India 2022: Nigeria, Ghana, four others in action as last African qualifying ties hold this weekend

By Harry Awurumibe, Africa’s No.1 Women Football Journalist

Nigeria’s Flamingos land in Addis Ababa, set for victory

Nigeria’s junior women’s football team, Flamingos and five other countries still in the race for the three available tickets to represent Africa in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 will be in action this weekend as the competition enters the final phase with the fourth round first leg matches.  The competition will be held from October 11 to 30, 2022 in the three cities of Bhubaneswar, Goa and Navi Mumbai.

The three stadiums selected are Kalinga Stadium in Bhubansewar, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa, and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.The draw will take on June 24, 2022, in Zurich, Switzerland.

Meanwhile, the Nigerian delegation have already arrived Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital ahead of the match slated for Friday at Abebe kebila Stadium, Addis Ababa.

Winners over two legs will qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final

Below is the full schedule for the fourth round of the African qualifiers.

FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Qualifiers – Fourth Round

1st Leg; Matches; 20.05.2022

13:00 GMT: Ethiopia vs Nigeria, Abebe Bekila Stadium, Addis Ababa

15:00 GMT: Ghana vs Morocco, Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

22.05.2022

14:30 GMT: Cameroon vs Tanzania, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

2nd Leg Matches; 04.06.2022

15:00 GMT: Nigeria vs Ethiopia, MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja

19:00 GMT: Morocco vs Ghana, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat

05.06.2022

13:00 GMT: Tanzania vs Cameroon, Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

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