Nigeria Football Federation president Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau has said he believes Bayelsa Queens can go all the way to win the CAF Champions League trophy in Morocco.
The Nigerian representatives claimed their first win of the tournament last night when they defeated TP Mazembe 2-0 in Marrakech and will reach the semi-finals if they overcome Wadi Degla on Sunday.
Gusau praised the Nigeria Women’s Football League champions and charged them to sustain belief in their ability to win the trophy.
Speaking through the leader of delegation, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, the NFF president told Bayelsa Queens to not give up on their dream.
“I am impressed with the way you picked up morale and fought back from your defeat to the defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa to overcome TP Mazembe. You have shown the true Nigerian spirit and the NFF and all Nigerians are happy about this,” he said.
“The NFF, the Bayelsa State Government and all football-loving Nigerians will continue to support and pray for you as you progress in the tournament.
“Only on Sunday, we celebrated the historic bronze medal-winning feat of the Flamingos at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. I have the belief that Nigerians will soon celebrate another historic moment in women’s football through Bayelsa Queens.”
Gusau also assured the team that if they make it to the final of the competition, he will be in Morocco to cheer them on, alongside the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.
The tournament in Morocco is only the second edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League, with the first in Egypt last year, where Rivers Angels represented Nigeria and Mamelodi Sundowns emerged as inaugural champions.
