Nigeria’s female national team, Super Falcons are bound to face a stiff challenge of having to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup every two years, instead of four years apart, as is currently the case, as officials are thinking of closing the gap between each edition of the Ladies’ Mundial, starting from the next one.
Megasportsarena.com reports that Nigeria have qualified for every edition of the championship since inception at Chine 1991, and managed this year to make it to the second round for the second time ever, but their ability to keep soaring in the competition is bound to be put to the test, with more activity coming their way from the new proposal at the table at FIFA’s headquarters.
It would also be a tougher task for the Falcons to continue their global surge, as they have been twice stopped from qualifying for the past two editions of the Olympic Games via the Africa qualifiers, in a testimony of how other countries across the continent at fast catching up.
The new task of having to qualify for the World Cup two years apart could become a stark reality, sequel to reports that that the world soccer governing body’s president, Gianni Infantino is looking at the idea that was first suggested by France Football Federation (FF) boss, Noel Le Graet in July.
The next location of the tournament in 2023 is yet to be decided between bids from Brazil, Colombia and Japan to host the competition, while Australia and New Zealand have made a joint submission, ahead of which Infantino says Le Graet’s idea could get FIFA’s nod.
Infantino told Sky Sports News: “He said we should organise the Women’s World Cup every two years instead of every four years because it has such a big and positive impact on the women’s game. This is something we need to consider and we are considering it. There are a lot of exciting points with regards to women’s football in the next few years.”
