11 Right to Dream community players set for WAFCON

Just weeks after seven Right to Dream graduates represented their countries at the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup, the Right to Dream football community is once again preparing for one of the game's biggest international stages.

Eleven players from across Right to Dream's academies and clubs will be representing four nations at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), highlighting more than a decade of investment in creating opportunities and clear pathways for girls and women in football.

Seven FC Masar players will represent Egypt: Amira Mohamed, Yasmine Abdelaziz, Habiba Sabry, Nour Abdelwahed, Nada Emad, Farah El Mahdy and Habiba Biktash.

FC Nordsjælland’s Bongeka Gamede will represent South Africa, while Right to Dream Ghana Academy graduates Princess Marfo, Grace Ruth Sery and N'Sira Safi Ouedraogo will represent Ghana and Ivory Coast respectively.

Multiple Pathways to WAFCON

These players arrive at WAFCON through different routes.

Princess Marfo's journey began at the Right to Dream Ghana Academy before becoming the first female graduate to sign professionally for FC Nordsjælland. She later earned a move to Bay FC in the NWSL and now plays for PSV Eindhoven. Princess also helped the Black Queens win bronze in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.

Grace Ruth Sery and N'Sira Safi Ouedraogo also developed at the Right to Dream Ghana Academy before signing to FC Nordsjælland Women earlier this year, where they’ll continue their development while representing Ivory Coast at senior international level.

Bongeka Gamede plays for FC Nordsjælland and is part of South Africa squad on the continent's biggest stage.

Meanwhile, FC Masar's seven players reflect the remarkable progress of the Egyptian side since joining the Right to Dream community in 2022.

Building pathways across three countries

Right to Dream's investment in women's football began over a decade ago.

It started in 2013 with the launch of Africa's first residential girls' football academy in Ghana.

In 2017, FC Nordsjælland expanded that vision by launching Denmark's first girls' academy alongside a professional women's team, creating a pathway from academy football to the pro game in Europe.

The model grew again in 2022 with Right to Dream's expansion into Egypt through the Right to Dream Egypt Girls Academy and FC Masar Women.

Since then, FC Masar has quickly established itself as one of Africa's leading women's clubs, winning back-to-back Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup doubles before finishing fourth at the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League.

The next generation is already coming

While this year's WAFCON squad celebrates the success of players already competing at the highest level, it also offers a glimpse of what's to come.

The first generation of players from the Right to Dream Egypt Girls Academy continues to develop, with FC Masar Women's first team providing a clear pathway for them to progress into pro football.

Together with the pathway already established at FC Nordsjælland and across our academies in Ghana and Denmark, that means even more young women will have the opportunity to develop through the Right to Dream football community in the years ahead.