_{Tanzanian forward Opa Clement Tukumbuke Sanga has said she is happy to join Besiktas Women’s team.}

_{The prolific striker who signed a deal with the Turkish Women’s Football team over a week ago said that she is always glad to have new challenges.}

_{“It is a dream come true to play professional football again in Europe. I thank my new Club for signing me, and I will work hard to make sure help the Club achieve it’s set ojectives,” said Tukumbuke.}

_{The striker who made her debut for the Tanzania national team during the 2020 COSAFA Women’s Championship returns to Turkey for a second spell after playing for Kayseri Kadin FK in early 2022.}

_{Before signing for the Turkish side, Tukumbuke was the leading goal scorer in the Serengeti Lite Women’s Premier League with 9 goals she netted for Simba Queens.}

_{Tukumbuke who has been a leading scorer in most of the CECAFA Zonal tournaments also guided Simba Queens SC to the semi final stage of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League that was held in Morocco.}

_{“We are happy for Opah and wish her the best of luck with her new team,” said Simba Queens head coach Charles Ayiekoh Lukula.}

_{Uganda Crested Cranes forward Fauzia Najjemba has said she is settling in well at her new Club Dynamo Moscow Women Football Club.}

_{Najjemba joined the Russian Club last month after her one year contract with Kazakhstan champions BIIK Shymkent came to an end.}

_{“All is getting on well at the new club and the technical team and all players have been very welcoming. I feel at home here,” says Najjemba.}

_{The Uganda Women’s U-20 team captain said she cannot wait for the new season in Russia to start. “We have been having lots of games in the pre-season and I am settling in well,” she added.}

_{The former Kampala Queens player recently played in the UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifiers for BIIK Shymkent.}

_{The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) has selected Kenyan assistant referee Mary Njoroge to officiate at the playoff for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.}

_{The playoff to be hosted in Aotearoa, New Zealand from 17-23 February 2023, will see 10 teams compete for the final three qualifying spots for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.}

_{Njoroge, who was also selected to officiate at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in France 2019 is among the 29 match officials selected from all over the world to officiate at the tournament.}

_{“This appointment couldn’t have come at a better time. This is God. We needed something to give us hope after a very difficult period in our refereeing career and this is it,” said Njoroge in an interview.}

_{The ten teams that have qualified for the tournament are Cameroon, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Haiti, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Senegal, and Thailand.}

_{The head coach of Simba Queens, Charles Lukula has stated that he will ring changes for the final Group A match against Green Baffaloes in the on-going CAF Women’s Champions League.}

_{Simba Queens restored their hopes of making it to the semi final stage when they defeated Liberia’s Determine Girls 2-0 on Wednesday in Rabat. Skpiper Opah Clement and Barakat Olaiya netted the goals.}

_{After Morocco’s ASFAR booked a place in the semi final after they defeated both Simba Queens and Green Baffaloes, the CECAFA giants now need to win the last group match on November 5th in Marrakech.}

_{“We are happy that after losing 1-0 in the opening match against ASFAR, we won the match against Determine Girls 2-0. But we continue to miss so many scoring chances and this will be addressed by making some changes,” says Lukula.}

_{The Ugandan who signed for Simba Queens few weeks ago made it clear that they head into a do-or-die match that requires all the players who get on the pitch to be ready to die a little for the team. “We need a win to be able to qualify for semi finals and that will need players who will be up to the task,” added Lukula.}

_{The coach further says that his team has what it takes to employ the best tactics that will get the result against the COSAFA champions. “We need to plan well and be ready to play like it’s a final,” added Lukula.}

_{Besides ASFAR, reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns who have won all their two matches before playing their third group match have already qualified for the semi final stage.}