be forgotten.
But to bookmakers, the presence of the Chawinga sisters, Tabitha and Tewma in the final could force the Indomitable Lionesses to leave Rabat empty-handed.
