Nigeria Women’s Football League champions, Edo Queens football club group along with Defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa),are in Group B consisting of three highly determined debutants in Tutankhamun of Egypt, and CBC FC of Ethiopia.
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) official draw for the final tournament of the CAF Women’s Champions League Morocco 2024 took place at the Complex Mohamed VI in Salé, Morocco, on Friday, 18 October 2024.
The Edo-based team qualified to play in the competition after they emerged as champions of the WAFU B regional competition.
The fourth edition of Africa’s premier women’s club competition will be hosted in Morocco between November 9 to 23 November 2024 .
Also, will feature five debutants including Aigles de la Medina (Senegal), Edo Queens (Nigeria), University of the Western Cape (South Africa), Tutankhamun (Egypt), and CBE FC (Ethiopia).
Where eight clubs consisting of champions of CAF’s Six Zonal joining hosts AS FAR as well as defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to contest the coveted title.
Winners will get USD 400 000 in prize money with runners-up walking away with USD 250 000.
The draw, which was conducted by former Morocco and ASFAR Player, as well as Under 23 Morocco Women’s National Team Assistant Coach, Fatiha Laasiri saw the qualified clubs drawn into the two groups of four where they will all be aiming at a top two finish to advance to the knockout stages.
Group A consists of host ASFAR of Morocco, Aigles De La Median ( Senegal), TP Mazembe ( DR Congo) and the University of Western Cape Town ( South Africa).
Edo Queens will face CBC FC of Ethiopia.Hosts AS FAR will face debutants Aigles de la Médina while Mamelodi Sundowns begin title defence against Tutankhamun.
