Harambee Starlets have been drawn in Group B of the 2018 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) along side Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia.
The draw took place in Accra, Ghana Sunday night ahead of the eight-team tournament which kicks-off from November 17 to December 1 2018 in the West African nation.
Group A consists the hosts Ghana, Cameroon, Mali and Algeria.
Nigeria’s Super Falcons are the dominant force in the biennial continental showpiece having won it eight times previously.
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They have also participated in every edition since inception in 1998.
Like the Falcons, Banyana Banyana of South Africa have also graced every edition of the championship, managing runners-up finish twice.
Zambia’s she-polopolo are making a return for the second time since 2014.
Kenya were late qualifiers after Equatorial Guinea were disqualified last week for fielding an ineligible player in the final phase of the qualifiers.
The Starlets, who qualified for the last edition in 2016 in Cameroon, will begin their campaign on November 18 against Zambia in Cape Coast.
Two teams from each group will sail through to the semi-fianls.
Top three overall finishers will book a ticket to the 2019 World Cup in France.
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