Reigning African champions Nigeria qualified for a ninth Womens World Cup in a row when beating Cameroon 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the Womens Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Casablanca. Rasheedat Ajibades 57th-minute header ensured Nigeria will meet hosts Morocco in Mondays late semi-final and that their Wafcon winning streak against Cameroon continues. In Thursdays late game, South Africa sealed their return to the Womens World Cup after a narrow 1-0 win over Tunisia in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Jermaine Seopesenwe finished in expert fashion after 14 minutes but South Africa wasted good chances only to limp over the line after VAR checked a possible Tunisia penalty in stoppage time. Rwandan referee Salima Mukansanga, who will referee at the mens World Cup this year and made history earlier this year when becoming the first woman to referee a mens Nations Cup match, pointed for a goal-kick, which VAR agreed with only after a nervy delay. By then, South Africa - who will play Zambia in Mondays first semi-final - should have been out of sight with Noxolo Cesane the biggest culprit when blazing over after a fine Linda Motlhalo run just before the hour. Banyana Banyana missed Thembi Kgatlana, the 2018 Wafcon top scorer ruled out of the tournament on Monday with injury, while Nigeria also made it through with their star player, Asisat Oshoala, set to play no further part. Making their debuts, Morocco and Zambia will join Banyana Banyana, whose tournament bow came in 2019, and the Super Falcons in next years 32-team finals in Australia and New Zealand. Two more African sides could join them there, but will need to navigate a ten-team intercontinental play-off in New Zealand next February when the final three qualifiers will be decided. Sundays crunch repechage ties pit Senegal against Tunisia, in Casablanca, and Botswana against Cameroon, in Rabat.
