SAFA president Danny Jordaan last year indicated that they were interested in bringing the World Cup to South African shores and it seems there are a number of other countries looking to have the right to host the competition.
The association wanted Banyana Banyana to qualify for this year’s World Cup, which they have done, before considering making a bid to host the showpiece, so that they are not associated with playing at the competition only as hosts.
FIFA believes that women’s football still has even more potential for growth and we look forward to receiving hosting submissions for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, to see how potential host countries will aim to promote the ultimate competition in women’s football, and create a sustainable legacy that will inspire upcoming generations of young girls and women to get involved in the game.”
The host country will be announced in March next year.
15 March 2019: Deadline to submit the completed expression of interest form to FIFA
18 March 2019: FIFA to dispatch the bidding registration and overview documents
16 April 2019: Deadline to submit the completed bidding registration to FIFA
18 April 2019: FIFA to dispatch hosting documents to the member associations that have returned the bidding registration by the above deadline
4 October 2019: Submission of the bid book, the signed hosting agreement and all other hosting documents to FIFA
March 2020: Expected appointment date of the host(s) by the FIFA Council