Qureshi, Uzbekistan – The Emirates Girls Club team began its campaign in the preliminary round of the 2026 – 2027 AFC Women’s Champions League with a 1-1 draw with the Bhutanese Royal Thimbo College team. In the match that brought them together yesterday at the Central Stadium in the Uzbek city of Qarshi, as part of the third group competitions.
The Bhutanese team took the lead in the first half, before the Emirates Girls team succeeded in equalizing during the last minutes through Salha Rashid Al Zaabi. To score his first point at the beginning of his journey in the tournament.
The UAE girls’ team will meet in the second round on Thursday with the Master team from Laos. Meanwhile, Royal Thimbo College faces the Uzbek team Nasaf.
He qualifies for the group stage, topping each of the six groups in the preliminary round. To join the six highest-ranked clubs in the tournament.
