FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy set to come to Africa

South Africa, Cameroon and Nigeria will get a glimpse of the biggest prize in women’s football
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The trophy of the 2019 FIFA Women World Cup is pictured during the final draw of the 2019 FIFA Women World cup football tournament in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, on December 8, 2018. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Three African countries will be part of the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy tour. The original trophy will first travel to Jamaica, Chile and Argentina before continuing its tour of all 24 participating member associations across six continents, giving fans a rare opportunity to see the coveted prize up close.

Africa has not been left out with South Africa, Cameroon and Nigeria getting a glimpse of the biggest prize in women’s football.

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The trophy will be in Durban, South Africa on the 7th of April and Yaounde, Cameroon on April 9. It will make its final stop on the continent in Abuja, Nigeria on the 11th of April.

The global FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy Tour will see various members of the FIFA Legends Squad join the trophy at several stops throughout the tour, which will last for more than two months and conclude in Paris on the 2nd of May.

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