Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria is drawn-by as the qualifiers to the Football event of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics African for women officially gets underway with some exciting clashes to look forward to.
The Women’s division officially gets underway with some exciting clashes to look forward to this week as the first legs take place between 12 July and 18 July.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelTwo spots are reserved for Africa in the women’s division which will be contested for by 25 nations.
The action gets underway on Wednesday, 12 July as Burkina Faso faces Mali at the Stade de l’amitie General Mathieu Kerekou for the first leg scheduled for 15h30 GMT.
Two days later, Guinea Bissau welcomes Benin for a 16H00 GMT Kick off at the Estadio 24 Setembro, while Ghana faces off against Guinea in a match that will take place at the same time at the Accra Stadium.
The action continues on Monday, 17 July when Ethiopia plays host to Chad in a fixture that will take place at 12h30 GMT at the Abebe Bekila Stadium in Addis Ababa.
The first round of qualifiers draws to a close on Tuesday, 18 July when Rwanda welcomes Uganda to the Kigali Pele Stadium for a 15H00 GMT kick off while Equatorial Guinea faces Namibia at the Malabo Stadium at the same time.
Meanwhile, Cote D’Ivoire, Tanzania as well as Congo DR gain automatic qualification to the next round following the cancellation of their opponents – which were Sierra Leone for Cote D’Ivoire, Congo for Tanzania as well as Mozambique for Congo DR.
Morocco, Egypt and Mali qualified to represent Africa in the men’s version of the Football event of the 2024 Olympics.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
