Ghoutia Karchouni knows what it means to make history with Algeria. She was WAFCON qualifiers golden boot, the first Algerian player to play in the NWSL, joining the Boston Breakers in 2016, and she made her international decision before Algeria’s last Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign. Now, as Algeria prepares for its first-ever WAFCON semifinal, and a place at the 2027 Women’s World Cup, Karchouni is watching from a distance after injury ruled her out of the tournament.

The WAFCON 2026 quarterfinals have proven to be rich of storylines and historic moments. Ten time champions Nigeria are out of the tournament! Cameroon has finally beat the Super Falcons in an important game. Malawi, with the Chawinga sisters have done it, their fairytale story has reached its first big dream: making it to the world cup 2027, now they can send their nation into a hype mode by reaching the finals. This and more in this episode

Tamerra Griffin from The Athletic joins me to discuss the African Wave in the regular season. Players like Gift Monday and Kouassi are adding the fun, swag, and baller factor to the league, currently having a blast, and hopefully to end the season with a trophy. Having adapted their game to the NWSL, but how do player get their style and players' identity from?

Tamerra helps us understand how media can humanise players as the African Wave pushes the narrative to be more global. If you stick around long enough, she also drops some nuggets and exclusives!