Falcons, Black Queens’ clash headlines AWCON 2022 qualifying draw

Asisat Oshoala in ball contest against Bayana Bayana of Africa at Africa Women's Cup of Nations (AWCON) in Ghana.

Continental powerhouses Nigeria and Ghana have been surprisingly drawn against each other in the first round of the qualifying series for the 12th Women’s African Cup of Nations scheduled to be hosted by Morocco in the summer of next year.

At the draw event held in CAF’s headquarters in Cairo on Monday, Equatorial Guinea will face Congo DR while Egypt will confront Tunisia.

The winner between the Falcons and the Black Queens will take on the winner of the Niger/Cote d’Ivoire fixture in the second and final round of qualifying slated for October 2021.

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In the draw for the U20 FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted by Costa Rica next year, the Falconets have been drawn bye into round two, where they will play the winner of the fixture between Equatorial Guinea and Central Africa Republic. The second round games will hold from September 23 to 25 and October 7 to 9, with the third round matches slated for December this year.

In the draw for the U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup that will be hosted by India, the Flamingos have been drawn to the second round where they await the winner of the first round fixture pitching Congo DR with Rwanda.

The second games will take place in March 2022.