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- ↑ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA . 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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- ↑ "Stage de préparation équipe nationale senior filles". Senegalese Football Federation (in French). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ "Stage de préparation de la sélection nationale Féminine". Senegalese Football Federation (in French). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
