Road to CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations kicks-off today with Qualifiers across the continent

The road to the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024 will officially kick off today as the qualifiers get underway.

The CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2024 achieved massive growth a year ago during the 2022 edition, which was won by South Africa in Morocco.

The tournament saw record crowds, stadium attendance, and unprecedented TV audiences—a clear demonstration that women’s football in Africa is on the ascendance.

For the 2024 edition, 40 nations will enter the qualifying stages. In the first qualifying round, teams will play two matches against each other. The winner of the two matches will qualify for the second round, scheduled for November 2023.

In this stage of the qualification phase, two countries will be exempt. They are South Africa and Zambia, respectively reigning African champions and bronze medalists.

Qualifiers Schedule

First Round: 20–26 September 2023

Second Round: November 27–December 2023

First-Round Fixtures

22.09.2023: Senegal-Mozambique | Thies/Stade Lat-Dior

20.09.2023: Egypt-South Sudan | Petro Sports Stadium, Cairo

22.09.2023: Central African Republic—Mali—Stade de la Reunification de Douala

21.09.2023: Guinea-Mauritius | Stade General Lansana Conte, Nongo

22.09.2023: Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe (Match cancelled due to withdrawal of Soe Tome) Nigeria qualifies for the next round.

22.09.2023: Cape Verde, Liberia | Estadio Nacional "Blue Shark" Cabo Verde

20.09.2023: Uganda-Algeria | FUFA Technical Centre, Jinja

22.09.2023: Burundi, Ethiopia | Abebe Bekila Stadium, Addis Ababa

22.09.2023: Equatorial Guinea-Libya (match cancelled due to the withdrawal of Libya) Equatorial Guinea qualifies for the next round.

22.09.2023: DR Congo-Benin | Complexe Omnisports Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

22.09.2023: Cote d'Ivoire-Tanzania | Stade de Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro

22.09.2023: Djibouti, Togo | Stade de Kegue de Lome, Lome

20.09.2023: Rwanda-Ghana | Kigali Pele Stadium, Kigali

21.09.2023: Gambia-Namibia | Stade El Abdi, El Jadida

22.09.2023: Cameroon-Kenya | Stade de la Reunification de Douala, Douala

22.09.2023: Gabon-Botswana | Stade de la Renovation de Franceville

21.09.2023: Tunisia-Niger | Stade de Solimane, Solimane

21.09.2023: Guinea-Bissau-Congo | Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

25.09.2023: Angola-Sudan (match cancelled due to withdrawal of Sudan) Angola qualifies for the next round.

20.09.2023 Eswatini, Burkina Faso | Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

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