BOWFT 2023: Edo Queens meet Remo Ladies as semifinals holds today

[FILES] Players of Bayelsa Queens celebrate

.It’s Bayelsa Queens versus Delta Queens

In what sports enthusiasts have described as renewed rivalry, Edo Queens will today meet Remo Stars Ladies in the opening semifinal of the ongoing Betsy Obaseki Women Football Tournament (BOWFT).

The match will hold at the Western Boys Mini Stadia, Ikpoba-Okha Council of Edo State from 4.00 p.m.

At the group stage, Edo Queens defeated Remo Stars Ladies 2-1 in a breath-taking encounter, with the deciding goal recorded through a penalty kick in the 90th minute of the game.

To qualify for the semifinals, new entrants to Nigeria Women’s Football League (NWFL), Remo Stars Ladies, defeated defending champions of the BOWFT, FC Robo Queens, 3-1.

In the second semifinals, Bayelsa Queens will face-off with Delta Queens at the UNIBEN Sports Complex in Benin City, also by 4.00 p.m.

Winners of the semifinals will meet in Wednesday’s final at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

According to the BOWFT organising committee, over 23 governors’ wives and former governors will attend the finals, which will be followed by the closing ceremony of the competition.

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