The match originally finished 2-2 after 90 minutes, after which a penalty shootout was conducted. However, CAF ruled that the required period of extra time was not played before the spot-kicks, rendering the outcome invalid under competition regulations.
As a result, the final has been declared unfinished. The two sides will now return to the pitch to play 30 minutes of extra time, starting from a 2-2 scoreline. If the teams remain level at the end of extra time, a new penalty shootout will decide the winner.
The decision means Edo Queens’ apparent triumph has been set aside, and the Nigerian champions must now prepare to complete the final under the correct procedures. Ampem Darkoa also return with a renewed opportunity to claim the title.
The WAFU-B final is a key qualifying pathway for the CAF Women’s Champions League. Both clubs had produced a competitive and high-quality contest that ended level after regulation time, only for the procedural issue to emerge afterwards.
CAF’s intervention underscores the governing body’s insistence on strict adherence to competition rules, particularly regarding the sequence of extra time and penalty shootouts in knockout matches.
The exact date and venue for the resumption of the final are expected to be confirmed in due course. Until then, the WAFU-B title remains undecided, with both Edo Queens and Ampem Darkoa set to resume battle from the start of extra time.