Edo Queens set to begin WAFU-B tourney against AS  GNN Monday ‎

‎ By Ojieva Ehiosun
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‎Edo Queens Football Club of Benin will begin 2026 Women’s Champions League Qualifiers, WAFU-B tournament in Burkina Faso Monday as they face AS Garde Nationale of Niger in the Group B opening match.
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‎The NWFL reigning champions look confident ahead of  the cracker as the Assistant Coach Gabriel Benson assured on the readiness of the 2024 WAFU-B champions during their training session Sunday evening.
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‎Coach Benson said that the team are well prepared for the tournament, assuring. Edo people and Nigerians of good outings.
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‎According to him,”Edo Queens have all it takes to make the country proud” as they begin the quest for glory in the CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying games  (WAFU-B), holding in Burkina Faso.
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‎”The girls are ready and good to go. They know the opportunity before them, they also know that they are representing Edo State and Nigeria at large. I know they are ready to fight to the end to win our first game and the WAFU- B trophy. We are here for real business.  We are playing our first match against AS Grade Nationale of Niger . We dream nothing but total victory.”
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‎” We came here on time and our players are  acclimatizing well. Concerning the weather, there is a little difference. I found out that this place is hotter than Nigeria, We are doing all that is needed for them to ensure we have a smooth run in this WAFU-B play-off.”
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‎” We have come to play against anybody here, knowing that the group we are placed in have three former champions that we know. We are  not scared. It is a tough group, no doubt,  AS Garde Nationale is the only team new to us in group B .  We are prepared and it is one game at a time,” he said.
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