Hassacas Ladies will lock horns with Burkina Faso’s USFA in the first semi-final of the WAFU Zone B Women’s Champions League.
Today’s game which will be played at the Stade Champroux in Abidjan at 3pm is the first meeting between the two sides.
Hasmal progressed to the Semi-final stage of the ongoing WAFU B Women’s Champions League Qualifiers after beating AS Police from Niger 3-0.
USFA accumulated a maximum of 6 points out of two games to top group A ahead of their counterparts from Togo and the Cote D’Ivoire.
The game is at Stade Champroux in Abidjan with Kick-Off at 3pm.
A win secures Hasaacas Ladies a slot to the final as well as an automatic bye to the CAF Women’s Champions League which is scheduled for Egypt later this year.
Team News:
The squad has held two important training sessions at the Stade Robert Champroux after the important victory last Friday knowing a victory will qualify the team for the main tournament in Egypt.
Head Coach Yussif Basigi on preparations against USAF and Injury update:
“We are on course and the ladies know what is at stake. They will be the players on the field and per the series of meetings that we have had, everything points to the fact that they are much ready.”
“Lauratu Issaka has been ill since our arrival and the doctors have been on her. She managed to play our last game because of her dedication and commitment to the club. I have not regretted bringing them[Lauratu and Jafaru] on board. They have impressed me.”
