Nine-time African champions, Super Falcons, will discover their FIFA 2023 Women’s World Cup opponents in Saturday’s draw.
Next year’s tournament will hold from July 20 to August 20 in Australia and New Zealand.
Randy Waldrum’s side who finished fourth at the Women Africa Cup of Nations finals in Morocco in July are among 29 of the 32 World Cup teams already known.
The Falcons are drawn in pot four alongside Philippines, South Africa, Morocco, Zambia, three play-off tournament winners.
The 2023 World Cup is the first to include 32 teams, up from 24 at the last tournament in 2019 in France, with an inter-continental play-off tournament in February to decide the remaining three entrants.
A 10-team tournament will take place in New Zealand in February 2023, to decide the last three finalists.
The draw to determine the groups will take place at 07:30 BST on Saturday from Auckland and it will also decide whether a team will be based in Australia or New Zealand.
Former England international Ian Wright and two-time United States world champion Carli Lloyd will help conduct the draw, while and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be among some 800 guests.
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