Seven-time Nigeria women’s league champions Rivers Angels have been drawn against clubs from Ghana and Niger Republic for the zonal qualifiers for the CAF Women’s Champions League.
The Port Harcourt-based side will face Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies and Association Sportive de la Police of Niger in Group B of the first WAFU-B Zonal qualifier of the CAF Women’s Champions League.
Angels qualified to represent Nigeria at the maiden edition of the Champions League after winning the 2020/21 Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL).
The draw ceremony was supervised by WAFU administrative secretary Boureima Balima in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Group A has Onze Soeurs de Gagnoa of Côte d’Ivoire, Union Sportive des forces Armees of Burkina Faso and Amis du Monde Football Club of Togo also battling out for a spot.
The CAF Women’s Champions League competition is a new competition introduced by CAF to develop women’s football products in Africa. It will feature top teams from all over the continent.
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To decide the teams that will participate at the final competition in Egypt later this year, zonal qualifiers will be played as elimination rounds.
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