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COUNTDOWN TO 2024 WAFCON: Focus on Group C

Joseph Jacob — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:42:47 +0000

Group C comprises of South Africa, Ghana, Mali and Tanzania.

SOUTH AFRICA

The defending champions are expected to stroll past this group into the quarter-finals, though West African duo of Ghana and Mali will put up a spirited fight.

The Bayana Bayana won their first WAFCON title in the last edition despite having made 13 previous appearances.

They qualified for this WAFCON after defeating Burkina Faso 3-1 on aggregate.

Defending their title successfully is the target of the Bayana Bayana of South Africa.

GHANA

The Black Queens of Ghana are returning to the WAFCON since 2018 as they will be making their 13^th appearance.

To qualify, they spanked Rwanda 12-0 on aggregate in the first round of qualifiers before they secured a narrow 3-2 victory over Namibia in the second round of qualifiers.

They had gotten to the finals in three occasions, 1998, 2002 and 2006 and in each occasion they succumbed to the superior fire power of the Super Falcons of Nigeria.

Could this be their year?

MALI

The Malian ladies are making their eighth WAFCON appearance. The last time they qualified was in 2018, when they had their best performance finishing fourth.

To qualify for this WAFCON, they demolished Central African Republic 10-1 on aggregate in the first round before they whitewashed Guinea 10-2 on aggregate in the second round of qualifiers.

TANZANIA

Tanzania will be the whipping girls in this group. They are making their second WAFCON appearance since they made their debut in 2010 and failed to go beyond the group stage.

To qualify for this WAFCON, they defeated Cote d’Ivoire 4-2 on penalties after scores were tied 2-2 on aggregate. In the second round of qualifiers, they defeated Togo 3-2.

Sporting Ambassador’s Verdict: South Africa and Ghana will qualify automatically while Mali will qualify as one of the third-placed teams.

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2018 AWCON FINAL: Nigeria, South Africa Rekindle Rivalry

Joseph Jacob — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 08:37:48 +0000

Familiar foes will return to the trenches today, when the Super Falcons of Nigeria and the Bayana Bayana of South Africa clash in the finals of the 2018 Africa Cup of Nations.

Both teams met in the group stage and South Africa took all three points through Thembi Kgatlana’s solitary strike.

To qualify for the final, Nigeria defeated Cameroon 4-2 on penalties after full and extra time ended goalless while South Africa defeated Mali 2-0.

This is the fifth time both teams are meeting in the final of the Africa Women Cup of Nations and Nigeria have won all previous four encounters.

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Nigeria vs South Africa: 10 Facts You Must know

Joseph Jacob — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 00:07:32 +0000

Nigeria has never lost at the final while South Africa has lost their four previous finals.
In the only two editions of the AWCON that Nigeria did not win, South Africa lost both finals to Equatorial Guinea.
Nigeria has scored 36 goals in the finals and conceded four, while South Africa has scored three goals and conceded 19 goals.
There has never been an AWCON final without a West African team.
in this 2018 AWCON South Africa is the only team yet to lose a match.
Nigeria has scored 10 goals so far and conceded only once, while South Africa has scored 11 goals and conceded 2.
Thembi Kgatlana of South Africa is topping the scorers chat with five goals.
Gladys Lengwe will officiate the final between Nigeria and South Africa. She officiated group B’s opening match which Nigeria lost to South Africa by a lone goal.
Nigeria and South Africa have played a match each at the Accra Sports Stadium venue for the final.
By qualifying for the final, South Africa has qualified for their first Women’s World Cup while Nigeria will be making her eighth appearance.

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Nigeria to Face South Africa in AWCON Final

Joseph Jacob — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 04:42:52 +0000

The Super Falcons of Nigeria will lurk horns with Bayana Bayana of South Africa in the finals of the 20`8 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana,

Nigeria qualified for the final after eliminating hard fighting Cameroon 4-2 on penalties while South Africa defeated Mali, who qualified for the semi-finals for the first time 2-0.

Nigeria lost to South Africa by a lone goal when they met in their first group match of the tournament. It will surely be a big clash come Saturday.

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