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NIGERIA’S Flamingos will be up against winners of the DR Congo versus Rwanda tie in the second round of the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition.
The draw for the qualifiers was conducted on Monday in Cairo by Khaled Nassar, the Director of Competitions at the Confederation of African Football (CAF), assisted by Egyptian footballer Nadine Ghazy.
A total of 29 teams will take part in the qualifiers which will go over four rounds and determine CAF’s three places at the global women’s event scheduled for India.
The first round includes the 10 less-ranked teams while the remaining 19 will be exempted.
The 10 teams will play in the first round on home and away basis, with five of them qualifying for the second round where they will join the remaining 19 teams.
The first leg matches in this first round will hold between Jan. 13 and Jan. 15, while the second leg matches will hold between Jan. 27 and Jan. 29.
The Flamingos who missed out in the previous edition of the world competition in Uruguay will begin their campaign in the second round.
They will take on the winners of the first round fixture between DR Congo and Rwanda, with their opponents hosting the first leg between March 3 and March 5.
The Nigerian side will host the second leg between March 17 and March 19.
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