The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) first qualifying round home and away legs between Nigeria and Ghana have been confirmed to take place in Lagos and Accra respectively.
The two legs have been approved for October 20 and 24, 2021.
The Super Falcons will host the first leg at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos on Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
The reverse leg comes off four days later – Sunday the 24th – at the Accra Sports Stadium.
The aggregate winner advances to face that of the clash between Niger and Cote d’Ivoire in the final round of the qualifying series.
Eleven aggregate winners qualify from this stage to join hosts Morocco in the final tournament which will, for the first time ever, be competed by 12 teams.
The 2022 Women’s Afcon tournament – scheduled for the summer – will double as the African qualifiers to the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup which will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
The four countries that make the semifinals at Morocco 2022 will automatically qualify for the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup while two more teams will earn slots to chase World Cup qualification via the inter-confederation play-offs.
