Super Falcons Set to Uncover WAFCON 2024 Opponents
Nigeria’s Super Falcons will be taught their group stage opponents for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Friday. The draw will happen on the Mohamed VI Football Complex in Sale, Morocco, setting the stage for an additional thrilling event.
As nine-time champions, the Super Falcons stay essentially the most profitable staff in African ladies’s soccer historical past. Since the event’s inception in 1998, they’ve received 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 prime two groups from every group, together with the 2 finest third-placed groups, will advance to the quarter-finals. The competitors is scheduled to run from July 5 to July 26, 2025.
Teams to Watch:
- Defending Champions: South Africa
- Hosts: Morocco
- Contenders: Zambia, Ghana, Algeria, Botswana
- Other Participants: DR Congo, Tunisia, Senegal, Tanzania, Mali
Despite latest teaching adjustments following Randy Waldrum’s exit, the Super Falcons stay robust contenders. The squad combines skilled gamers with younger skills, making them a formidable drive.
For Nigeria, this event 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 Super Falcons.
