Nigerian champions Bayelsa Queens have arrived Casablanca, Morocco ahead of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League.
The Yenagoa based side departed Nigeria for Morocco from Murtala Muhammed International Airport through Royal Air Morocco and arrived Casablanca were they lodged at the Magic Village Sports Centre in Casablanca.
The Domo Okara’s side will continue their preparations for the competition which will kick-off this weekend.
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Bayelsa Queens will confront defending champions, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa in their first game on Sunday at the Stade Grande de Marrakech.
The Nigerian girls will face TP Mazembe of Congo Democratic Republic in their second group game three days later.
Their final group game will be against Egypt’s Wadi Degla at the Stade Prince Heritier, Rabat on November 6.
The top two teams in the group will proceed to the semi-finals.
The winner of the competition will smile home with $400, 000, while the runners-up will earn $250,000. The two losing semi-finalists will get $200,000 each.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
