Rabat – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has selected Morocco as the host country of the U23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled between November 2 to 26, 2023.
The U23 AFCON is a qualifier for the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games that will be held in Paris, France.
The two finalists of the tournament, as well as the country that places third, will secure their spot at the Olympics.
The qualifiers of the U23 Pan-African tournament will be held in two rounds. Scheduled to kick off in September and last until March 2023, only eight teams will qualify for the final phase.
In April, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) submitted an official letter to CAF, asking to organize the competition.
Morocco will also host the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League (WAFCON) from July 2 to 23.
CAF had twice opened the bidding process of the 2022 WAFCON, but only the FRMF submitted a bid.
The Executive Committee awarded the competition to the kingdom as the only bidder.
Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses automatically qualified to the WAFCON 2022 as the host country.
In addition to Morocco, Tunisia, Zambia, Burundi, Botswana, South Africa, Togo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Senegal, Cameroon, and Uganda will take part in this year’s African women’s footballing event.
In June, Moroccan women’s football team U17 clinched their first-ever World Cup qualification and will represent the country at the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup scheduled to take place between October 11 and 30 in India.
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