Jalla queries CAF’s annulment of Edo Queens’ WAFU B victory

Prince Harrison Jalla, chairman of the Advocacy for Nigeria Football Reform Initiative, has questioned the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) decision to annul Edo Queens’ win in the WAFU B final of the CAF Women’s Champions League, asking who authorised the penalty shootout that decided the match.
Edo Queens beat Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies FC 4-1 on penalties in the final in Burkina Faso. But CAF upheld a protest filed by the Ghana Football Association within 48 hours of the match, ruling that the direct resort to penalties after regular time breached Articles 13.1 and 72.4 of the competition’s regulations. The rules provide for two 15-minute halves of extra time before a shoot...