Nigeria’s Super Falcons will begin the chase for their 10th title in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations as seeded team B1.
The final draw of the competition will hold on Friday evening at the Technical Centre of Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé, Rabat Morocco.
It will start at 8 pm local time, the same as in Nigeria but at 19h00 GMT. Nigeria along with hosts, Morocco and defending champions, South Africa are the top seeds.
The trio will therefore not meet at the group stage.
Morocco will go in as Team A1 while defending champions South Africa will take position C1.
The remaining nine teams are seeded based on their FIFA ranking thus creating four levels that ensure a balanced initial distribution of teams for the tournament.
The distribution runs thus:
Level 1: Morocco (host), Nigeria, South Africa
Level 2: Zambia, Ghana, Tunisia
Level 3: Mali, Senegal, Algeria
Level 4: DR Congo, Tanzania, Botswana
The draw will follow a rigorous methodology to ensure balanced and fair groupings. Three separate pots will be used to allocate teams from Levels 2, 3, and 4 into Groups A, B, and C:
Pot C (Level 4):
The first ball drawn will go to Group A, position A4.
The second ball will go to Group B, position B4.
The third ball will go to Group C, position C4.
Pot B (Level 3):
The first ball drawn will go to Group A, position A3.
The second ball will go to Group B, position B3.
The third ball will go to Group C, position C3.
Pot A (Level 2):
The first ball drawn will go to Group A, position A2.
The second ball will go to Group B, position B2.
The third ball will go to Group C, position C2.
Morocco 2024 is the 13th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations and will run from July 5 to July 26, 2025.
South Africa are the defending champions and they secured their first continental title in Morocco two years ago. Nigeria won nine of the previous 12 editions.
