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14 Africans on parade as Uefa Women's Champions League gets underway

Nigeria's Chinaza Uchendu and Cote d'Ivoire's Marie Hourihan will be on parade for Braga as the 2019-2020 Uefa Women's Champions League qualifying round kicks off.

Braga are making their first-ever appearance in the competition after they emerged Portuguese champions last season.

its Game Day.....
vamos todos sair e fazer isso juntos#TEAMBRAGA #uefawomenchampionsleague pic.twitter.com/rF3GP0PgJr— Uchendu chinaza (@Uchenduchinaza7) August 7, 2019

They will have to navigate Austria's Sturm Graz, hosts Rigas and Cyprus' Apollon Limassol (with South Africa's Rhoda Mulaudzi).

Mulaudzi's Apollon face hosts Riga at the Arkadija Stadium, after Braga's clash with Austria's Sturm Graz in the early kick-off on Wednesday.