By Victor Kanayo
Nigeria’s first time representatives, Delta Queens will between August 18 and 31, 2023, face fellow West African foes Union Sportive of Burkina Faso and Athletico of Cote D’ivoire, along with SAM Nelly of Benin in group A of the CAF Women’s Champions League WAFU Zone B clash.
This was disclosed after the draw which held at the Mohammed VI Complex in Rabat, Morocco on Wednesday.
The Draw
The draw revealed that the group B qualifier for the same Zone will see Ampem Darkoa from Ghana take on As Garde of Niger as well as Friend of the World who represent Togo.
Group A saw Kampala Queens of Uganda joining Ethiopia’s CBE, FAD of Djibouti, Buja Queens of Burundi as well as Yei Gaskets of Sudan.
In Group B, Tanzania’s JKT Queens were drawn against Vihiga Queens of Kenya, Rwanda’s AS Kigali and New Generation of Zanzibar, Tanzania.
The drawn clubs will battle it out between August 12 and 24 with the winner set to represent CECAFA in Cote D’Ivoire.
For the UNAF Zone, Oran in Algeria will host the qualifiers between 12 and 30 August to determine who represents the zone.
SC Casablanca of Morocco, Wadi Delga of Egypt as well as AS Feminine of Tunisia will battle it out, while AS Far who are the reigning champions will receive direct qualification.
At the WAFU Zone A where the qualifiers are set for 5 to 13 August in Liberia, Determine Girls of Liberia were seeded as the host country where they will face AS Mande, Dakar Sacre Coeur of Senegal and Sierra Leon’s Mogbewmo Queens.
