Ghana draws Burkina Faso for 2014 African Women Championship

Ghana’s senior female national team, the Black Queens have drawn Burkina Faso in the first round qualifiers of the next African Women Championship (AWC).

According to the pairings made available to GNA Sports, the Queens will travel to Ougaduoguo between February 13 and 15 next year for the first round of the qualifiers for the competition which is slated for Namibia later in 2014.

Ghana will play host to the Burkinabe’s between February 28 and March 2 in Accra to determine who qualifies to the next stage of the spell.

The winner over the two-legged duel would face that of the Ethiopia and South Sudan tie in the final lap of the qualifiers.

The 2014 competition which serves as qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada spans November 11-25 in Namibia.

The three top teams at the AWC automatically represents the continent at the quadrennial gathering in Canada.

Source: GNA