WAFCON
Super Falcons’ 10th title chase begins in Casablanca
Nigeria’s national women’s team, Super Falcons, will begin their 10th title chase in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, playing all their Group B matches at Larbi Zaouti Stadium in Casablanca.
Their first match will be against Tunisia in the commercial capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The match will be held at 5 pm local and Nigerian time.
Their second match will be held at the same venue on July 10 at 8 pm. This time, it is against Botswana. The last group match is with Algeria on July 13.
The Nigerian Falcons are nine-time champions, hoping for a record-extending 10th win and what is regarded as ‘la decima’ in Spanish football.
The Larbi Zaouli Stadium, venue of Nigeria’s three group matches, is currently the temporary home of Raja and Wydad Casablanca while their Mohammed V Stadium is being renovated ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025.
The Larbi Zaouli Stadium, venue of Nigeria’s three group matches.
It had its renovations in 2019 and recently played host to matches at the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.
The 10,000-seater Père Jégo Stadium, also in Casablanca, is named after former Morocco manager Père Jégo, who is considered one of the finest football tacticians in the country’s history.
He managed both Raja and Wydad Casablanca, as well as the Morocco national team.
Nigeria’s roster at the WAFCON 2025
6 July: Nigeria Vs Tunisia (Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca – 17hrs)
10 July: Botswana Vs Nigeria (Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca – 20hrs)
13 July: Nigeria Vs Algeria (Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca – 20hrs)
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Six stadiums across the Kingdom of Morocco have been designated to host the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The stadiums are spread across five cities. The competition will run from 5 July to 26th.
Morocco will host the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in six stadiums across five cities. This is a historic first for the competition, which will be held from July 5 to 26.
The venues are:
- Olympic Stadium (Rabat)
- Larbi Zaouli Stadium (Casablanca)
- Père Jégo Stadium (Casablanca)
- El Bachir Stadium (Mohammédia)
- Honor Stadium (Oujda)
- Berkane Stadium (Berkane)
According to the Moroccans, the venues are spread across to promote the event on a national scale, involving several regions of the Kingdom.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are in Group B along with Tunisia, Algeria and Botswana. The full group are:
GROUP A: Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, DR Congo
GROUP B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana
GROUP C: South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania
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The 12 teams that qualified for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco will get to know their path to glory on Friday.
The 12 teams include the hosts, Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa as well as Algeria.
The others are: Ghana, Botswana, DR Congo, Tunisia, Senegal, Zambia, Tanzania and Mali.
They will be involved in the final draw holding at the Technic Centre of the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Sale, Rabat Morocco.The draw will start at 20h00 local time (19h00 GMT).
The 13th edition of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 5 to 26 July 2025 in Morocco.
South Africa are the current champions of the competition having won it on Moroccan soil in 2022.
The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for this year will now hold next year. Sports Village Square gathered from the virtual meeting of the CAF executive committee held this Friday afternoon that the 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations will not hold this year again.
CAF has finally fixed it to run from 5 to 26 July 2025.
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