In a historic development for African football, Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa have qualified for the Round of 16 in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. CAF President, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, congratulated the teams and praised their performances, highlighting the signal of progress in African football.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons advanced from Group B, finishing second with five points and remarkably not losing a single group-stage game. Morocco, as debutants, secured their spot by finishing second in Group H after defeating Colombia. South Africa, the least-ranked country in Group G, also qualified for the second round for the first time, finishing with four points.
Motsepe’s praise extends to the women’s teams of Nigeria, Morocco, and South Africa, acknowledging their outstanding performances and hard-earned victories. He believes that their successes will significantly contribute to the growth and development of women’s football on the African continent.
CAF and the 54 African nations that are members of CAF congratulates the Women’s Teams of Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa for their historic and well-deserved qualification to the Round of 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023.
The Super Falcons, the Atlas Lionesses and Banyana Banyana have made the people of Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa, as well as the people of the rest of the African continent, very proud with their outstanding performances and hard-earned victories at the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. The future of Women’s football on the African Continent is bright.
In the next round, Nigeria will face England, South Africa will take on Netherlands, and Morocco will go up against Spain. As the tournament continues, fans are eager to witness more exciting matches from these African nations as they aim to progress further in the World Cup
