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Tanzania’s Chenge youngest player at WAFCON 2026
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Tanzania’s Chenge youngest player at WAFCON 2026

Tanzania's Elizabeth Chenge, aged 15, has been named the youngest player at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), according to reports. She joins 413 players from 16 countries competing in the tournament held in Morocco. Chenge is three years younger than Nigeria's youngest player, goalkeeper Fatima Oloko, who is 18. Meanwhile, the oldest players at the event are Mali's Fatoumata Diarra and Zambia's Racheal Nachula, both 40 years old. Cameroon's Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is set to participate in her eighth WAFCON, making her the most capped player in the tournament's history. The competition highlights both emerging young talents and experienced players, with an age range spanning 25 years.

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Tanzania’s Chenge youngest player at WAFCON 2026

Tanzania's Elizabeth Chenge, aged 15, has been named the youngest player at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), according to reports. She joins 413 players from 16 countries competing in the tournament held in Morocco. Chenge is three years younger than Nigeria's youngest player, goalkeeper Fatima Oloko, who is 18. Meanwhile, the oldest players at the event are Mali's Fatoumata Diarra and Zambia's Racheal Nachula, both 40 years old. Cameroon's Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is set to participate in her eighth WAFCON, making her the most capped player in the tournament's history. The competition highlights both emerging young talents and experienced players, with an age range spanning 25 years.

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