With only a few days left before the kick-off of the second edition of the 2022 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco, Green Buffaloes Women Football Club has been motivated and encouraged to work extra hard following the promotion of three quarters of the team to their next rank by The Army Commander Lieutenant General Sitali Denis Alibuzwi.
Captain Joana Benaya and goalkeeper Aisha Mbwana are among those promoted just upon arrival in Morocco yesterday cladded in amazing outfits after excellent preparations led by Col. Priscilla Katoba who is The Deputy Director General Zambia Army Sports Branch and also Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Women’s Football Representative.
Buffaloes who are being led by Coach Charles Haluboono had their first training session last evening at Annex Stade Moulay Abdallah at 18:00hours local time (17:00hours Zambian Time) ahead of their first league match against fellow debutants Determine Girls of Liberia on Sunday before taking on hosts ASFAR and wrapping up their Group A assignment with Simba Queens of Tanzania.
The COSAFA Champions landed at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca Thursday at 13:45hours local time and were received by second secretary finance at the embassy in Morocco, Kelvin Malisase.
The team later travelled by Bus to the capital Rabat were the Zambian representative will be based during the tournament with their first match being on Sunday 30th October, 2022 at Prince Heritier Moulay El Hassan Stadium with kick-off set at 18:00hours local time (17:00hours CAT).
The Zambia Army sponsored side will then lockhorns with hosts ASFAR on 2nd November 2022 at the same venue in a late kick-off at 20:00hours local time (19:00hours CAT) before wrapping up their group A fixtures three days later with a tie against Simba Queens of Tanzania at Marrakech Stadium in their quest to battle for the grand prize of K6.3 Million at Africa’s biggest club showpiece that will run from 30th October to 13th November 2022.
