AS FAR lose 3-2 in women’s Champions League
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Aujourd’hui le Maroc
Morocco’s AS FAR lost 3-2 to Kawempe Muslim Ladies after taking the lead in the CAF Women’s Champions League. The military club must respond in its next two matches to reach the last four, according to Aujourd’hui Maroc.
AS FAR, a Moroccan military club, lost 3-2 to Ugandan side Kawempe Muslim Ladies on the opening day of the group stage of the CAF Women’s Champions League, Aujourd’hui le Maroc reports. Fatima Tagnaoute had put the Moroccan side ahead in the sixth minute.
Kawempe Muslim Ladies equalised in the 52nd minute, then took the lead six minutes later. Doha El Madani brought AS FAR level from the penalty spot in the 69th minute, before the Ugandan side scored the winner in the 90th+3 minute. The defeat means the Moroccan club must win its next two matches to hope to reach the semi-finals.
In Group A, FUS, taking part in the competition for the first time, drew 0-0 with Cameroonian club Lekie Football Féminin. The match was played on Sunday at the Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt.
