Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi & Botswana

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Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi & Botswana

Africa's four qualifiers for next year's Women's World Cup will be decided at the tournament. BBC Sport Africa runs the rule over Group C, which includes defending champions Nigeria, South Africa, debutants Botswana and Burundi.

Nigeria, South Africa, Burundi and Botswana play in Rabat on Sunday, 10 July.

Nigeria are the defending champions of the Wafcon. Randy Waldrum has 13 debutants in his squad. Asisat Oshoala won Spain's Pichichi award. Nigeria beat Ghana and Ivory Coast to qualify. They will play against South Africa, Burundi and Botswana.

South Africa lost their fourth final in a row last time out. Desiree Ellis is hoping to win the 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup. Banyana Bonyana are aiming for back-to-back Women's World Cup spots. They lost to the Netherlands in the recent friendly game.

Burundi have qualified for the African Cup of Nations. They beat Eritrea 6-0 on aggregate and Djibouti 11-1. Now they face Nigeria and South Africa. Their coach Gustave Niyonkuru is looking for his players to cause upsets.

Botswana are making their debut at the Cosafa Women's Cup finals. They defeated Angola and Zimbabwe on away goals. Botswana will play against Nigeria and South Africa. They are hoping to use the tournament as a springboard to the World Cup.


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