East Africa’s representative at the inaugural CAF Women’s Champions League Vihiga Queens will know their opponents for the main event next week, with the draw set for Wednesday 29 September from 6 PM EAT. Vihiga Queens qualified for the showpiece that, unlike its equivalent in the men’s discipline, will be played in a tournament format in Egypt after beating Central Bank of Ethiopia in the final of CECAFA region qualifiers.Vihiga Queens with a 95th minute penalty, young Jentrix Shikangwa steps forward to expertly dispatch it. This is confidence bordering arrogance 😂 pic.twitter.com/q84f9ppPSy— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) September 9, 2021 The draw will provide a clear road to the final for the eight clubs that will be participating in the tournament scheduled to take place in November.The eight teams will be divided into two groups of four teams each with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals.West African Football Union zone B (WAFU B) will have two representatives in Hasaacas Ladies FC of Ghana and Rivers Angels of Nigeria by virtue of being the home of current champions of Women’s AFCON in accordance with the competition regulations..@SarBareman doing a great job presenting awards to: Best Performing Club of the Year 🚺 River Angels FC; Best Performing Coach of the Year 🚺, Moses Adukwu & Best Performing 🚹Club of the Year Akwa United F.C pic.twitter.com/h6hcAjFt2B— Fatma Samoura (@fatma_samoura) September 20, 2021 While Hasaacas Ladies won the regional qualifiers, River Angels finished as runners-up in the zonal tournament.WAFU Zone A will be represented by Mali’s AS Mande, two-times winners of Mali Women’s First Division League and four-times winners of the National Cup.Union of North African Football (UNAF) will also have two representatives at the continental showpiece with 12-time Egyptian Women’s Premier League winners Wadi Degla gaining automatic qualification as Egypt are the hosts of the tournament with Morocco’s ASFAR FC taking up the other UNAF ticket.Malabo Kings complete the last 8 for the 1st ever Women’s #CAFCL to be hosted by Egypt. The other teams are:- Wadi Delga- AS Far- AS Mande- Hassacas- Rivers Angels- Vihiga Queens- Mamelodi Sundowns#TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/DhF6zClvhC— African Soccer Updates (@Africansoccerup) September 13, 2021 Central African Football Federations’ Union representative Malabo King FC of Equatorial Guinea and Council of Southern Africa Football Associations representatives Mamelodi Sundowns complete the list of teams that have already sealed their spots. ##EDITORS_CHOICE##
