Ugandan champions Lady Doves got the job done in the first half as they romped to a 3-0 win over Burundi’s PVP in the CECAFA zone CAF Champions League qualifiers final Group A clash at the Nyayo National Stadium.Having finished as runners up in Group A, Lady Doves will face one of the tournament favorites Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in the semi-finals with Simba Queens topping the group after a 10 goal evisceration of FAD FC.Lady Doves were looking to seal qualification to the semi-finals of the tournament after bagging a draw against Simba Queens from Tanzania and beating Djibouti’s FAD FC, results that left the leading Group A with four points locked on points with Simba.Lady Doves started the clash like a house on fire, opening the scoring in the fourth minute when Namande Margret whipped in a devilish corner that the PVP goalkeeper failed to deal with as her parry failed kindly to Nakacwa Spencer who tapped home with the simplest of finishes.FulltimeLady Doves FC 3-0 PVP FCSpencer NakacwaFazila IkwaputNorah Alupo@ladydovefc through to the semifinals of the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers.#WomenFootballUG pic.twitter.com/TqibLUUBSI— FUFA (@OfficialFUFA) September 3, 2021 Adidja Nzeyimana was having a torrid time in goal as he failed to deal with a cross with as her attempt to gather the ball fell kindly to Norah Alupo who put in a mirror finish to the first goal in the 15th minute.Just when PVP looked to have found some rhythm in the game, Lady Doves were awarded a penalty in the 21st minute when Annociate Nshimirimana brought down Fazila Ikwaput who stepped up to take the resultant free kick put her feeble spot-kick was gathered by Nzeyimana.PVP’s discipline was thrown out of the window as they conceded a second penalty seven minutes to the half time break when the referee pointed to the spot for a handball with Ikwaput this time making amends for her earlier miss to nonchalantly slot the ball into the bottom left corner as they went into the half time break leading 3-0.Appreciation post for Skipper and goalkeeper Daisy Nakaziro who was outstanding as Lady Doves earned a point in the goalless draw against Simba Queens at the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers.Well played Daisy and the entire team. pic.twitter.com/cvNYyJFf3s— FUFA (@OfficialFUFA) August 31, 2021 At the start of the second half Lady Doves rested their big guns and handed some minutes to their fringe players to taste some experience of playing in the big stage but their failed to have the impetus they had in the first half.With goals raining in Kasarani as Simba Queens were whipping the floor with FAD FC, Lady Doves looked contented with the score-line as they were assured of progress as the second best team but that would mean they faced tournament favorites Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in the semi-finals.PVP made a better account of themselves in the second half as they dominated proceedings but lacked the cutting edge of getting as goal as the match ended 3-0 in favor of Lady Doves.
