Ghana’s Black Queens have been drawn against arch-rivals Nigeria in the first round of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
The two African Women’s football giants were paired against each other following the draw at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday.
A record number of 45 member associations are set to take part in the qualifiers.
With the qualifying series divided into zones, one of Nigeria or Ghana, who are both housed in WAFU Zone B, will miss out in the tournament next year.
Both have traditionally participated in each of the CAF Women’s AFCON tournaments since the inaugural edition in 1991.
Nigeria are the defending champions while Ghana hosted the tournament in 2018.
The winner of the first round tie between Nigeria and Ghana will face Niger or Cote d’Ivoire in the second round.
Morocco, who are the host country have automatically qualified and as a result, 44 countries will take part in the qualifiers.
This will be the first edition under the format of 12 teams.
