Treble holders, Hasaacas Ladies kicked off its quadruple campaign with a win at the inaugural TotalEnergies CAF Women’s Champions League, beating Malabo Kings of Equatorial Guinea 1-3 on Friday, at the 30 June Stadium, Cairo.
Evelyn Badu opened the game for Hasaacas Ladies FC in the 11th minute from a Jabaru’s assist.
The Ghanaian based team were denied on many occasions by the Malabo Kings goalkeeper, Chinasa Ruth. The Nigerian made a lot of saves to keep the hope of her side alive but failed in the 85th minute when Pepertual Agyekum doubled the lead for Hasaacas Ladies.
Four minutes later, Stéphanie reduced the deficit as she pulled a goal back for Malabo Kings. While the Kings were searching for an equaliser, Evelyn Badu scored her second goal of the match in the additional minutes of second-half to finally seal the game for Hasaacas Ladies.
Wadi Degla FC of Egypt earlier on defeated AS Mandé of Mali 3-1 to move to the top of Group A with three points and are now points and goal difference level alongside Hasaacas Ladies.
Wadi Degla will face Malabo Kings in its next game on November 8, while Hasacaas Ladies FC and AS Mandé trade tackles in the second game on the same day.
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