Fifa has approved up to six slots to Africa in the 2023 Women's World Cup to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
The development is coming after the expansion of the global showpiece to a 32-team competition, allowing eight additional participating teams.
Following Thursday's ratification by Fifa, Africa will get one additional automatic slot (when compared to the 24-team competition), that means four teams. This will take effect for the 2023 edition where two more can qualify.
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The new 32-team competition has 29 direct slots and three other slots will be decided through a playoff tournament between 10 teams, with two countries from Africa to also battle for tickets.