The authentic FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy which is being paraded in some footballing countries of the world is expected to find its way to Abuja on Saturday for football fans to see.
The trophy has been taken to many countries and it’s expected to arrive Abuja Nigeria’s capital on Saturday.
According to plans, the Trophy will make its way to all the 32 countries taking part in this year’s finals, with Nigeria being the ninth stop on the game-changing global tour.
Since world football’s governing body, FIFA, launched the women’s flagship tournament 32 years ago, only Nigeria, USA, Norway, Germany, Brazil, Japan and Sweden have played in every edition.
All seven nations will again be on display at the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup finals to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from 20th July to 20th August this year.
The one-month championship Down Under will be the biggest in the history of the competition, as it welcomes 32 teams – the same number as featured in the men’s World Cup in Qatar late last year.
The Super Falcons of Nigeria will play its first match at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup against Canada at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium on Friday, 21 July 2023.
