Aigles de la Médina seek final place against Bolonta

The Aigles de la Médina are 90 minutes from another final in the CAF Women’s Champions League qualifying tournament for the UFOA-A zone. The Senegalese champions meet Guinea’s AS Bolonta on Thursday, with a win taking them into the match that will decide the region’s sole representative in the next phase of the competition.

The semi-final is scheduled for 18:00 at Independence Stadium in Bakau, The Gambia. The Aigles reached this stage after recovering from an opening defeat to Mali’s USFAS. They lost that match 1-0, then responded with a 1-0 victory over Liberia’s Determine Girls. Aïssatou Fall scored the decisive goal, giving the Senegalese club the result needed to continue its campaign.

Bolonta now stands between the Aigles and a return to the final. The Senegalese side will need more control and greater efficiency than it showed in the earlier phase if it is to progress. The prize is significant: only the tournament winner from the UFOA-A zone will advance to the next stage of the CAF competition.

The fixture also brings a chance to go further than last season. The Aigles reached the final in the previous edition but were beaten 1-0 at home by USFAS. That defeat came after the Malian club had already overcome them in this year’s campaign, making Thursday’s semi-final another important test for a team seeking to finish the job this time.