CAF Women’s Champions League Qualifier: WAFU B releases full fixture schedule

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The West African Football Union (WAFU) Zone B has confirmed the fixture schedule for the CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying tournament, set to run from August 23 to September 5, 2025 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.

The draw, conducted on Thursday, placed Nigerian champions Bayelsa Queens in Group B, where they will face Ghana’s Police Ladies, Togo’s ASKO, and Benin Republic’s Sam Nelly FC.

Group A is headlined by Ivorian powerhouse ASEC Mimosas, alongside Niger’s AS Garde and Burkina Faso’s USFA.

The competition will open on August 23 with ASEC Mimosas squaring off against AS GNN, before Bayelsa Queens kick off their campaign against Police Ladies later the same day.

The group stage runs until August 30, with the semifinals scheduled for September 2.

The third-place playoff and the final will be staged on September 5, with the tournament winner booking a ticket to the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League.

Hasaacas Ladies (Ghana), Bayelsa Queens (Nigeria), Apem Darkoa (Ghana), and Edo Queens (Nigeria) are previously winners of the tournament from 2021 to 2024.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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