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The next Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) is going to take place in 2024, and it's going to be hosted by Morocco, which also staged the last tournament.

The South African Women's team Banyana Banyana are the defending champions of the WAFCON; they defeated Morocco 2-1 in the final of the 2022 edition.

Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis masterminded the win for Banyana as they created history in achieving their first ever senior women's title.

The Nigerian women's team, Super Falcons, are the most decorated side in WAFCON history, with nine titles.

The 2024 edition of the tournament will see 12 teams battling it out for the ultimate prize. While Morocco is the host, 11 slots will be up for grabs in the qualies. It'll be interesting to see which teams make it into the competition proper.

Super Falcons WAFCON Qualifiers news

The Super Falcons will lock horns with Cape Verde or Liberia for a place at next year’s WAFCON in Morocco following Sao Tome and Principe pulling out of a first round qualifying match.

Sao Tome were supposed to face the nine-time African champions between October 22 and 26 before they decided to let go of the tournament.

As a result of this withdrawal, the Super Falcons have advanced to the second round of the 2024 WAFCON qualifiers, where they will face the winners of the first round tie between Cape Verde and Liberia.

The second qualifiers have been fixed between November 27 and December 5 and the winner will march on to the tournament proper in Morocco, 2024.

The Super Falcons finished in fourth place at last year’s WAFCON that was also hosted by Morocco.

Banyana Banyana WAFCON Qualifiers news

Banyana will not take part in the first qualifying round as they've been waved off. However, they will return in the second round to face the winner of Eswatini vs Burkina Faso first round tie.

In an interview with Sunday World, the coach of Banyana Banyana Desiree Ellis spoke about the team's schedule and preparation for the next WAFCON tournament.

“I think WAFCON is very far away, it is only next year, but we have a final qualifier in November and December,” Ellis told Sunday World recently.

“We only look at what is in front of us to prepare for that, because we want to make sure that we secure qualification before going to the tournament.

“We have a tour to the US, the COSAFA, the Olympic qualifiers, and then the WAFCON qualifiers. The USA is ideal preparation to make us ready for that.