April 14, (THEWILL) – The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has announced that Nigeria will begin its WAFU B zone CAF Women Champions League title defence on August 18 in Cote d’Ivoire.
The competition, which qualifies teams for the CAF Women Champions League final championship, was originally slated to hold from September 10 to 25. However, it will now end on September 3.
The seven WAFU Zone B member associations, including Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, and host, Cote d’Ivoire, are expected to present their national champions to compete for a slot in the Women’s Champions League. Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens won the last edition of the WAFU B competition in 2022 and went ahead to take the bronze medal at the full CAF championship hosted by Morocco.
Meanwhile, the 2023 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) season has two more matches to go before the title-deciding Super Six championship. Delta Queens lead Group A with 24 points from 10 matches, followed by Bayelsa Queens, Rivers Angels, and Naija Ratels with 19, 16, and 14 points, respectively.
Group B leaders, Confluence Queens, are on 20 points from 10 matches, followed by FC Robo, which has played 11 games, on 19 points. Edo Queens and Nasarawa Amazons are on 19 and 16 points, respectively, from 10 games.
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