ZURICH, Dec 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — FIFA has increased Africa’s slots at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand from three to six.
The decision was one of the major decisions the Bureau of FIFA Council took on Thursday, Dec 24, when it met to discuss the fate of upcoming FIFA competitions.
Africa in time past had three direct slots, which were given to the top three performing teams at the Africa Women’s Championship.
The new decision, which is due to the expansion of the competing teams from 24 to 32 teams, will mean that Africa will have four direct slots and two others fighting in play-offs.
The two host countries, Australia and New Zealand, will automatically qualify for the 2023 World Cup and their slots have been taken directly from the quotas allocated to their confederations, namely the AFC and the OFC respectively.
So, there will be 29 slots to fight for by the rest of the confederations.
