CAF Women's Champions League: Ampem Darkoa Ladies Fight Back to Beat Champions AS FAR

• Ampem Darkoa Ladies have beaten AS FAR of Morocco
• The Ghanaian champions are making their first appearance at the CAF Women's Champions League
• AS FAR won the competition last year after they beat Mamelodi Sundowns

Ampem Darkoa Ladies came from a goal down to beat African champions AS FAR of Morocco in their opening game of the CAF Women's Champions League in Ivory Coast.

AS FAR took an early lead through Najat Badri in the first half, before a second-half masterclass from Comfort Yeboah saw the Ghanaian champions secure a historic win in the competition.

Ampem Darkoa are making their first appearance at the tournament after they won the WAFU Zone B Championship.

Despite travelling to Abidjan as minnows, the Ghanaian champions were unfazed by the pedigree of their opponents.

After a sloppy start, Badri took advantage, scoring the opener just 13 minutes into the game.

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Ampem Darkoa were quickly awoken from their slumber as they began to find their way back into the match.

Eleven minutes after the break, winger Yeboah, who was a menace down the right, powered home from a ferocious strike from the edge of the box.

Six minutes later, Yeaboah secured the winner for Ampem Darkoa after her cross was turned in by an AS FAR defender.

Ampem Darkoa remained resolute as they held on to secure their first-ever win at the tournament.

Yeaboah was named Woman of the Match following her outstanding performance.

The Ghanaian double winners will next face AS Mande in Group B while the Moroccan giants take on Huracanes FC.

Ampem Darkoa win WAFU Zone B Cup

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ampem Darkoa won the WAFU Zone B championship after beating Nigeria's Delta Queens in the final in Benin City.

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The Ghanaian champions also sealed a place in the CAF Women's Champions League following their triumph in Nigeria, becoming the second team from the West African nation to achieve that feat.

Having placed second in the tournament last year, Ampem Darkoa Ladies went a step further to clinch the title in a thrilling contest.