2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations squads explained
This article lists the squads for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations, the 14th edition of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, a biennial women's international football tournament for national teams in Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football and held in Morocco from 2 to 23 July 2022. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, each national team registered a squad of 26 players.[1]
The age listed for each player is on 2 July 2022, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.
Group A
Burkina Faso
The squad was announced on 27 June 2022.[2] Djamila Derra withdrew from the squad and was replaced by Chantal Zongo.[1]
Head coach: Pascal Sawadogo
Morocco
The squad was announced on 1 July 2022.[3]
Head coach: 
Reynald Pedros
Senegal
The squad was announced on 24 June 2022.[4]
Head coach: Mame Moussa Cissé
Uganda
The squad was announced on 21 June 2022.[5]
Head coach: George Lutalo
Group B
Cameroon
The squad was announced on 20 June 2022.[6]
Head coach: Gabriel Zabo
Togo
The squad was announced on 23 June 2022.[7] [8]
Head coach: Kaï Tomety
Tunisia
The squad was announced on 22 June 2022.[9] Neila Chemkhi, Eya Bellaaj, and Meriem Sassi were named in the squad list sent to CAF, but did not travel with the squad due to the Tunisian Football Federation being unwilling to pay for the extra players.[10]
Head coach: Samir Landolsi
Zambia
The squad was announced on 10 June 2022.[11] Barbra Banda withdrew from the squad for medical reasons,[12] which was rumoured to be high levels of testosterone.[13]
Head coach: Bruce Mwape
Group C
Botswana
The squad was announced on 18 June 2022.[14] [8]
Head coach: Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang
Burundi
The squad was announced on 23 June 2022.[15]
Head coach: Gustave Niyonkuru
Nigeria
The squad was announced on 25 June 2022.[16] Chidinma Okeke withdrew from the squad due to injury.[17]
Head coach: 
Randy Waldrum
South Africa
A preliminary squad was announced on 1 June 2022.[18] The squad was announced on 20 June 2022.[19] Kebotseng Moletsane, Tiisetso Makhubela, and Thubelihle Shamase were on standby, but included in the final squad.[8]
Head coach: Desiree Ellis
Player representation
By club
Clubs with 6 or more players represented are listed.
By club nationality
| Players | Clubs |
|---|
| 24 |  Burkina Faso |
| 23 | France |
| 22 | Botswana |
| 20 |  Morocco,  Senegal |
| 19 | South Africa, Zambia |
| 18 | Togo |
| 17 |  Burundi |
| 16 |  Uganda |
| 11 |  Spain |
| 10 | United States |
| 8 |  Turkey |
| 7 |  Tunisia |
| 6 |  Cameroon,  Sweden |
| 5 |  Belarus,  Italy, Tanzania |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan,  Nigeria |
| 3 | England,  Israel,  Russia, Switzerland |
| 2 | Germany,  Jordan, Portugal, United Arab Emirates |
| 1 |  Austria,  Belgium,  China,  Czech Republic,  DR Congo, Denmark,  Finland,  Ghana,  Iceland,  Kenya,  Lithuania,  Mexico, Netherlands,  Poland,  South Korea | |
By club federation
By representatives of domestic league
| National squad | Players |
|---|
| 24 |
| 22 |
| 20 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
| 18 |
| 17 |
| 17 |
| 16 |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| 2 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: WAFCON 2022: Squads for tournament in Morocco. BBC Sport. 29 June 2022.
- Web site: CAN Morocco 2022: The 26 Ladies Stallions of Pascal Sawadogo to defend the colors of Burkina. Agence d'Information du Burkina. 27 June 2022.
- Web site: اللائحة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم لكرة النسوية المشارك في كاس افريقيا. The final list of the women's national football team participating in the African Cup. ar. Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 1 July 2022.
- News: CAN féminine 2022 : le Sénégal avec Awa Diakhaté et Mama Diop. Women's CAN 2022: Senegal with Awa Diakhate and Mama Diop. fr. Sport News Africa. 24 June 2022.
- Web site: Crested Cranes Final Squad for TotalEnergies Women Africa Cup of Nations 2022. Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 21 June 2022.
- Web site: CAN Feminine TotalEnergies Maroc 2022: La Liste des 26 Lionnes Retenues. TotalEnergies Women CAN Morocco 2022: The List of 26 Lionesses Retained. fr. Cameroonian Football Federation. 20 June 2022.
- Web site: Togo confirm final squad for maiden WAFCON. Confederation of African Football. 23 June 2022.
- Web site: WAFCON 2022 official squads numbers, match officials . July 2022 .
- Web site: CAN féminine : La liste des sélectionnées. Women's CAN: The list of selected. fr. Mosaïque FM. 22 June 2022.
- TunisieFoot. Tunisie-Foot. 1542856953742991362. Encore un scandale. La FIFA a autorisé les sélections participantes à la CAN Féminine de convoquer 5 joueuses de plus, mais c’est aux fédérations locales de les prendre en charge. La FTF n’a convoqué que 23 joueuses. Honteux.. Another scandal. FIFA has authorized the selections participating in the Women's CAN to summon 5 more players, but it is up to the local federations to take charge of them. The FTF only called up 23 players. Ashamed.. fr. 1 July 2022.
- Web site: Gyamera-Antwi . Evans . Zambia name squad for 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations . goal.com . 10 June 2022 .
- Web site: CAN féminine: Barbra Banda, la star de la Zambie, exclue pour de mystérieuses "raisons médicales". Women's CAN: Barbra Banda, the star of Zambia, excluded for mysterious "medical reasons". fr. RMC Sport. 3 July 2022.
- Web site: 'Testosterone Rules' Knock Out Bex Off Shepolopolo AWCON Squad. Zambianfootballnews.com. 1 July 2022.
- Web site: Botswana announce final squad for the TotalEnergies Women's AFCON. Confederation of African Football. 18 June 2022.
- Web site: Niyonkuru names Burundi's squad for TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. 23 June 2022.
- Web site: Morocco 2022: Waldrum picks Ebi, Oshoala, Plumptre, 22 others for Women AFCON. Nigeria Football Federation. 25 June 2022.
- samueloahmadu. Ahmadu, Samuel. 1542944096678993921. Chidinma Okeke will play no part in #TeamNigeria campaign at the #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 after she was left out due to injury. The development means Randy Waldrum will compete for a fourth consecutive and ninth overall African glory with 25 players.. 1 July 2022.
- Web site: Ellis names Banyana Banyana preliminary squad for AWCON. South African Football Association. 1 June 2022.
- News: Banyana Banyana scoach Desiree Ellis announces final 23-woman squad for 2022 Africa Women's Cup of Nations. South African Football Association. 20 June 2022.
