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CAF Unveiled The Preliminary Draw For The 2026 World Cup African Qualifiers

Jul 14, 2023

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A total of 54 countries were seeded into six pots before being randomly divided into nine groups of six teams each.

Botswana will play in Group G along with Algeria, Guinea, Uganda, Mozambique and Somalia for a place at the 2026 World Cup edition, which will be co-hosted by Canada, the United States of America and Mexico.

The qualifiers will be played over ten matchdays over the next two years, the first of which will be from November 13-21, 2023, with nine group winners automatically qualifying for the finals and one team participating in the FIFA playoff tournament. The qualifying campaign begins on November 13, 2023.

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The Mares Drawn In Group B for WAFCON 2024

Botswana’s senior women’s football team, The Mares, will face stiff competition in Group B of the 15th edition of the CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The official draw, held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé, 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 women’s football, with officials emphasizing the tournament’s significance in showcasing the continent’s talent and passion for the sport.