Mares Need All-Weather Friends

This will be the Mares’ first dance at the biggest women’s competition in Africa. The AWCON finals are the gateway to the World Cup as the top four teams will make to the finals while a further two will be involved in an inter-continental play-off.

This means six out of the 12 teams that will play in the AWCON finals, could find themselves on the plane to next year’s World Cup to be co-hosted by New-Zealand and Australia. If the Mares finish among the top six teams in Morocco, then they stand a chance to grab a ticket to the World Cup. Well, that will be some feat considering where women’s football was pegged not too long ago (or it still is). Amid the team’s qualification, all and sundry have congregated around the team. Remember this is a team whose nickname has been a subject of constant ridicule. They have never been everyone’s darling but all of sudden, from all corners, friends are emerging.