Uganda will take on neighbours Rwanda in an East African derby for the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic tournament.

In the draw conducted on Wednesday, Burkina Faso will take on Mali in another entertaining fixture in the first round while there will be a West African derby pitting Guinea and Ghana.

A total of 25 teams entered the Olympic qualifying tournament, with 18 set to be involved in the first round. The remaining seven, headlined by champions South Africa are the highest-ranked teams from last year’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and will join the competition in the second round.

The nine winners from the first round will join the seven highest-ranked teams for a second-round tie involving 16 teams. The eight winners progress to the third round, then the fourth round where the teams will be whittled to four.

Winners of the fourth round will qualify for the final tournament. The first-round matches are scheduled for July 10-18 2023, the second round is October 23-31, the third round is February 19-28 February 2024, and the final round will be staged between April 1-9 2024.

First-Round fixtures: Guinea Bissau vs Benin, Guinea vs Ghana, Burkina Faso vs Mali, Cote d’Ivoire vs Sierra Leone, Namibia vs Equatorial Guinea, Uganda vs Rwanda, Ethiopia vs Chad, Congo vs Tanzania, Mozambique vs DR Congo.

Second Round fixtures: Guinea Bissau/Benin vs Guinea/Ghana, Burkina Faso/Mali vs Zambia, Cote d’Ivoire/Sierra Leone vs Tunisia, Namibia/Equatorial Guinea vs Morocco, Uganda/Rwanda vs Cameroon, Ethiopia/Chad vs Nigeria, Congo/Tanzania vs Botswana, Mozambique/DR Congo vs South Africa.