30 April 2022 | Football

Uganda Senior Women’s National Football Team (Crested Cranes) have been placed in the same group with hosts Morocco in the group stage for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations.

The draws were conducted on Friday in Rabat and Uganda was pitted against hosts Morocco and debutants Senegal and Burkina Faso.

Uganda in Group A will start the tournament against Burkina Faso on 3rd July 2022, hosts Morocco shall have played Senegal in the opening game a day earlier.

Matchday two for Crested Cranes will come two days later against hosts Morocco before ending the group stage with an encounter against Senegal on 8th July 2022.

This is the second time that Uganda is featuring at the finals of the coveted continental showpiece having made their maiden appearance in 2000.

To qualify for this year’s edition, Crested Cranes eliminated Ethiopia at the first round before earning a walkover against Kenya who withdrew from the Qualifiers.

The tournament in Morocco will be played between 2nd -23rd July with the semifinalists qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

GROUPS

A: Morocco, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Uganda

B: Cameroon, Zambia, Tunisia, Togo

C: Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi, Botswana

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