Ghana’s Hasaacas Ladies coach, Yusif Basigi has reacted to his outfits Group A draw alongside the tournament’s host club, Wadi Degla from Egypt, As Mandé from Mali and Malabo King’s from Equatorial Guinea in the maiden TotalEnergies Women’s Champions League.

Responding to the draw, the Gaffer was reassuring.

“The grouping is okay. We were not looking to avoid any team, because even during the Zonal qualifiers we were in the same group with Rivers Angels; they beat us in the group stage and we revenged in style in the final”, said the former Black Queens coach.

His charges had indeed lost 2-0 to Rivers Angels (Nigeria) in the group stage before turning the tide in the final to secure a 3-1 victory over the same opponent.

However, Basigi expects tough encounters. “The other three clubs – Wadi Degla, AS Mande and Malabo Kings will come prepared, therefore we cannot take any team for granted, ” he added.

Ghana will begin their campaign against Malabo King’s FC of Equatorial Guinea who flew through the qualifiers in the UNIFFAC zone.

“Playing against the host club (Wadi Degla), Malabo Kings from Equatorial Guinea not a bad side and Mali giants AS Mande, who boast of some good players in the Mali national team will be no walk in the park”, he continued.

On the readiness of the Secondi based Ladies team ahead of the inaugural competition to be hosted in Egypt, Basigi disclosed that:

“It is just a matter of adjusting our preparations accordingly to live up to expectations,” concluded the Ghanaian technician.