No less than four months after Banyana Banyana defeated hosts Morocco to win their first Women's Africa Cup of Nations, South African Football Federation (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan announced in October last year the country's intention to bid for the rights to host the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.It has been nearly 13 years since the first men’s FIFA World Cup on African soil in South Africa in 2010, and the bidding process is officially in motion to bring the prestigious women's competition to the continent.Since the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991, Asia, Europe and North America have hosted the tournament on more than one occasion, with Africa and South America still not having had a taste at staging the event.
Meanwhile, Oceania will see the 2023 edition of the tournament take place in July and August, jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.1991: China1995: Sweden1999: United States2003: United States2007: China 2011: Germany 2015: Canada2019: France2023: Australia and New ZealandSo far, SAFA's efforts have garnered the resounding endorsement of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa).Cosafa consists of 14 African nations, which means 24% of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) 54 association members are already in South Africa’s corner.“Our intention is to engage all the other regions on the continent and tell them about our intention to bid for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2027.
But we wanted to start at home, and after the other regions on the continent, we will engage CAF,” Jordaan said on the official SAFA website.On Monday, Jordaan departed for CAF’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, to brief the continent’s leading football body on South Africa’s intention to bid for the