Delta Queens, Nigeria’s team in this year’s CAF Women’s Champions League playoff, has arrived in Benin in preparation for the competition.

At the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on August 18, the defending champions of the Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL), Delta Queens, will play USFA Burkina Faso. Group A.

Ampem Darkoa Ladies, the Ghanaian champions, have also arrived in Benin City, Nigeria, for the competition.

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The squad flew from Accra to Lagos on African World Airlines early on Tuesday, August 15, and then on to Benin City, the host state.

A group of 35 people, including players, team executives, and a GFA representative, travelled to Nigeria to make a second run at the top champions league spot.

The competition is set to start on Friday, August 18, 2023, with the winner receiving the sole ticket for WAFU Zone B to the CAF Women’s Champions League.

Atletico D’Abidjan and Sam Nelly FC of the Benin Republic are the other teams in the group.

After one of the teams withdrew from the competition, Group B now has three contenders.

Ampem Darkoa of Ghana, AS Garde FC of the Niger Republic, and Friends of the World FC of Togo are the teams in the group.

AS Garde National of Niger has formally withdrew from the qualifying round.

Due to the ongoing political upheaval in the West African nation, the air and land borders were closed, which led to the team’s retreat.

Due to the team’s withdrawal, Group B’s only competitors are Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies and Togo’s Amis Du Monde.

On Friday, August 25, the two teams will compete against one another in a group match to determine who will win the group and advance to the semifinals.