Aisha Falode, Nigerian women Premier League President has revealed her excitement over the Confederation of African Football (CAF) proposal to work towards the implementation of the Women’s CAF Champions League in the 2021 football season as she admitted how joyful she is following the decision.
The NWPL chairman who is also a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), stressed that the success recorded by Nigeria’s Super Falcons that played with seven players from the domestic NWPL at the France 2019 Women’s World Cup, contributed in the decision taken by CAF to uplift women’s club football in the continent.
Falode, who is also a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), stressed that the success recorded by Nigeria’s Super Falcons that played with seven players from the domestic NWPL at the France 2019 Women’s World Cup, must have played a prominent role in the decision taken by CAF to uplift women’s club football in the continent.
“People have advocated for it and desired it on the continent for the young women who continue to play good football all around Africa. When people say that we do not have the required number of teams to play the Women’s CAF Champions League, that notion infuriates me”.
“As we speak, we have over 33 countries scattered across the continent where organized women’s football league is played. Even if we don’t have that required number, considering 33 out of 54/55 countries is great. That’s way above average for a good number to start the CAF Women’s Champions League as the time is ripe and right for Africa to have a women’s Champions League,” the NWPL President explained.
Falode recalls that when she first mentioned the idea of the league to Nigeria female club owners at the closing ceremony of the NWPL Super 4 two years ago at the Agege Stadium, Lagos, she never knew the leadership of CAF would hasten up her dream within a short space of time with CAF set to take a final decision on the women’s league at their next meeting in Cairo.
