Nigeria’s Super Falcons have been drawn in Group D with two-times winners U.S., alongside Australia and Sweden, for the 2015 edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada.
The pairing emerged at the draw ceremony held at the Canadian Museum of History in Ottawa, Canada on Saturday.
FIFAís Secretary General JÈrÙme Valcke, and FIFAís Deputy Director of the Competitions Division and Head of Womenís Football, Tatjana Haenni, conducted the draw.
The tournament has been scheduled to hold from June 6 to July 5.
Another African representatives at the tournament, Cote DíIvoire, were drawn in Group B with two-times winner Germany, Norway and Thailand.
The third African flagbearers, Cameroon, were drawn in Group C with Japan, Switzerland and Ecuador.
Group A of the competition has hosts Canada, China PR, New Zealand and Netherlands, while Brazil, Korea Republic, Spain and Costa Rica will slug it out in Group E.
Group F has France, England, Colombia and Mexico.
Nigeria will open its campaign at the tournament against Sweden on June 8, face Australia on June 12 and tackle the U.S. on June 16.
The 52 matches of “Canada 2015íí will hold in six cities, namely Ottawa, Moncton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver.
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