Falconets Begin FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers Against Burundi
Nigeria’s Falconets will beging their U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against Burundi in the second round
Confederation of Africa Football,CAF released the draws for the qualifiers on Thursday in which the first six nations with the lowest rankings will take centre stage in a round-robin format between 1 – 10 September.
Equatorial Guinea will cross swords against Libya, while Togo take on Guinea Bissau, with Mauritius facing off against Chad.
The victors of the round will then move to the second round of the qualifiers. The winner of the match between Equatorial Guinea and Libya will face Ethiopia.
A West African derby will see Senegal face off with Mali in what promises to be two thrilling rounds of African women’s football.
Semi-Finalists of the last edition FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria face a Burundi in another interesting tie to look forward to. Ghana in the meantime will await the winners of the clash between Togo and Guinea Bissau.
These second qualifying round matches will take place from between 6 – 15 October, with the winners joining the third round of qualifiers scheduled between 12 – 19 November 2023.
The four countries that emerge from the next round will then face each face each other in a round-robin format to determine two representatives for Africa at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.