Women’s African Cup of Nations 2018 is around the corner

The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 is making the headlines as expected for it is the biggest sporting event in the world. The African Cup of Nations comes in a close second for African countries and it is equivalent to the UEFA Euro in Europe and Copa America in South America. This tournament presents an opportunity for countries from the motherland to battle out for the title of being called the Kings of Africa.

The women national teams of Africa have their own AFCON tournament which FirstTouch will be covering between November 17 and December 1. Ghana are the hosts for this main event and have the automatic qualification to the tournament. 7 spots are up for grabs and many teams have been fighting it out to make it to the tournament finals in the qualifiers which started in April and will end in June. The top three teams from this year’s Total Women’s African Cup of Nations will qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup which will be hosted by France in 2019. It would be interesting to see who will earn a place for such a tournament after the likes of Zimbabwe surprised many when they qualified for the Olympic Games in 2016.