Nigeria’s Bayelsa Queens have arrived in Ivory Coast to begin their campaign for a spot in the 2025 CAF Women’s Champions League.
The Prosperity Girls, six-time Nigerian champions, touched down in Abidjan on Friday before holding their first training session at Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny.
They are led by head coach Whyte Ogbonda and will later move to Yamoussoukro, where the WAFU-B zonal qualifiers are scheduled to take place from August 23 to September 5.
Bayelsa Queens are drawn in Group B alongside Ghana’s Police Ladies, Togo’s AS de la Kozah, and Sam Nelly of Benin.
They will open their campaign against the Ghanaian champions on Sunday.
Only the top team from each group will advance to the semi-finals, making every fixture critical.
Club Chairman Robin Angonimi Apreala said the squad had come “for real business” and were determined to make Nigeria proud.
Ogbonda is expected to rely on the team’s tactical discipline, strong spirit, and previous continental experience.
The Prosperity Girls are aiming to replicate their impressive debut season in 2022, when they won the WAFU-B title in Ivory Coast, reached the semi-finals in Morocco, and secured third place after defeating Simba Queens of Tanzania.
Winners of the WAFU-B competition will qualify for the CAF Women’s Champions League finals in Algeria later this year, joining champions from other zones, the host nation’s representatives, and defending champions AS FAR.