The semis of 2022 CAF Women Champions League CECAFA region qualifiers take place today with four teams angling for two available tickets to the final.Commercial Bank of Ethiopia FC (CBE) will face She Corporate FC of Uganda in the first semi-final set to take place at 3 PM EAT at the Azam Complex, with Simba Queens FC battling AS Kigali WFC for the other ticket to the final later at the same venue starting at 7 PM EAT.Siku ya kazi 🦁❗Wanasimba tukutane Azam Complex 🏟Saa 1 usiku ⚽️#nguvumoja #wclq22 pic.twitter.com/gujXYMfA3j— Simba Queens Tanzania (@simbaqueensctz) August 24, 2022 The first semi will see the top two teams with the best scoring record from the group stages, both of them boasting 34 goals between them in the six matches. CBE scored 16 goals in Group A while She Corporate squeezed in 18 goals in Group B, the most by any team in the current edition.Simba Queens was the only side to qualify from the group stages without conceding, and their record and experience in the competition gives them the cutting edge over the debuting AS Kigali.Mechi za kufuzu Ligi ya Mabingwa ya Wanawake ya CAF ukanda wa CECAFA 2022 Ratiba ya nusu fainali (Agosti 24) Simba Queens 🇹🇿 vs 🇷🇼 AS Kigali CBE FC 🇪🇹 vs 🇺🇬 She Corporate#sportsstartznews pic.twitter.com/A6UIpOdYFX— SPORTSSTARTZ (@sportsstartz) August 23, 2022 Despite being dominant in the group, CBE coach Heye Gizaw Birhanu has cautioned his side, noting that they have show teamwork on both ends of the field.“We must respect any team that gets to the semi final stage. It will be very important for my players to take their chances at goal and also defend well as a team,” Birhanu said as quoted on Cecafaonline.Last year’s top scorer Loza Abera has continued her scoring exploits and leads the scoring chart with nine goals going into the semis, followed by her compatriot Medina Awol Busser, just like she did last year, with five.
