Cameroon's women's national football team claimed their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title on 16 August 2026, defeating Malawi 3–0 in the final held at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat, Morocco. Marie Ngah Manga scored twice and Naomi Najoah Eto added a spectacular acrobatic strike, ending a 22-year wait that had seen the Lionesses lose three previous finals — in 2004, 2014, and 2016 — all against Nigeria and without scoring a single goal. The victory is seen as a landmark moment for African women's football, with 21-year-old midfielder Monique Ngock named Player of the Tournament and goalkeeper Michaely Bihina honoured as Best Goalkeeper after a decisive penalty shootout performance in the semi-finals against host nation Morocco.