If Zambia’s Copper Queens qualify for the 2024 Paris Women’s Olympic football tournament, they will be placed in Group B alongside Germany, the United States, and Australia.
The announcement came on Wednesday, during the tournament’s official draw at the Le Pulse Building in Saint-Denis, Paris.
The Copper Queens will host Morocco on Friday, April 5, while the second leg will be on April 9 away. The overall winner of the two legs will earn one of Africa’s two available Olympic spots.
Should Zambia qualify for the second time after solely representing the continent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, they will open their campaign against record world champions, the USA.
| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| France | USWNT | Spain |
| Colombia | Germany | Japan |
| Canada | Australia | Brazil, |
| New Zealand | Zambia/Morocco | South Africa/Nigeria |
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The winner between Nigeria and South Africa will be in Group C alongside World Champions Spain. The 2023 Women’s World Cup champions will be competing in the Olympic Games for the first time.
The group also has two-time silver medalists Brazil and London 2012 silver medalists Japan.
In Group A, hosts France have been drawn against Colombia, Canada, and New Zealand.
The women’s tournament will begin on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Meanwhile, in the men’s football tournament, Africa’s representatives Mali, Morocco, and Egypt have been drawn into Groups B, C, and D.
The men’s tournament will begin on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, with group stage matches.
BELOW ARE THE MEN’S GROUPS:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| France | Argentina | AFC qualifier 2 | AFC qualifier 1 |
| New Zealand | Morocco | Spain | Paraguay |
| USMNT | AFC qualifier 3 | Egypt, | Mali |
| AFC-CAF playoff winner | Ukraine | Dominican Republic | Israel |
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