Total Women’s AFCON 2018: Ghana, Nigeria Named Top Seeds

Host Ghana and holders Nigeria have been named top seeds ahead of the draw of the final tournament of the Total Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2018 scheduled for Sunday, 21 October 2018 in Accra. Ghana’s Black Queens are seeded in Group A with position A1, whilst Nigeria headlines Group B by virtue of being holders and the most successful team in the history of the biennial competition, having won it eight times. Their position will be B1. The final tournament is scheduled for the Ghanaian cities of Accra and Cape Coast from 17 November to 1 December 2018. The top three finishers will qualify to represent Africa at the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2018.