Edo Queens petition CAF after losing disputed final to Ampem Darkoa

Nigeria Ladies’s Soccer League champions Edo Queens have petitioned the Confederation of African Soccer (CAF), in the hunt for to overturn their 3-2 extra-time defeat to Ghanaian champions Ampem Darkoa Girls within the disputed ultimate of the 2026 WAFU-B Ladies’s Champions League.

In a petition dated after Thursday’s come upon, Edo Queens requested CAF to claim the continuation of the overall, performed on 29 October, null and void, bringing up alleged irregularities within the venue trade, fit preparations and eligibility of avid gamers.

The Nigerian membership additionally instructed the continental governing frame to droop affirmation of the regional qualification slot for the CAF Ladies’s Champions League pending the choice of its grievance.

The recent protest follows a contentious series of choices that overturned Edo Queens’ preliminary victory within the regional ultimate and gave each groups any other alternative to contest the name.

How Ampem Darkoa gained

Ampem Darkoa secured the WAFU-B name after defeating Edo Queens 3-2 following overtime within the rescheduled conclusion to the overall.

The come upon adopted the unique assembly between the edges on 5 September in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, which ended 2-2 after 90 mins.

Edo Queens due to this fact gained the penalty shoot-out 4-1 and first of all perceived to have secured the regional championship and qualification for the continental pageant.

Then again, Ampem Darkoa challenged the end result, prompting CAF’s Setting up Committee to rule on 26 September that the penalty shoot-out had no wearing impact.

The verdict, due to this fact upheld by means of the CAF Enchantment Board on 16 October, directed that the fit resume from the start of overtime with the rating nonetheless at 2-2.

When play ultimately persevered on Thursday, Ampem Darkoa struck the decisive blow simply two mins into overtime to protected the 3-2 victory.

The Ghanaian champions thereby claimed the WAFU-B name and the zone’s qualification position for the 2026 CAF Ladies’s Champions League.

The triumph marks Ampem Darkoa’s go back to the continental pageant for the second one time of their historical past, having prior to now featured in 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire.

Edo Queens’ issues

In its petition, Edo Queens known 3 essential grounds for difficult the continuation of the overall.

First, the membership wondered the relocation of the fit from Ouagadougou to Cairo, Egypt, alleging that the transfer came about with out the specified affirmation from the West African Soccer Union Zone B (WAFU-B), as stipulated within the CAF choice.

2nd, the Nigerian aspect alleged that wearing stipulations had now not been correctly restored prior to the continuation of the fit.

The membership claimed it used to be averted from fielding eligible avid gamers who had participated within the unique come upon. It additionally raised issues in regards to the lodging equipped for its delegation, alleging that contributors had been housed at an army base somewhat than a standard resort.

3rd, Edo Queens complained about what it described as insufficient reputable communique in regards to the venue, kick-off time and different fit preparations, arguing that the alleged shortcomings may have affected its arrangements.

Those allegations are contained within the membership’s petition and feature now not been independently established.

What Edo Queens need from CAF

Past in the hunt for the annulment of Thursday’s end result, Edo Queens has requested CAF to direct WAFU-B to provide paperwork in terms of the disputed fixture.

Those come with the specified venue affirmation, fit sheets, substitution information, participant eligibility lists and disciplinary information.

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The Nigerian membership may be in the hunt for an order for a complete 90-minute replay underneath correctly regulated stipulations, with eligible avid gamers and on the unique venue.

On the other hand, if a replay can’t be finished prior to the beginning of the 2026 CAF Ladies’s Champions League on 1 November, Edo Queens needs CAF to claim it the winner of the WAFU-B event.

The asked treatments stay proposals by means of the membership, and no choice at the recent petition used to be incorporated within the knowledge equipped.

In the meantime, Ampem Darkoa are making ready for the continental event in Egypt, the place they have got been drawn in Crew B along Morocco’s AS FAR, Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Girls and Mali’s USFAS Bamako.

The CAF Ladies’s Champions League is scheduled to run from 1 to fifteen November, leaving a slender window for any more intervention that might have an effect on the regional qualification result.