Super Six: NWFL Submit Rivers Angels Name To NFF

  Super Six: NWFL Submit Rivers Angels Name To NFF By Sampson Adedeji In order to beat the deadline for the submission of name of qualified team, organiser of Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) has submitted the name of Rivers Angels as Nigeria representative in the maiden CAF Champions Cup, BSNSports.com.ng reports. Rivers Angels came top on Sunday at the just concluded Super Six that was held at the Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode. The letter according to the NWFL Chairperson, Aisha Falode, the NFF General Secretary will forward the letter to the Confederation of African Football WAFU Zone B, General Secretary, Mr. Balima, later today, thus meeting the deadline of April 26, 2021 set earlier by CAF. "The country that wins the Zonal play off represents the Zone at the final tournament later in the year. Our League Champions Rivers Angels will play in the WAFU B play off. "Therefore, if Nigeria emerge as Zonal champions and are given the African Women Cup of Nations' slot as champions, Nigeria may get two slots at the Final Tournament. "This is possible because CAF has reserved one additional slot given to the Zone who produced the champion at the last edition of the AWCON for women." "The General Secretary of WAFU Zone B, Mr. Balima disclosed in a correpondence that, the qualifiers will hold in Abidjan, Cote D' Voire, from 15th July to 30th July, 2021 different from the May date that was earlier communicated," she stated. Coted'Ivoire has been announced as the host of WAFU B qualifier.