Edo Queens and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have challenged CAF to identify a specific legal basis for cancelling the WAFU B Women’s Champions League shootout win and reopening the final, particularly where neither participating club was responsible for the procedural error.
In an appeal filed on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, the NFF is asking the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to restore a result concluded on the pitch and initially recognised after the Nigerian side defeated Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies on penalties.
The appeal follows CAF’s decision to annul Edo Queens’ 4-1 shoot-out victory and order the final to resume from extra time after ruling that the referee didn’t follow the rule for playing 30 minutes of extra time.
The September 5 final in Ouagadougou ended 2-2 after regulation time, before the referee directed both teams to a penalty shootout.
Edo Queens won 4-1 and became WAFU-B champions, securing the zone’s qualification ticket for the CAF Women’s Champions League.
The decision follows a protest by Ampem Darkoa over the match procedure.
The NFF, however, is asking CAF to consider the circumstances under which the disputed procedure occurred, arguing that Edo Queens did not choose to bypass extra time but acted on the instructions of the appointed match officials.
“Edo Queens neither elected nor requested that extra time be dispensed with,” the federation argued.
It further stated: “The fact that Edo Queens ultimately won the shoot-out cannot retrospectively convert its compliance with the referee’s instruction into responsibility for the regulatory breach.”
The Nigerian federation’s appeal therefore turns on the remedy rather than simply the existence of the regulatory requirement.
