WAFU B CAF Women’s Champions League: Bayelsa Queens Eye Top Spot As Nelly Fight For Survival

Nigeria’s champions Bayelsa Queens will be looking to finish their group stage campaign on a high when they face Benin Republic’s Sam Nelly FC later today at the Stade du Lycée Scientifique.

Kick-off is scheduled for 16h00 local time.

The Prosperity Girls are in pole position in Group B after back-to-back victories over Ghana’s Police Ladies and ASKO de Kara of Togo.

A win or draw against Sam Nelly will guarantee them top spot in the group, regardless of the outcome in the other fixture between Police Ladies and ASKO.

For Sam Nelly, it is a must-win encounter. The Beninese side opened their campaign with a victory over ASKO but fell 3-1 to Police Ladies in their second outing.

Defeat against Bayelsa Queens would end their hopes of progressing to the semi-finals.

Meanwhile, Ghana’s Police Ladies revived their qualification chances with a strong 3-1 win over Sam Nelly after losing their opener to Bayelsa Queens.

The Ghanaians must now overcome ASKO to secure their place in the last four.

ASKO, who have lost both of their opening matches, will be playing for pride, though only a highly unlikely set of results could hand them a semi-final lifeline.

The top two teams from Group B will advance to the semi-finals, where they will meet qualifiers from Group A.

The eventual winners of the WAFU B zonal tournament will represent the region at the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League later this year.

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