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14 countries split into 2 groups:
โžข 8 Lower ranked teams as per the latest CAF Rankings
โžข 6 Top ranked teams as per the latest CAF Rankings
There are two phases of the competition:
Phase 1:
โžข 8 teams compete in Phase 1, divided into 2 Groups of 4
teams each.
โžข Top 4 ranked teams from the 8 are seeded in Groups A &
B (Malawi; Angola; Comoros; Lesotho).
โžข Winner of each group advances to the Quarter-Final
Round.
Phase 2:
โžข 6 Top ranked teams are joined by the 2 winners of Phase
1 in the Quarter-Final Round.
โžข Seeding of the top 4 teams according to rankings
(Senegal; South Africa; Zambia; Madagascar).
โžข Winners of the 4 QF matches advance to the Semi-Final
round and ultimately to the 3rd/4th Classification or Final.
โžข Losers of the 4 QF matches advance to the Plate Semi- Final round.
โžข Winners of these 2 matches advance to the Plate Final.
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Draw Procedure:
1. Draw commences for Phase 1 with 4 seeded teams (Malawi; Angola; Comoros; Lesotho) being placed in Pot 1 and the remaining 4 teams in the Pot 2 (Botswana; Eswatini; Mauritius; Seychelles)
2. The first ball drawn out of Pot 1 becomes the seed for Group A and the second ball drawn out is the seed for Group B. The remaining two balls in Pot 1 are drawn for positions A2 & B2.
3. We continue by drawing balls out of Pot 2 to populate the remaining positions (A3; B3; A4; B4)
4. This completes the draw for Phase 1 of the competition.
*MC talks through the Group Round results whilst the Draw Master prepares the balls for the Phase 2 draw.
5. The draw then commences for Phase 2.
6. We now have 6 new seeded teams and 2 teams which will be read as โ€œWinner Group Aโ€ and โ€œWinner Group Bโ€
7. The 4 seeded Phase 2 teams go into Pot 1 and the 2 unseeded teams and the 2 Group round winners go into Pot 2.
8. The fixtures for Phase 2 – QF are established by drawing alternately from Pot 1 (Senegal; South Africa; Zambia; Madagascar) followed by Pot 2 (Namibia;
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Mozambique; Winner Group A; Winner Group B) until all 4 fixtures are populated.
9. This completes the draw.

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The Mares Drawn In Group B for WAFCON 2024

Botswanaโ€™s senior womenโ€™s football team, The Mares, will face stiff competition in Group B of the 15th edition of the CAF TotalEnergies Womenโ€™s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The official draw, held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salรฉ, Morocco, set the stage for the tournament, which is scheduled to run from July 5 to 26, 2025. 

The Mares find themselves in a challenging group alongside African football giants Nigeria, who boast an impressive 11 WAFCON titles and are gunning for their 12th. Completing the group are Tunisia and Algeria, both formidable teams in their own right, promising intense competition. 

The draw was part of a ceremony celebrating the growth and vibrancy of African womenโ€™s football, with officials emphasizing the tournament’s significance in showcasing the continentโ€™s talent and passion for the sport. 

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