When France sent ambassador Jean-Marie Bayol to Dahomey to secure a deal for the kingdom's rich natural resources, he was greeted by an elite force of all-women warriors known as the Agooji.

In a draw conducted in Rabat in the host country, Morocco, last night, the Warriors were thrust into a fair Group that also has another COSAFA rival, Angola, and North African giants Egypt.

We see women in the African context who were the first fighters ... What did you admire about these warrior women? They were valiant fighters who didn’t ascribe to cultural norms.

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and six-time African champions Egypt. The Warriors clash with South Africa will renew their rivalry as the two sides are also ...

THE Warriors are set to kick off their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign with probably their toughest Group B ...