SAFA president Danny Jordaan says they’re interested in hosting the 2024 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations as they’re backing Banyana Banyana to win it at home.
Banyana have been doing well in recent years with the young squad of which the majority is based overseas.
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Jordaan revealed that they’ve already started communicating with CAF with regards to hosting the tournament and now seek SA government’s support in bidding.
“As far as the Africa Women Cup of Nations is concerned, we (Banyana Banyana) have qualified for the 2022 tournament in Morocco (from 2 July to 23 July). Our team made it to the final in Ghana (in 2018 where they lost to Nigeria on penalties),” Jordaan told Safa.net Media.
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“They are going to Morocco and we are hoping they will be in the final of this competition. Certainly they must qualify for the World Cup. On that basis, we have indicated to Caf that we are keen to host the 2024 Women’s Cup of Nations. We will be discussing this matter with the minister of sport, Nathi Mthethwa, and ask the government to give us support to make that bid, because it is not a once-off match, it is a tournament.
“Therefore we need to get government support for the bid to host the Afcon for women in 2024. I think we should have a significantly strong team by then to hopefully be in the final and win it.”
The country has hosted this event three times in 2000, 2004 and 2010.
