Nigeria’s Tremendous Falcons will be taught their group stage opponents for the 2024 Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Friday. The draw will happen on the Mohamed VI Soccer Complicated in Sale, Morocco, setting the stage for an additional thrilling match.
As nine-time champions, the Tremendous Falcons stay probably the most profitable staff in African ladies’s soccer historical past. For the reason that match’s inception in 1998, they’ve gained 9 out of twelve editions, with solely Equatorial Guinea (twice) and South Africa (in 2022) interrupting their dominance.
The 2024 WAFCON will function 12 groups divided into three teams of 4. The highest two groups from every group, together with the 2 greatest third-placed groups, will advance to the quarter-finals. The competitors is scheduled to run from July 5 to July 26, 2025.
Groups to Watch:
- Defending Champions: South Africa
- Hosts: Morocco
- Contenders: Zambia, Ghana, Algeria, Botswana
- Different Individuals: DR Congo, Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania, Mali
Regardless of current teaching adjustments following Randy Waldrum’s exit, the Tremendous Falcons stay robust contenders. The squad combines skilled gamers with younger skills, making them a formidable power.
For Nigeria, this match is greater than a contest – it’s an opportunity to reclaim their place as Africa’s prime ladies’s soccer staff and safe a historic tenth title.
Nigerian followers eagerly await Friday’s draw, hoping it marks the beginning of one other victorious marketing campaign for the Tremendous Falcons.
