Ghana's Ampem Darkoa Ladies edged Edo Queens 1-0 after a long-running dispute to secure a place in the 2026 CAF Women's Champions League.
Ghana is heading back to the big stage. Ampem Darkoa Ladies have punched their ticket to the 2026 CAF Women's Champions League, beating Nigeria's Edo Queens 1-0 in the WAFU Zone B qualifying final.
The win came after the final was dragged through a messy dispute. The CAF Appeal Board threw out Edo Queens' challenge to the Organising Committee's September 26 decision, which cleared the way for the disputed fixture to be continued.
CAF upheld the original ruling but ordered a fresh set of match officials for the restart. All other sporting conditions stayed the same, and the Nigerian side's remaining claims and requests were rejected. With the legal noise settled, Ampem Darkoa kept their focus and got the job done on the pitch.
The Ghanaian champions have built a reputation as one of the country's leading forces in women's football, and this result adds to it. Qualifying for Africa's top women's club competition is a major boost for the women's club game in Ghana, and Ampem Darkoa will now carry the country's hopes into the continental arena.
