Linda Maserame Motlhalo wins Player of the Match during the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations match between Nigeria and South Africa at Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat on 4 July 2022. Photo: Samuel Shivambu/BackpagePix

WAFCON 2022: Fixtures, dates and times for the quarter-finals confirmed!

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has reached the quarter-final stage following the conclusion of the group stages.

by Ernest Makhaya

10-07-2022 23:58

in Soccer

The 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has reached the quarter-final stage following the conclusion of the group stages.

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On Sunday night, three nations confirmed their places in the quarter-finals, and they are South Africa, Botswana and Nigeria.

South Africa’s Banyana Banyana beat Botswana 1-0 on the night while Nigeria hammered Burundi 4-0 in the other Group C match.

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And while Botswana lost to Banyana Banyana, they still did enough as WAFCON rookies to reach the Last 8 as one of the two third best placed teams in tournament after the group stages.

The quarter-finals will be played on Wednesday and Thursday next week with two games scheduled in each day.

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