Casablanca, Morocco- Zambia, Morrocco, Nigeria and South Africa have all booked their spots at the upcoming FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup scheduled for New Zealand and Australia from the 20th of July to the 20th of August 2023.
South Africa beat Tunisia 1 – 0 whilst Nigeria outmaneuvered Cameroon with the same scoreline.
Zambia and hosts Morocco, who both qualified for their first FIFA Women’s World Cup tourney, had to put out a fight to get the spots. Morocco edged a tenacious Botswana 2 – 1 whilst Zambia had to get their victory in a roulette style where they won 4 – 2 on penalties after a 1 – 1 stalemate with Senegal in the first 90 minutes.
Meanwhile, the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has congratulated Zambia’s National Women Team for the historic qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga, thanked the government, especially the FAZ patron, President Hakainde Hichilema for the support rendered to the Zambia Women National Team (Copper Queens) during preparations and the tournament.
“On behalf of the executive committee, I wish to congratulate the Copper Queens for their historic qualification to the FIFA Women’s World Cup. It is a huge milestone not only for the women’s game but our entire football.
Many thanks to the government, especially the FAZ patron, President Hakainde Hichilema and Minister of Youth, Sport, and Arts Honourable Elvis Nkandu whose support has invigorated the team’s desire to go an extra mile.
Moreso, many thanks to the players and technical bench and the different clubs that have moulded these players into world beaters. Our prayer is that the public continues to support these girls as they aim to fly the Zambian flag at the FIFA World Cup.
Considering where the women’s game is coming from, we are happy that the efforts that we have put in the last few years have yielded admirable results like Olympic and World Cup qualificationss.
We hope that these achievements will galvanize support in the women’s game especially the Super League that is in its infancy,” said Kamanga.
The 2023 tournament will see the Women’s World Cup expanded from 24 to 32 teams. Competing countries will be divided into eight groups of four teams (groups A to H). Teams in each group will play one another in a round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage.
