Host nation Morocco faces Senegal on Monday in a Group A decider at the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, with Algeria playing Kenya in the group's other final match, both kicking off at 21:00 local time.
Morocco enters the finale top of Group A on six points after wins over Kenya and Algeria, the latter a 1-0 result settled by Sanaa Mssoudy's 84th-minute strike in front of a home crowd at Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. Algeria and Senegal sit level on three points apiece after splitting their opening two matches, meaning the final round of group games carries direct consequences for qualification to the quarterfinals, with Kenya alone eliminated on zero points heading into the last round.
The tournament, hosted in Morocco from July 26 to August 16, expanded to 16 teams this year, and the stakes extend well beyond the group table: the four semifinalists automatically qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil in 2027, giving every remaining group match direct bearing on a team's path toward global qualification. Morocco's status as both tournament host and group leader has made its matches among the best-attended of the competition so far.
A win or draw would be enough to see Morocco through as group winners, while Senegal needs a victory to overtake Algeria depending on the outcome of the simultaneous Algeria-Kenya match. Algeria, for its part, could still finish top of the group with the right combination of results, setting up a tense final round in which both late kickoffs will be watched in tandem by fans tracking qualification scenarios across the group.
The winner of Group A will move on to face a runner-up from another group in the quarterfinals, scheduled for August 8 and 9, with semifinals on August 12 and the final set for August 16 in Rabat. Group standings and full qualification scenarios across all four groups are expected to be finalized once Monday's remaining fixtures conclude, setting the bracket for the tournament's knockout stage.
