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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.
- ↑ "Equatorial Guinea and DR Congo open AWC with wins – African Women Championship – CAF". 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012.
