Ampem Darkoa Ladies crash out of CAF Women’s Champions League after AS FAR defeat

Ampem Darkoa Ladies have been eliminated from the 2026 CAF Women’s Champions League after suffering a 2-0 defeat to defending champions AS FAR in their final Group B encounter.

The Ghanaian champions entered the decisive fixture with six points from their opening two matches, having recorded an emphatic 5-1 victory over USFAS Bamako before securing a 2-1 win against Uganda’s Kawempe Muslim Ladies.

However, their hopes of advancing to the semi-finals suffered a major setback in the second half, following the dismissal of goalkeeper Rose Baah.

Baah had played a key role in keeping Ampem Darkoa in the game, producing an important penalty save just before the half-time break to prevent AS FAR from taking the lead.

But the game changed five minutes after the restart when the goalkeeper was shown a red card for an off-the-ball incident involving an AS FAR player, leaving the Ghanaian side to continue with ten players.

AS FAR capitalised on their numerical advantage to claim a 2-0 win, bringing Ampem Darkoa’s campaign to an end.

The defeat left AS FAR, Kawempe Muslim Ladies and Ampem Darkoa tied on six points in Group B. With all three sides having secured victories against USFAS Bamako, their results against the Malian club were excluded from the head-to-head assessment.

The final positions were determined by the results among the three teams, with Ampem Darkoa finishing third in the mini-league and missing out on a place in the last four.

Despite recording two wins, scoring seven goals and showing promise in their group campaign, the Ghanaian representatives will be disappointed to exit the competition at this stage.

Charles Anokye Frimpong and his team will now shift their focus to the domestic scene, where they will seek to defend their Gold Fields Women’s Premier League title and work towards another opportunity to represent Ghana on the continental stage.