Empty Seats, Full Potential: What WAFCON 2026 Reveals About the State of Women’s Sport in Africa

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While global events like the WNBA All-Star Game and the US National Women Soccer League shatter attendance records through deliberate investment, WAFCON 2026 is playing out in front of rows of empty seats in Morocco

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