CECAFA region Champions Vihiga Queens will start their quest for continental glory at the inaugural Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League with a clash against Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday 6 November from 3 PM EAT. This will be Group B’s opener, with Group A matches kicking off the tournament a day earlier. Two Group B matches for all teams will be played at the Military Academy Stadium with the final group matches taking place at Military Academy Stadium and also at 30 June Stadium.Are you ready for the first ever #TotalEnergiesCAFWCL? 😍Here are the game dates!Can not wait! ⏳ pic.twitter.com/BrhCe2xwF9— #TotalEnergiesCAFWCL (@CAFwomen) October 1, 2021 Vihiga’s second match against ASFAR Club of Morocco will be played three days later on November 9, with the third against River Angels of Nigeria being played on November 12.The three-time Kenya Women Premier League (WPL) champions Vihiga Queens have been grouped in Pool B alongside Nigeria’s, Rivers Angels FC, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, and Asfar FC of Morocco.Vihiga beat Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) in the CECAFA Zonal qualifiers final to book the zone’s sole ticket to the inaugural event.Their opponents, Sundowns, qualified for the premier continental women’s club competition after beating Black Rhinos Queens of Zimbabwe 3-0 in the final of the Cosafa qualifiers in Durban a week before Vihiga booked their ticket.An unforgettable event! 😍What a day for African Women’s football. 👌#TotalEnergiesCAFWCL | #ItsTimeItsNow pic.twitter.com/Sellynm9g3— #TotalEnergiesCAFWCL (@CAFwomen) September 29, 2021 Rivers Angels FC are seven-time Nigerian Champions who qualified for the inaugural CAF event after trashing Amis du Monde FC of Togo 5-1 in the semi-final of WAFU B Zonal qualifiers while ASFAR Club booked their slot after hammering Tunisia’s Banque de l’Habitat with ten clean goals in the match that was held on Friday, 30 July, at the Municipal Stadium in Berkane. ##EDITORS_CHOICE##
