CECAFA representatives JKT Queens have collected a second point at the on-going 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League in Egypt.

JKT Queens settled for a 1-1 draw against ASEC Mimosas from Ivory Coast in a Group B match played on Wednesday.

Ester Maseke gave the Tanzania Women’s League champions the lead after only 8 minutes played at the Right to Dream Stadium in Cairo.

JKT Queens continued to attack and pushing upfront in search for more goals, but the ASEC Mimosas defended well.

Later in the second half team ASEC Mimosas pushed forward and earned penalty after a bad tackle by a JKT Queens defender. Erika Gnounoue converted from the spot after 82 minutes to level matters.

The draw means ASEC Mimosas went top of Group B with 4 points, while TP Mazembe who defeated Gaborone United 3-0 are second with 3 points, and JKT Queens third with 2 points. The Tanzanian side will now need to beat TP Mazembe in their last Group B match on November 15^th if they hope to qualify to the knock out stage

Tanzania’s JKT Queens have earned a point in their goalless draw against Gaborone United Ladies of Botswana as the CAF Women’s Champions League entered Day 2 on Sunday in Egypt.

JKT Queens who were making their second appearance at this stage having made their debut in 2023 had some good chances to score through Winfrida Hubert Gerald and Stumai Abdallah Athuman, but failed to take their chances at the Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Gaborone United, the CECAFA Zone champions came all out in the second half, but also failed to penetrate the JKT Queens defending line.

With the clock ticking away JKT Queens’ goalkeeper Najiati Abass Idrisa saved Keitumetse Dithebe’s penalty after 90 minutes to ensure the Tanzanian side earned a point. Idrisa had denied Kesegotetse Mochawe in the 88^th minute from the spot, but the referee ruled a retake.

JKT Queens will return to action against Group B table leaders ASEC Mimosas on November 12^th at the same Stadium. The Cote de Ivoire team earned a 1-0 win in their opening match against TP Mazembe on Sunday.

Tanzania’s JKT Queens marched into the CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA Zonal Qualifiers semifinals with a 2-0 victory over South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars at Kasarani Stadium on Thursday.

With a semifinal slot on the line, both sides displayed discipline early on, keeping tight spaces and relying on short passing. JKT looked sharper in attack, but Yei’s goalkeeper Nawal Majok produced brilliant saves to keep her side alive in the opening half. The game went into the break goalless, but full of promise.

The second half saw JKT raise their intensity. Just minutes after the restart, Jamila Rajab broke through Yei’s defense to calmly slot home the opener.

In the 68th minute, Esther Maseke doubled the lead with a curling strike that Majok could only get a hand to. Yei struggled to keep possession and found it hard to recover as JKT grew in confidence with their two-goal cushion.

“We were facing a better side—stronger and more tactical. That’s why we applied a defensive approach,” explained Yei Joint Stars coach Yamba Yves after the match.

The result sealed JKT’s place at the top of Group C, setting up a mouth-watering semifinal clash against hosts Kenya Police Bullets. In the other semifinal, Uganda’s Kampala Queens will take on Rwanda’s Rayon Sports on 14th September.

The 2023 champions JKT Queens FC have qualified for the semi final stage at the on-going CAF Women’s Champions League CECAFA 2025 qualifiers in Nairobi, Kenya.

JKT Queens qualified after registering a 2-0 win against Yei Joint Stars (South Sudan) in a Group C match played at the Kasarani Stadium on Thursday.

After a goalless first half which saw the South Sudan team defend in numbers, the JKT Queens team came all out to score in the second half through Jamila Rajabu and Esther Maseke Marwa.

Yei Joint Stars tried to fight back strongly, but failed to break through and find the goals. The win saw JKT Queens finish top of Group C with 6 points after they also defeated JKT Princess (Zanzibar) 5-0 in the opening match.

In an earlier Group B match Burundi’s Top Girls Academy and Ethiopia’s Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) played out to a barren draw, a result that confirmed the two teams exit from the competition.

The match, though evenly contested, produced limited scoring opportunities. CBE controlled large portions of the midfield with crisp passing and build-up play, but they failed to break through a well-organized Top Girls defense. The Burundian side stayed compact at the back, with their defenders and goalkeeper barely troubled in the opening half.

The first 45 minutes ended without a breakthrough, setting the stage for a tense second half. On resumption, Top Girls began to show signs of attacking intent, with standout midfielder Asha Djafari dictating play and sparking moments of brilliance. Despite her efforts, their forwards struggled to convert the chances created.

The final minutes brought drama as both sides had goals disallowed for offside, leaving the scoreboard unchanged at full time.

With the draw, Top Girls Academy concluded their tournament with two points from two draws, while CBE exited with a single point, having earlier lost to Rwanda’s Rayon Sports.

After the match, Top Girls Academy coach Mohsin Mpenda admitted his side lacked the cutting edge needed to progress:

“We were not hungry enough for goals. The opportunities were there, but we didn’t exploit them, and that has cost us a place in the knockout stage.”

Meanwhile, CBE coach Birhanu Gizaw acknowledged his team’s underwhelming run in the qualifiers but vowed to bounce back:

“We have not had a good tournament, but this experience gives us lessons. We will go back, prepare, and come back stronger next time.”

Rayon Sports WFC will now face Uganda’s Kampala Queens who finished as the best second placed side in the first semi final math on September 14th. The second semi final clash the same day will see Kenya Police Bullets take on JKT Queens.