Kenya women’s national team, Harambee Starlets, will face off with Cameroon in the opening round of the 2024 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers (WAFCON), following a CAF draw that was conducted on Thursday night.The tie, which will be played over two legs, will precede the second round of qualifiers for which the winning teams will book a ticket at next year’s showpiece that takes place in Rabat, Morocco.LIVE NOW! 🚨The Morocco 2024 #TotalEnergiesWAFCON qualifiers draw has just started, join us now! 👇— CAF Women’s Football (@CAFwomen) July 6, 2023 Cameroon will host the first leg, with Kenya being the home side in the second leg.The first round of fixtures will be held on 18-26 September 2023.In the second round, the winner of the two-legged first round tie will face off with the winner of the first round tie between Gabon and Botswana, with either the winner of Kenya and Cameroon hosting the first leg fixture.##NAJAVA_MECA_7353074##The second round will act as the final hurdle for the Starlets team, should they come out victorious in the Cameroon two-legged tie.The second round has been set for 27 November to 5 December 2023.Kenya made their debut appearance in the 2016 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, where they eliminated Algeria, and will be looking forward to securing qualification for the upcoming competition.2023 FIBA AfroCan: Okal explains absence as Kenya Morans team touches down in LuandaHarambee Starlets displayed an impressive performance in the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations Qualifiers, where they recorded a resounding 15-1 aggregate victory over South Sudan in October 2021, paving way to the second and final round of qualifiers against Uganda’s Crested Cranes.Unfortunately, due to the suspension, the team did not have the opportunity to face Uganda, resulting in their exclusion from the 2022 WAFCON.WAFCON 2024 Qualifiers First Round DrawSenegal vs MozambiqueEgypt vs South SudanCentral Africa Republic vs MaliGuinea vs MauritiusNigeria vs Sao Tome and PrincipeCape Verde vs LiberiaUganda vs AlgeriaBurundi vs EthiopiaEquatorial Guinea vs Libya— 🇳🇬Oyediji Oluwaseun B🇨🇲 (@Oyediji_Seun) July 6, 2023 Draw Recap:A total of forty countries were placed in four different pots for the Thursday night draw that saw teams picked in pairs from Pots 1, 2 and 3 and 4, culminating in 20 ties to be played on home and away basis.The matches were then split as per their draw order, making up the second round fixtures, with two exempted teams from the first round featuring for the first time.The three exempted teams had earned a bye following their exploits from the 2022 tournament – one that saw South Africa emerge as the champions. The other team was Zambia – runners up in the previous edition.Morocco – the hosts- have qualified automatically for the biennial tournament.
