Tuesday 07 January 2025

Tuesday 07 January 2025

Women’s World Cup: CAF Congratulates Morocco on Reaching Last 16

Cairo – President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has congratulated Morocco on its qualification for the last 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup (Australia-New Zealand 2023).

“CAF (…) congratulates the Women’s Teams of Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa for their historic and well-deserved qualification to the Round of 16 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023,” reads the official CAF website.

“The Super Falcons, the Atlas Lionesses and Banyana Banyana have made the people of Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa, as well as the people of the rest of the African Continent; very proud with their outstanding performances and hard-earned victories,” adds the same source.

“The future of Women’s football on the African Continent is bright,” according to CAF.

The victories and successes of the Nigerian, Moroccan and South African Women’s Teams will contribute significantly to the development and growth of Women’s football in Africa, said Patrice Motsepe.

CAF also wishes the Nigerian, Moroccan and South African Women’s football Teams everything of the best for their upcoming matches.

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