Julius OkorieHard fighting Edo Queens stand the chance of pocketing $400,000 as they file out against TP Mazembe in one of the semifinal ties of the ongoing CAF Women Champions league in Morocco.
The Nigerian ambassadors have so far been super impressive in their quest to better Nigeria’s best outing so far, a third place finish by Bayelsa Queens on one hand and be the first Nigerian side to clinch the title on the other.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelAlready for reaching the semifinal, the ladies from the Big Heart State earned $300,000. A win for the girls today against the girls from DR Congo will see them earn $400,000 guaranteed. Should the girls make it all the way to the final and clinch the title, they will come home not, only with the trophy but also $600,000 (about one billion naira).
CAF increased the prize money in the Women Champions league as part of efforts at encouraging more participation of women in the round leather game in the continent as well as ensure adequate reward for hard work.
Recall that the Continental ruling body doled out $150,000 to all the teams participating in the championship, thus ensuring that even teams who could not progress to the later stages of the tournament will benefit financially.
To qualify for today’s semifinal clash, Edo Queens edged defending champions, Memolodi Sundowns in an epic battle that saw the Nigerian babes disarm their opponents at the 11th hour leaving on their trail lamentations and gnashing of teeth in the opponent’s camp.
Today’s encounter promises to be full of fireworks as Mazembe babes are equally ambitious and full of fighting spirit.
In the second semifinal equally billed for today, host FAR of Morocco will face FC Masar of Egypt, a tie which promises to be another cracker. Third place match of the tournament holds on Friday while the final holds on Saturday, November 23.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
