Malawi beat Black Queens of Ghana to reach WAFCON semi-finals, qualify for FIFA Women's World Cup

Malawi beat Ghana's Black Queens to reach the 2026 WAFCON semi-finals and secure historic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Malawi have secured a historic place in the semi-finals of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after defeating Ghana's Black Queens 2-1 in a thrilling quarter-final clash.

For Ghana, the defeat brings an end to the Black Queens' WAFCON campaign and denies them the opportunity to reach the semi-finals and secure an automatic ticket to the 2027 Women's World Cup.