The semi-finals of the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations were nothing short of drama, from Nigeria having to navigate a match two players down at the 50th minute, to VAR enjoying the last say as South Africa were awarded a penalty which was converted by Linda Motlhalo, taking Banyana Banyana to the final.
More exciting news came as the second semi-final between the hosts and the Super Falcons was underway at the Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca. A new African match attendance record was set with 45,562 spectators watching the Atlas Lionesses of Morocco pip the titleholders of Nigeria to qualify for their first WAFCON finals appearance.
The hosts, however, won 5-4 on penalties to set up a final clash against South Africa on Saturday, 23 July.
Nigeria, Morocco, South Africa and Zambia have qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
Let’s look at the top 7 biggest women’s football attendances courtesy of fourfourtwo.com:
Barcelona vs Real Madrid, 30 March 2022 – 91,553
El Clasico set a new record for women’s attendances in the quarter-final second leg of the 2021/22 Women’s Champions League, with over 91,000 fans heading out to the Camp Nou on a Wednesday evening to see Barça run out winners over their rivals Real Madrid.
USA vs China, 10 July 1999 – 90,185
The first official 90,000+ crowd for a women’s football game in the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final.
USA vs Japan, 9 August 2012 – 80,203
The London 2012 Olympics was one of the most exciting women’s football tournaments ever, so it is fitting that Wembley was packed out to see its culmination.
England vs Germany, 9 November 2019 – 77,768
77,768 fans made their way to Wembley for England vs Germany on a rainy night in November, but their attendance was a record for the England women’s team.
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, 17 March 2019, 60,739
The 60,000 people who attended the Wanda Metropolitano in 2019 set a world record.
This match was the biggest attendance for a club women’s football match, breaking a record set 99 years previously by the Dick Kerr Ladies and St Helen’s Ladies at Goodison Park.
USA vs Netherlands, 7 July 2019, 57,900
While there was some disappointment about ticket sales at the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, the final still saw the fourth biggest attendance in women’s football history.
USA vs Japan, 6 July 2015, 53,341
Over 53,000 people watched one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time in Canada as the USA ran out 5-2 winners over Japan.
Photo 1 Caption: A new African match attendance record has been set as 45,562 spectators attended the second #TotalEnergiesWAFCON2022 semi-final where hosts Morocco qualified for their first ever continental showpiece final. Photo: CAF Online (website)
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