Defending Champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL) Edo Queens FC will face Ghanaian champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies in a mouth-watering WAFU-B CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying final on Saturday, with the regional title and a place at the continental showpiece at stake.
The two West African giants set up the showdown in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, after recording emphatic victories in their respective semi-final fixtures on Wednesday.
Edo Queens produced one of their most impressive performances of the tournament, thrashing Burkina Faso’s USFA FC 5-1, while unbeaten Ampem Darkoa Ladies defeated Benin Republic’s FC Dynamique 4-1 to book their place in the final.
The decisive encounter will take place at the August 4 Stadium in Ouagadougou and will be the second meeting between the two sides in this year’s competition.
Ampem Darkoa claimed a 2-1 victory when the teams met in their final Group B encounter, handing Edo Queens their only defeat of the tournament so far.
