[4] Nigeria, the two-time defending champions, won the tournament for their third consecutive and a record-extending 11th overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions.

[6] Ghana was de facto awarded the hosting rights on 27 September 2016 and officially in mid December.

Following media reports in mid-2018 that Ghana may be stripped of the hosting rights, this topic was discussed at the meeting of the Organising Committee for Women's Football on 12 September, and a final decision not to replace Ghana as host was taken by the CAF Executive Committee at its meeting on 27–28 September, though the Secretariat would continue to closely monitor preparations.

[8][9] The mascot for the 11th Edition of Total Women's African Cup of Nations is called Agrohemaa and it is represented by an eagle.

[28][29] The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 October 2018, 19:00 GMT (UTC±0), at the Mövenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra.

[32][33] Note: Kenya were initially included in the draw, but Equatorial Guinea were reinstated to the competition afterwards.