The Edo State-based team will now fight for the bronze medal in the third-place match to be played against FC Masar of Egypt on Friday.
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At the dot of 90 minutes, it looked like the Edo Queens were out of the championship, but then there were six minutes of additional time.
A statement issued by the Confederation of African Football on Thursday said this year’s prize money has increased by 52 percent.
The draw, held in Sale, Morocco on Friday, placed the Nigerian champions in Group B with their other opponents from Egypt and Ethiopia.
The Benin-based ladies clinched the title following a 1-1 draw against Bayelsa Queens at the Super Six playoffs on Sunday.
The match was the final group B game and had both teams vying for the second ticket into the final after Bayelsa Queens had earlier booked their place.
The former captain of the Edo Queens, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, however, said she intends to see out her contract with Umea Ik, as her main focus now was to help Umea Ik to grow as a club.
The former Edo Queens defence marshal was in the Falcons squad that undertook an 8-day training camp in the Austrian capital, Vienna in July as part of the intense preparations for the forthcoming football show piece.
The News Agency of Nigeria understands that Mathew dropped her letter of resignation on Monday with the Ondo State Football Agency, managers of Sunshine Queens and Sunshine Stars
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Edo Queens, who have failed to win a point from the four matches they have played so far, lost 0-4 to Rivers Angels of Port Harcourt.
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Kenneth Aigbe, the Head Coach of Edo Queens FC, has expressed delight over his team’s 1-0 defeat of Rivers Angels…