FIFA U17 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP DRAW HOLDS IN RABAT, MOROCCO

All is set for draw ceremony of this year’s FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup finals, holding in the Moroccan city of Rabat today, Wednesday, 4th June. For the first time, 24 countries will take part in the tournament, which is the ninth edition since the competition was launched in New Zealand 17 years ago. In Pot 1 will be hosts Morocco (one of Africa’s five flag-bearers), Spain, Japan, North Korea (Cup holders), USA and Nigeria (which is making its eighth appearance in the competition). Pot 2: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, New Zealand, Ecuador Pot 3: China, Cameroon, South Korea, Italy, France, Zambia Pot 4: Paraguay, Costa Rica, Netherlands, Norway, Cote d’Ivoire, Samoa