Former Champions AS FAR will face TP Mazembe in the final of this year’s CAF Women’s Champions League after both sides won their respective semi final matches.
AS FAR stay on course of lifting the title they won in 2022 after seeing off FC Masar 2-1 in the last four of the fourth edition of the championship ongoing in Morocco.
AS Far will be banking on the rich vein of form of the tournament’s exciting talent thus far Doha El Madani.El Madani scored a lst gasp winner to send her side through to the final.
Against FC MASAR t was the former champions who found the early lead in the 12th minute, courtesy of a Safa Banouk strike.
Maya Abouelwafa restored parity for the Egyptian side but teenage star Doha El Madani struck with seconds to go to send her side through.
The will face TP Mazembe of Democratic Republic Of Congo who saw off Nigeria’s Edo Queens 3-1 in the other semi final.
TP Mazembe came from behind to force the game into extra time after Emem Essien had initially scored what seemed to be the winner for Edo Queens,the tournament debutants in the 65th minute.
However, the ever-green Merveille Kanjinga’s last minute gasp saw the encounter go into extra time in what would be a dramatic turn of events.
After doing well to keep the high in confidence Mazembe at bay, an unfortunate own goal by Comfort Folorunsho saw the Nigerians concede what would be a confidence dashing goal.
Queens did eventually pick their heads up and gained confidence, with more numbers surging into the Mazembe half.
The desperate attacks resulted in rushed decisions and errors as the Nigerian outfit conceded a penalty in the last minute for Marlene Kasaj to step up and seal the victory for the Congolese side, who make history as the first club from the nations to reach the finals of the CAF Women’s Champions League in its four year history.
The finals is scheduled Saturday November 23rd 2024 while the third place play off between Edo Queens and FC Masar was held Friday.
