Teams now know their group opponents in the first Africa Women’s Cup Of Nations (AWCON) to have 12-teams participate after the draw for the 2022 tournament was held on Friday.
The 2018 finalists Nigeria and South Africa ended up in the same group (Group C) yet again after being in the same group at the last edition of the competition in Ghana and recently met at the maiden Continental meet-up, Aisha Buhari Cup.
The Nigerian side is yet to defeat South Africa in regular time in the past three encounters. The Super Falcons triumphed 4-3 on penalties to win their 9th title at the last edition in Ghana but South Africa defeated Nigeria 4-2 in regular time at the 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup.
However, the South Africans have also endured a disappointing string of results against the African champions, losing six of their last 10 previous meetings since 2006.
Debutants, Burundi and Botswana complete Group C and will have to work twice as hard to qualify from a group of the two powerhouses.
The host nation, Morocco will play Burkina Faso, Senegal, and Uganda in Group A.
TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022 draw has been completed in Rabat.
Morocco and Burkina Faso will open the tournament on July 02, 2022 at the Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay-Abdellah in Rabat.
Cameroon heads Group B where they tango with Zambia, Tunisia, and Togo.
The Morocco 2022 will double as the African qualifiers for the 2023 Women’s World Cup where Africa has four direct slots for the semifinalists and two additional slots in the inter-confederation playoffs for the first –ever 32 –team FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, to be hosted by New Zealand and Australia in the summer of next year.
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