Ghana’s Black Queens will face Cameroon in a crucial Group D clash at the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, August 2, at the Moulay Rachid Stadium in Casablanca, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00 GMT (18:00 local time).
Head-to-head
This will be the 10th WAFCON meeting between Ghana and Cameroon.
Ghana lead the head-to-head record with five wins, while Cameroon have three victories, and one match ended in a draw.
Every previous WAFCON meeting between the two nations has produced at least one goal.
Ghana won the first three encounters:
3-1 in 1998
2-0 in 2000
3-2 after extra time in the 2002 semi-finals
Cameroon earned their first victory in the rivalry with a 1-0 extra-time win in the 2004 semi-finals.
Their most recent meeting came in the 2018 group stage, ending 1-1, a result that eliminated Ghana while Cameroon progressed as group winners.
Previous meetings
1998 (Group Stage): Ghana 3-1 Cameroon
2000 (Group Stage): Ghana 2-0 Cameroon
2002 (Semi-final): Ghana 3-2 Cameroon (after extra time)
2004 (Semi-final): Cameroon 1-0 Ghana (after extra time)
2006 (Group Stage): Ghana 2-1 Cameroon
2010 (Group Stage): Cameroon 2-1 Ghana
2014 (Group Stage): Ghana 1-0 Cameroon
2016 (Semi-final): Cameroon 1-0 Ghana
2018 (Group Stage): Ghana 1-1 Cameroon
Ghana facts
Ghana opened their campaign with a 2-0 victory over Cape Verde.
It was the Black Queens’ eighth win in nine matches against tournament debutants.
Ghana are seeking consecutive opening victories at WAFCON for the first time since 2006.
Their clean sheet against Cape Verde was their first in six WAFCON group-stage matches.
Ghana’s record in second group matches is:
Played: 11
Won: 6
Drawn: 3
Lost: 2
However, the Black Queens have not won their second group match in their last five tournament appearances.
Doris Boaduwaa scored her first-ever WAFCON goal against Cape Verde.
Ghana attempted 26 shots in their opening match, with six on target.
Boaduwaa registered nine shots, the most by any player in the game.
Josephine Kyerewaa Bonsu won 11 of her 13 duels, joint-most in the opening round.
Cameroon facts
Cameroon began the tournament with a 2-1 win over Mali.
They have now won their opening match at WAFCON six times.
Cameroon have won both of their opening two group matches in 2014, 2016 and 2018.
Their overall record in second group matches is:
Played: 12
Won: 7
Drawn: 3
Lost: 2
Both defeats in second group matches came against Ghana in 1998 and 2000.
Cameroon are unbeaten in their last 10 WAFCON group-stage matches, recording seven wins and three draws.
Their only group-stage defeat in the last 15 matches was a 1-0 loss to Ghana in 2014.
Marie Ngah Manga scored twice against Mali, becoming the first Cameroonian player to score a WAFCON brace since Thérèse Abena in 2018.
Ngah converted two of her three shots, posting an impressive 67% conversion rate.
With both sides winning their opening matches, Sunday’s encounter could go a long way towards deciding the winner of Group D and securing an early place in the quarter-finals.
