Zambia’s Women’s national team, the Copper Queens will know their opponents in the upcoming Olympics on 21 April.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the Games until 2021, but The countdown to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is on again with the enthusiasm and excitement for the iconic event remaining undimmed.
The Home of FIFA in Zurich will host the draws for the Olympic Football Tournaments on 21 April at 10:00 CET.
🗓️ 21 April: save the date!
🏅 That is when the Women's #OlympicFootball hopefuls will find out who they will face at @Tokyo2020 in a live-streamed draw.
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— FIFA Women's World Cup (@FIFAWWC) March 22, 2021
The draws which will be conducted by Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer, and Jaime Yarza, FIFA Director of Tournaments will be streamed live on the FIFA YouTube channel to allow all participants to follow proceedings from their home countries.
Ten teams including the Copper Queens, Great Britain, Sweden, United States of America, and Brazil have already qualified for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament, with two more to come.
Cameroon is set to contest a two-legged intercontinental playoff against Chile, who finished second in CONMEBOL’s qualifying tournament. The play-off is scheduled to take place in Turkey on 10 and 13 April 2021. The Korea Republic and China PR will also have a playoff game over two legs in April to determine the last Asian representative.
