Edo Queens’ fight to keep their place in the CAF Women’s Champions League has taken a fresh turn, with football reform advocate Prince Harrison Jalla accusing the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of breaking its own ruling and Nigerian officials in the continental body of staying silent.
Jalla, Chairman of the Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reform Initiative, said Edo Queens won the WAFU B qualifier in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, only for Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC to protest 48 hours later. Ampem Darkoa claimed the match was not played to full regulation time before the officials went straight to penalties.
CAF upheld the protest and ordered a replay at the same venue, with ...
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Jalla accuses CAF of flouting own verdict in Edo Queens case
Source: Sun News Online
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