Women’s Premier League: Fabulous Ladies, Thunder Queens and two others suffer relegation as Sea Lions, Kumasi Sports Academy gain promotion
Two clubs each from the Northern and Southern Zones have been relegated to the lower tier Leagues after finishing in the bottom two at the end of the 2022/23 Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League.
The four clubs include, Fabulous Ladies and Candy Soccer Academy for the Northern Zone whereas Ridge City Women’s FC and Thunder Queens drop out of the list in the Southern Zone.
Fabulous Ladies, one of the oldest candidates in the league exited after placing 9th with 13 points while newbies Candy Soccer Academy could not stand the heat in the Zone having qualified from the lower tier only last season.
The Dormaa based side ended the season at the bottom of the table with 11 points.
Elsewhere in the Southern Zone, Thunder Queens battled until the final day but could not escape relegation – ending the season with 14 points.
Debutants, Ridge City Women’s FC who qualified from the Greater Accra Region found life difficult in the elite League as they finished the season without a single win – following 3 draws and 15 defeats.
Kumasi Sports Academy and Sea Lions make a quick return to the elite level – having suffered relegation last season.
Both teams are back in the League following a brilliant performance in the recently held Regional Women’s Championship playoffs in Kumasi and Kyebi respectively.
Kumasi Sports Academy finished behind Techiman based Fosu Royal Ladies to qualify for next seasons Malta Guinness Women’s Premier League whiles Sea Lions came second in the Southern Zone.
The Zone will also welcome Greater Accra champions Jonina Ladies after picking one of the two Premier League slots in the Southern Zone.
The 2023/24 Malta Guinness Premier League will kick off in October.
