CAMEROON, ZAMBIA, TUNISIA, TOGO
Our WAFCON Group previews continues, and today we take a look at each teams in Group B and their run to the tournament.
GROUP B FIXTURES
SUNDAY, 3 JULY
Cameroon v Zambia
Tunisia v Togo
WEDNESDAY, 6 JULY
Zambia v Tunisia
Togo v Cameroon
SATURDAY, 9 JULY
Cameroon v Tunisia
Zambia v Togo
CAMEROON: Also known as the Indomitable Lionesses will be making their 12th appearance in the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. They have never missed the tournament since 1998, and having finished as runners-up 3 times, they will be looking to do better and lift the trophy this time around.
FIFA RANKING: 54
POSITION IN AFRICA: 2
COACH: Gabriel Zabo
APPEARANCE: 12th
NICKNAME: The Indomitable Lionesses
FRIENDLY MATCHES PLAYED SINCE FEBRUARY 2022
Zambia 1-2 Cameroon
Cameroon 2-2 Senegal
Cameroon 1- 0 Senegal
France 4- 0 Cameroon
ZAMBIA: Nicknamed the She-Polopolo or the Copper Queens, Zambia will be making their 3rd appearance in Women’s AFCON. They have failed to progress beyond the group stage in their previous appearances in 2014 and 2018 and having only one win, they will be looking to do better this time.
FIFA RANKING: 103
POSITION IN AFRICA: 13
COACH: Bruce Mwape
APPEARANCE: 3rd
NICKNAME: She-Polopolo or the Copper Queens
FRIENDLY MATCHES PLAYED SINCE FEBRUARY 2022
Zambia 3-0 South Africa
Zambia 1-0 Botswana
Zambia 1-1 Botswana
Morocco 1-1 Zambia
Phoenix Marrakech FC 0-6 Zambia
Uganda 5-0 Zambia
TUNISIA: The Carthage Eagles earned qualification to this year’s WAFCON by defeating Egypt 7-2 on aggregate, and beating Equatorial Guinea 7-3 also on aggregate in the final round. They finished bottom of Group B with 1 point in their first WAFCON appearance in 2008, and will be looking to do better this time.
FIFA RANKING: 72
POSITION IN AFRICA: 6
COACH: Samir Landolsi
APPEARANCE: 2nd
NICKNAME: The Carthage Eagles
FRIENDLY MATCHES PLAYED SINCE FEBRUARY 2022
Tunisia 0-0 Senegal
TOGO: A first appearance for the Female Sparrowhawks in their history and they will be looking to shine on the big stage. They qualified for this year’s tournament after defeating Sao Tome and Principe 5-0 in the first leg of the first round of qualifiers and went through to the second round after their opponents withdrew before the second round. They saw off Gabon 4-2 on aggregate in the final round.
FIFA RANKING: 118
POSITION IN AFRICA: 16
COACH: Kai Tomety
APPEARANCE: 1 (2022)
NICKNAME: The Female Sparrowhawks
FRIENDLY MATCHES PLAYED SINCE FEBRUARY 2022
Togo 0-3 Ampem Darkoa Ladies (Ghanaian league champions)