Bayelsa Queens, Nigeria’s champions, have been handed a tough draw against Mamelodi Sundown of South Africa and Egypt’s Wadi Degla in group B of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League (WCL).
The draw, which was conducted on Friday, will see the 2022 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) champions face Sundown, the defending champions, and rekindle the rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa in the women’s game.
The group also include Wadi Degla, the record-time winner of the Egyptian Women’s Premier League, alongside a yet-to-be-decided representative from the Central African Football Federations’ Union (UNIFFAC).
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The teams in group A are ASFAR club of Morocco, Tanzania’s Simba Queen SC, Green Buffaloes of Zambia and Liberia’s Determine Girls.
Bayelsa Queens qualified for the second CAF WCL after winning the West African Football Union (WAFU) B’s zonal qualifiers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
The Nigerians defeated Ghana’s Ampem Dorkoa Ladies 3-0 in the final.
Mamelodi Sundowns won the first-ever CAF WCL hosted in Egypt last year.
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The South Africans defeated Hasaacas Ladies of Ghana 2-0 with goals from Chuene Morifi and Andisiwe Mgcoyi.
River Angels were Nigeria’s representative in the tournament. But the 2021 NWFL champions failed to make it beyond the group stages after winning just one in three games.
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