In an effort to host the event for the first time in Africa, South Africa will put in a bid to host the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup.
In 2010, South Africa became the continent’s first and only nation to host the men’s World Cup.
“The NEC (National Executive Committee) has resolved that we must bid to host the World Cup for women in 2027,” South African Football Association (Safa) chief executive Tebogo Motlanthe said.
“We as (an) administration will duly inform Fifa and then start the process of hosting the World Cup.”
After defeating Morocco in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final in Rabat in July, South Africa won the continent of Africa for the first time.
The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany jointly submitted a bid for the 2027 competition over two years ago; this will be one of the South African proposal’s main competitors.
A united Scandinavian offer has also been put up, however the 2025 European Championship, which is being sought after by Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, may take precedence.
Together with Iceland and the Faroe Islands, those four nations previously looked into submitting a proposal for the 2027 World Cup.
Additionally, the US has said it would like to submit a proposal for either the 2027 or 2031 World Cups.
With 32 teams, an increase of eight from France 2019, the competition in Australia and New Zealand the following year will feature the first finals.
Additionally, just two inhabited continents—Africa and South America—will have never hosted the Women’s World Cup as a result of this.
Safa had previously expressed interest in hosting the 2023 World Cup but withdrew its bid, saying it wanted to concentrate on growing the women’s national league.
Banyana Banyana, the women’s team representing South Africa at the 2019 World Cup, was eliminated in the group stage.
