Super Falcons to know WAFCON 2024 foes on Friday

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria’s senior women’s national team will know their opponents for the group stage of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) group stage this week.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in a press release on Sunday, announced that the draw for the next WAFCON will take place on Friday, November 22, 202,4, at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre, Sale, Morocco.

12 teams, including the Super Falcons, which have qualified for the competition, will know their group opponents.

Morocco, South Africa, Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisia, Senegal, Zambia, Tanzania, and Mali have qualified for the competition.

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Host, Morocco reached the final of the last tournament hosted by the same country as South Africa won their maiden title in 2022.

Nigeria, with nine titles, is the most successful team in the tournament, while Equatorial Guinea has won two titles.

The 2024 WAFCON will take place from 5 to 26 July 2025 in Morocco.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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