{"id":1242936,"date":"2022-11-03T15:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/03\/womens-african-champions-league-hosts-as-far-seal-semi-final-spot\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T15:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T15:06:57","slug":"womens-african-champions-league-hosts-as-far-seal-semi-final-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/03\/womens-african-champions-league-hosts-as-far-seal-semi-final-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s African Champions League: Hosts AS FAR seal semi-final spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Fatima Tagnaout was part of the Morocco squad which finished as runners-up at the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations in July<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">AS FAR booked a semi-final spot in the Women\u2019s African Champions League as two penalties from Fatima Tagnaout gave the hosts a 2-1 comeback win over Green Buffaloes in Rabat.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The Zambians went ahead when Ireen Lungu strode on to Hellen Chanda\u2019s pass and drove a powerful shot past Khadija Er-Rmichi after 19 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Tagnaout levelled from the spot to make it 1-1 on the half hour mark, and Buffaloes conceded another penalty after the break following a poor challenge by Martha Tembo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Morocco international Tagnaout held her nerve from 12 yards again to complete the turnaround in the 62nd minute, and AS FAR held on for their second win despite having defender Zineb Redouani sent off with 15 minutes remaining.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Earlier in the other Group A match on Wednesday, Tanzanian club Simba Queens recorded their first win with a 2-0 victory over Determine Girls of Liberia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Opah Clement scored Simba\u2019s first goal of the competition by finishing off Barakat Olaiya\u2019s pass to open the scoring in the 53rd minute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-7.0\">Simba were gifted a penalty by the Liberians in the 80th minute and Olaiya made no mistake to seal the victory by converting, with Margaret Stewart\u2019s dismissal two minutes before the end compounding Determine\u2019s woes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Simba are in third place in the Group A table with three points, below Green Buffaloes, who they face on Friday, on goal difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".17gpn9lolm8.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Meanwhile, all four Group B sides are back in action on Thursday, when holders Mamelodi Sundowns face Wadi Degla and TP Mazembe take on Bayelsa Queens.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fatima Tagnaout was part of the Morocco squad which finished as runners-up at the Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations in July AS FAR booked a semi-final spot in the Women\u2019s African Champions League as two penalties from Fatima Tagnaout gave the hosts a 2-1 comeback win over Green Buffaloes in Rabat. 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