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2022 AWCON: Black Queens draw Nigeria in first round of qualifiers

By : cd on 10 May 2021, 04:00     |     Source: christian ahorgah

Black Queens

The Black Queens of Ghana will face tough opposition from defending champions, Nigeria in the first round of the qualifying series for the 2022 Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco.

The race towards African Women Football showpiece, Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2022  will kick off on Monday, 10 May 2021.

The Draw saw a record of 45 member associations taking part in the qualifiers’ series.

Morocco, the host country of the final tournament automatically qualifies due to that, 44 teams will take part in the qualifiers.

This will be the first edition organized under the format of 12 teams.

Find the full draw below:

First round

M1 – Uganda v Ethiopia

M2 – Kenya v South Sudan

M3 – Eritrea v Burundi

M4 – Djibouti v Rwanda

M5 – Malawi v Zambia

M6 – Tanzania v Namibia

M7 – Zimbabwe v Eswatini

M8 – Angola v Botswana

M9 – Mozambique v South Africa

M10 – Algeria v Sudan

M11 – Egypt v Tunisia

M12 – Equatorial Guinea v DR Congo

M13 – Sao Tome and Principe v Togo

M14 – Congo v Gabon

M15 – Central African Republic v Cameroon

M16 – Sierra Leone v Gambia

M17 – Liberia v Senegal

M18 – Mali v Guinea

M19 – Guinea Bissau v Mauritania

M20 – Burkina Faso v Benin

M21 – Nigeria v Ghana

M22 – Niger v Cote d’Ivoire

Second Round

Winner M1 v Winner M2

Winner M3 v Winner M4

Winner M5 v Winner M6

Winner M7 v Winner M8

Winner M9 v Winner M10

Winner M11 v Winner M12

Winner M13 v Winner M14

Winner M15 v Winner M16

Winner M17 v Winner M18

Winner M19 v Winner M20

Winner M21 v Winner M22

Aggregate winners qualify to join hosts Morocco in the final tournament.