Rayon Sports activities WFC opened their CAF Ladies’s Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers marketing campaign with a goalless draw in opposition to Zanzibar’s Mafunzo SC at Kigali Pelé Stadium on Friday, August 21.
The hosts dominated possession and created a number of alternatives however couldn’t discover the breakthrough as either side settled for some extent in a recreation largely contested in midfield.
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Rayon Sports activities appeared the extra threatening aspect for a lot of the match, with their attacking gamers creating openings across the Mafunzo penalty space. Nonetheless, the Rwandan aspect lacked the of completion wanted to show their dominance into targets.
Mafunzo additionally had possibilities of their very own, significantly after they managed to interrupt ahead, however Rayon’s defence remained composed to maintain a clear sheet.
The end result leaves each groups with one level in Group A, which additionally options South Sudan’s Yei Joint Stars and Eritrea’s Denden WFC.
Earlier on Friday on the similar venue, Yei Joint Stars made a powerful begin to their marketing campaign with a 3-0 victory over Denden WFC within the opening match of the qualifiers.
Yei Joint Stars subsequently sit high of Group A after the primary spherical of matches, whereas Rayon Sports activities and Mafunzo share second place and Denden are backside.
The CECAFA qualifiers, which run from August 21 to 31 in Kigali, will decide the area’s consultant on the 2026 CAF Ladies’s Champions League.
