The Super Falcons have been drawn against
archrivals, Ghana, as well as Mali and Kenya
in Group B of the African Women
Championship (AWC) slated to hold in
Cameroun from November 19 to December 3.
In the draws held yesterday, Nigeria, which
has dominated African women football, but
failed to qualify for the last two Olympic
Games, got a relatively easy group with Ghana
being the only team of note in Group B.
Hosts, Cameroun, will have to go past South
Africa, Egypt and Zimbabwe to play in the
semifinals, where they will meet either Nigeria
or Ghana in the semifinals, according to
pundits.
Cameroun will kick off the championship on
November 19 with the opening game against
Egypt in Yaoundé. The other group opponents,
South Africa and Zimbabwe, featured at the
Rio 2016 Olympics and will be formidable foes
for the Lionesses.
Matches of the championship will hold in
Cameroun and Limbe, with the final set for
December 3.
Nigeria has dominated the championship,
winning it nine times out of 10, with
Equatorial Guinea taking the other one.
This is Kenya’s maiden appearance in the
championship, while Ghana, two-time finalists,
is an old customer to the Falcons.
Mali’s appearance in the championship is
fortuitous as it benefitted from Equatorial
Guinea’s expulsion from the competition.
Cameroun 2016 will test Zimbabwe’s
newfound stature as the rising star of African
women football as they face two of the
continents perpetual semifinalists, Cameroun
and South Africa.
The Guardian
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