Edo State Government inaugurates LOC for WAFU-B Women’s Champions League

Edo State Government have reassured Confederation of African Football, CAF of a befitting Women’s Champions League for WAFU B Zone following the inauguration of an Local Organising Committee on Friday.

Benin got the nod to host the best assemblage of women national clubs for the West Africa Zone B.

During the LOC inauguration in Benin, Deputy Governor of Edo State, Rt. Honorable Philip Shaibu disclosed that the state will host the best in history just as he tasked the members to hit the ground running and make the first regional tournament in Nigeria a memorable one.

The committee will be headed by the Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission, Alhaji Yusuf Ali while a member of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF executive committee, Babangana Kalli will serve as Vice chairman.

Other members are Mrs. Sabina Chikere, Hon Margaret Icheen, Hajia Amina Daura, Aisha Falode,  Ruth David, Dr Emmanuel Igbinosa, Mr Victor Edopkayi, Mr. Tony Owen while Mrs. Modupe Shabi will serve as Secretary.

Chairman of the LOC, Alhaji Ali said ‘as host state, we are leaders in Nigerian women football, we shall not disappoint Edo people and indeed Nigeria. We shall come out with the best tournament in the history of CAF”.

Nigeria champions Delta Queens will be joined by six other countries in the West African sub region to take part in the two-week tournament. They are champions from Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso, Benin Republic, Niger Republic and 2023 Champions League hosts Cote d’Ivoire.

The seven-club competition will be held between August 18th to September 2nd, 2023.