Defending champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria have been seeded for the 2016 women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon with the draw slated for tomorrow in Yaounde.
The draw will be staged at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports in Yaounde.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the Falcons will head group B of the eight –nation tournament, starting in Cameroon on November 19.
Hosts Cameroon will head group A, with Ghana and South Africa also to avoid each other in the group phase as a result of having the best results in the last three editions of the Women’s AFCON formerly known as AWC.
Egypt, Kenya, Mali and Zimbabwe make up the rest of the field in this year’s finals.
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it will soon unveil final preparations for the Falcons ahead of the Women’s Cup of Nations.
With two months to the competition, General Secretary of the NFF, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, insists the country’s football body has great plans for the Super Falcons amidst its financial troubles.
“We are aware of the closeness of the upcoming women’s nations cup tournament and planning for it,” Sanusi told Goal.
“The NFF is already liaising with the technical committee as well as technical crew to determine an appropriate resumption date which will be announced soon.
“We know most of the players involved are foreign-based but we’re planning to ensure the home-based players open camp soon before those abroad join them,” he said.
After overcoming Senegal to seal a qualification ticket, coach Florence Omagbemi’s side would be hoping to resume in good time to defend the African women title they won in 2014.
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