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CECAFA ready to stage successful Women’s Champions league qualifier – Auka
The Executive Director of the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA), Auka Gecheo has said they are ready to stage a successful Women’s Champions League qualifier for the region.
Action in the CECAFA Women’s Champions League qualifier will stage on Saturday with two matches on card at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya.
Uganda’s Lady Doves FC will face FAD FC (Djibouti) in the opening match, before PVP FC (Burundi) line-up against Tanzania’s Simba Queens FC.
“We are very delighted to have this qualifier which is also a very good platform for our women footballers in the region to express themselves knowing that the best team will play in the final to be staged by Egypt,” added Gecheo during a press conference held today at the Nyayo Stadium.
He called upon the teams to be focused and concentrate to play good football. This is a good time for women’s football since this is a qualifier to the inaugural CAF TotalEnergies Champions League tournament,” added Gecheo.
Doris Petra, the Vice President of Football kenya Federation (FKF) and head of the Local Organising Committee assured CECAFA that they are ready to host a successful tournament. “We are well prepared for this tournament and let us work as a team to stage a good tournament,” added Petra.
The qualifier which runs from August 28th to September 9th will attract eight teams.
The winner from the CECAFA qualifiers will join the other seven to battle in the 2021 TotalEnergies Women’s Champions League to held in Egypt.
Group A: Lady Dove FC (Uganda), PVP FC (Burundi), Simba Queens (Tanzania), FAD FC (Djibouti)
Group B: Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (Ethiopia), Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan), Vihiga Queens (Kenya)