AFCON
NIGERIA’S SUPER FALCONS ARE TOP SEED IN WOMEN’S AFCON DRAW
Along with hosts, Ghana, multiple winners, Super Falcons of Nigeria have been named top seeds ahead of the draw of the final tournament of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018 scheduled for this Sunday in Accra.
Ghana’s Black Queens are seeded in Group A with position A1, whilst Nigeria headlines Group B by virtue of being holders and the most successful team in the history of the biennial competition, having won it eight times. Their position will be B1.
The final tournament is scheduled for the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Cape Coast from 17 November to 1 December 2018. The top three finishers will qualify to represent Africa at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2018.