Commercial Bank of Ethiopia WFC will represent the CECAFA Region in the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League following Thursday’s 1-0 win over Kenya Police Bullets.
After losing at the final twice, coach Birhanu Gizaw Heye’s team this time made in the final played at the Abebe Bikila Stadium in Addis Ababa on Thursday.
The tournament’s top scorer, Senaf Wakuma Zenaf Demise, netted the lone goal after 79 minutes, after her team had dominated play from kick-off. The Kenyan side, making its debut in the tournament, resorted to a defensive approach as the CBE team piled more and more pressure.
The pressure paid off for the home side with several passes exchanged before Zenaf Demise placed the ball past Kenya Police Bullets goalkeeper Annedy Kundu Kwamasi.
After the final whistle, the home fans celebrated CBE’s win. In 2021, CBE lost in the final to Vihiga Queens of Kenya, and last year, it suffered another defeat to Tanzania’s JKT Queens in the final played in Uganda.
In the earlier play-off match to determine which team finishes third Kawempe Muslim Ladies defeated 2022 champions Simba Queens (Tanzania) 2-0. Sumayah Nabuto and Agnes Nabukenya netted the goals.
The tournament attracted eight teams from Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Djibouti, South Sudan, Kenya and Rwanda.
