CAF, LOC name match venues for WAFCON in Morocco

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the stadiums that will host the matches of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco.

The tournament is scheduled for July 5 to July 26 in five Morrocan cities, with the Super Falcons of Nigeria among the 12 competing teams.

“The Confédération Africaine de Football’s (“CAF”) together with hosts, Morocco Local Organizing Committee have announced the match venues that will host TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (“WAFCON”), Morocco 2024 from 05-26 July, 2025,” CAF said in a press release made available to NTM.ng on Tuesday.

“Six venues will be used for the Competition – the first time more than three venues are used for the event.”

CAF named the six venues as Olympic Stadium (Rabat), Larbi Zaouli Stadium (Casablanca), Père Jégo Stadium (Casablanca), El Bachir Stadium (Mohammédia), Honor Stadium (Oujda) and Berkane Stadium (Berkane).

In describing the stadiums, CAF wrote: “The brand new Olympic Stadium in Rabat was constructed to host 21,000 fans and is a state-of-the-art venue near the historic Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium. It will be one of the host stadiums for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 that kicks-off in December.

“The Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca is currently the temporary home of Raja and Wydad Casablanca while their Mohammed V Stadium is being renovated ahead of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025. It had its own renovations in 2019 and recently played host to matches at the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

“The 10,000-seater Père Jégo Stadium, also in Casablanca, is named after former Morocco manager Père Jégo, who is considered one of the finest football tacticians in the country’s history. He managed both Raja and Wydad Casablanca, as well as the Morocco national team.

“The El Bachir Stadium in Mohammédia was built in 1954 but renovated in 2019 and is home to local side SCC Mohammédia. The stadium hosted matches at the recent TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, including the final.

“The Honor Stadium is Oujda has a capacity of 35,000 and has played host to several international matches of late, involving the Morocco national team or as a home venue for other nations to complete their international fixtures.

“Finally, the Berkane Stadium is the home venue of RS Berkane and has a capacity of 12,000. It received renovations in 2017 and has hosted both international fixtures and matches in CAF’s Interclub competitions.

“As seen across all CAF competitions over the last four years, the TotalEnergies CAF WAFCON, Morocco 2024 is expected to build on the record-breaking success of its previous editions, with expectations to surpass past figures in stadium attendance, global broadcast viewership and engagement across digital platforms.”

Nine-time champions Super Falcons are in Group B with Tunisia, Algeria and Botswana.

WAFCON, MOROCCO 2024 GROUPS
GROUP A: 
Morocco, Zambia, Senegal, DR Congo
GROUP B: 
Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana
GROUP C: 
South Africa, Ghana, Mali, Tanzania