For the first time in the history of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria are not present for the semifinals, and with South Africa eliminated, we're guaranteed a new champion following a fascinating tournament so far.
Each of the semifinalists have reasons to believe that this can be their year; all have already secured their tickets for next year's World Cup - ticking off their first tournament target - while three of the four have already surpassed expectations in reaching the final four.
While Morocco are the clear favourites at this point - not least because of the home support - each of Cameroon, Algeria and Malawi carry a threat, and any of the trio could be cautiously optimistic of pulling off a shock title triumph.
Here are ESPN's WAFCON semifinal predictions.
Morocco vs Cameroon
Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat, 18h
Morocco are the only team still standing who do not consider reaching the semifinals - by itself - as success, although World Cup-winning head coach Jorge Vilda doesn't believe the tournament hosts will be feeling the heat as they face Cameroon in the capital.
"I think the pressure will be on Cameroon, because having 22,000 Moroccans in the stadium will create enormous pressure for them," he told journalists. "For us, pressure is a privilege. We want to be in the final, and that's the players' dream. This feeling is positive, not negative."
The mood around the Atlas Lionesses has steadily improved since the tournament's lukewarm opening days, with the quarterfinal victory against South Africa - their nemesis at times in recent years - representing a significant psychological hurdle.
Morocco are beginning to stir the enthusiasm that accompanied their run to the final on home soil four years ago, although the team don't exactly feel like they've clicked as devastatingly as in recent years.
Captain Ghizlane Chebbak has struggled for fitness, Ibtissam Jraïdi was dropped to the bench for the quarterfinal, Fatima Tagnaout has not exerted her former influence, while Sanaa Mssoudy has lacked her usual sharpness.
Only Sakina Diki Ouzraoui has reaffirmed her standing as one of the continent's finest attackers - surely Africa's best dribbler - and she's replacing Chebbak as the team's attacking reference point.
While some in Morocco believe she was more impressive last year, Hanane Aït El Haj has been similarly influential from deeper positions. With four assists, her tenacity down the left and consistently excellent deliveries make her another player Cameroon cannot afford to neglect.
Her influence in setting the emotional temperature for the team makes her arguably the Lions' most important player.
In contrast to Ait El Haj's determined focus, Vilda's touchline antics - he was relentlessly harassing and badgering the officials in the victory over Banyana Bayana - has begun to inspire Moroccan fans to heap more pressure and expectation on the referees, and must be kept in check. Another combustible technical-area performance would invite scrutiny.
Cameroon have already produced arguably their greatest WAFCON result - at least since they reached the final a decade ago - by defeating Nigeria 1-0 in the quarterfinal.
It wasn't entirely due to an extraordinary defensive performance - Cameroon conceded 19 chances, many of which would usually have led to goals - but to young goalkeeper Michaely Bihina, who made nine saves during a stunning display.
Cameroon themselves registered only 40 percent possession and three shots on target - two of which came during the latter stages as the game became more ragged.
Myriam Nyadjou supplied the spectacular winning goal, but Bihina was the headline act behind a defence that refused to crack.
Their achievement in reaching the final deserves even greater credit given the chaotic circumstances preceding their tournament, as they changed coach and entered another period of uncertainty.
"It's crazy," coach Dimitri Lipoff told ESPN. "Since less than two months, we are new. This team is new, these players are new, this group is new, everything is new.
"So we built from the beginning. That's why it was very tough, and we never stopped working since the beginning. We will continue. We have to continue."
Lipoff's familiarity with Moroccan football - he's previously coached their U-20 and U-23 teams - adds an intriguing layer - while Marie Ngah Manga, Grace Mendoua, and Cameroon's athleticism in transition give them weapons to punish the hosts if they overcommit. Surely, they'll need to create more than they did against Nigeria.
Morocco possess too many avenues of attack, greater technical polish, and increasingly, the force of a home crowd sensing history to let this one slip, and Bihina surely can't repeat her heroics of the Falcons game!
Prediction: Morocco to progress
Algeria vs Malawi
Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, 21h
Algeria were eliminated from the last WAFCON without conceding a goal across four matches. This time, head coach Farid Benstiti has retained the team's defensive obduracy while adding attacking expansion and the cutting edge required to turn them from stubborn outsiders into genuine contenders.
Algeria were impressive against Senegal in their opener, and then demonstrated against hosts Morocco that they could live with Africa's elite - succumbing only to an 84th-minute Mssoudy Sanaa winner.
More worryingly, the North Africans had to ride their luck at times against Ivory Coast in the quarterfinal, but held their nerve when it mattered.
They are looking increasingly complete as they break new ground in the history of Algerian women's football.
Skipper Marine Dafeur provides leadership, Melissa Bethi has impressed, although the absences of injured duo Ines Boutaleb and Morgane Ikene may yet creep up on them.
"It's very important to keep making progress in certain areas, to focus on ourselves and on the opposition, and then to think about the final," Benstiti told journalists on Tuesday.
"Although to be honest, in the back of my mind, I'm obviously thinking about the final."
First, Algeria must overcome the story of the tournament - and one of the most remarkable underdog runs that international football has ever witnessed.
Malawi arrived at the WAFCON ranked 153rd in the world.
For context, Zambia were 71st when they stunned the Ivory Coast to win the men's Nations Cup in 2012, Gambia were ranked around 150th when they reached the quarterfinals on their AFCON debut in 2022, while Haiti, over in CONCACAF, were just outside the world's top 100 when they reached the 2019 Gold Cup semifinals.
Malawi, on their WAFCON debut, have already qualified for the World Cup, and are now one victory away from the continental final.
Describing them simply as a fairytale story understates their football.
They defeated Nigeria 3-2 in the group stage, beat Egypt 3-1, held their nerve against Zambia before scoring the second-half goal to eliminate them, and then eliminated Ghana 2-1 in the quarterfinal. They are no longer plucky outsiders hanging on for survival, they have become genuine tournament contenders.
Their preparation was strong, and in Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga, they posses two players capable of transforming any match.
Temwa's extraordinary contribution - her sublime assist against Egypt was this writer's highlight of the tournament so far - has been breathtaking, while Rose Kadzere and Faith Chinzimu have provided an excellent supporting cast.
Algeria's formidable defence surely faces its sternest examination yet, but will fancy their chances of hurting Malawi at the other end.
Despite their eye-catching attacking class, they remain vulnerable defensively; goalkeeper Mercy Sikelo has not inspired confidence, and their wonderfully watchable midfield enforcer - Madyina Nguluwe, nicknamed the Russian Tank - embodies both their strengths and their risks.
Her aggression and exuberance keeps Malawi ticking over, giving them bite in midfield, but she can also leave the kinds of spaces that Algeria are sophisticated enough to exploit.
"The players are not relaxing," head coach Lovemore Fazili reassured supporters after World Cup qualification was secured. "They haven't gone on honeymoon, they're fully focused and geared up for the game."
They certainly won't believe they can take their feet off the gas; having beaten Nigeria and Ghana, they have travelled further than anyone imagined, and one more victory would transform this remarkable tournament into a competition run without precedent.
Prediction: Malawi to progress